Ryan Ponti

Ryan Ponti (born 22 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Rodez. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.

Club career Ponti is a youth product of the Réunionnais club Saint-Pierroise and played with them as an amateur, and garnered attention from scouts when he scored the winning goal to eliminate then Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais in the Coupe de France in January 2020. He moved to mainland France with Auxerre on 31 January 2020 on a 2.5 year contract. He began his senior career with Auxerre's reserves that year.

Ponti spent the 2022–23 season with Bourg-Péronnas in the Championnat National where he was a consistent starter. On 27 July 2023, he transferred to Orléans. On 23 June 2025, he transferred to Rodez in the Ligue 2 on a 2-year contract.

International career Born in France, Ponti is of Malagasy descent. He was first called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2024.