Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa

Club career

CFF Andoharanofotsy Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa began his club career at Malagasy Pro League club CFF Andoharanofotsy, joining the senior team in 2019. He won the 2021–22 Malagasy Pro League with CFF Andoharanofotsy.

He has previously participated in the qualifying rounds for both the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2022–23 CAF Champions League with CFF Andoharanofotsy.

Loan to Paradou AC Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Rafanomezantaoa joined Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Paradou AC. He joined the club on loan on 31 August 2025 and debuted during the 3–1 loss against MC Oran on 27 September 2025. After undergoing tibia surgery, he has been sidelined since December 2025.

He made seven appearances for the club as it was relegated to Algerian League 2 after 9 years in the top division.

International career Rafanomezantsoa made his debut for Madagascar on 12 July 2022 during a 2–0 defeat to Namibia during the COSAFA Cup quarter-finals. He scored his first goal for Madagascar during a 3–0 win against Sudan during the 2022 African Nations Championship on 23 January 2023.

He started the final of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games where Madagascar won 1–0 against Réunion.

He was included in the squad for the 2024 African Nations Championship, and he scored the winning goal against Burkina Faso on 16 August 2025 to ensure Madagascar qualified to the knockout stage.

Career statistics

International

Madagascar score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rafanomezantsoa goal

Honours CFF Andoharanofotsy Malagasy Pro League: 2021–22

Madagascar African Nations Championship: runner-up 2024, third place 2022 Indian Ocean Island Games: 2023