Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon FCO and Al-Faisaly.
Career Châteauroux Born in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Amalfitano joined the Châteauroux academy, where he played until the end of the 2009 season.
Evian He began his professional career at Evian, playing in 28 games for them in the 2009–10 Championnat National, where Evian finished as champions.
Reims He then signed a two-year deal with Stade de Reims, scoring 10 goals in his 58 appearances for the club. The team finished 10th in the 2010–11 Ligue 2 and second in the 2011–12 Ligue 2, winning promotion to Ligue 1.
Newcastle United On 1 July 2012, Amalfitano signed for Premier League team Newcastle United on a three-year contract. Amalfitano joined Newcastle on a free transfer after his contract at Reims expired on 30 June 2012. He made his club debut in a friendly match that ended in a 1–0 defeat away to 3. Liga club Chemnitzer FC on 13 July. He made his competitive debut for the club in a Europa League tie against Atromitos F.C. on 23 August, which ended with a 1–1 scoreline. Amalfitano made his first start for the club in Madeira when Newcastle played Maritimo in their opening group stage game of the Europa League, the match ended 0–0. He made four appearances in total for Newcastle, all in the Europa League.
Dijon On 4 September 2013, it was announced that Amalfitano had joined Dijon FCO on loan. On 1 July 2014, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on a free transfer.
Al-Faisaly On 25 October 2020, Amalfitano signed with Saudi Professional League club Al-Faisaly. On 31 January 2022, he was released by Al-Faisaly.
Western Sydney Wanderers On 4 June 2022, Amalfitano signed with A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers.
In May 2023, it was announced that Amalfitano was leaving the club at the end of his contract.
Personal life He is the younger brother of Morgan Amalfitano.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEvian2009–10Ligue 22232000—243Reims2010–11Ligue 23234420—3872011–12Ligue 22630010—273Total5864430—6510Newcastle United2012–13Premier League0000005050Dijon (loan)2013–14Ligue 22423000—272Dijon2014–15Ligue 22811010—3012015–16Ligue 23530040—3942016–17Ligue 12602010—2902017–18Ligue 13301010—3502018–19Ligue 13203020103802019–20Ligue 12612010–2912020–21Ligue 1200000–20Total182390100102025Al-Faisaly2020–21Saudi Pro League23130––261Career total309172141306034921
Honours Al-Faisaly King Cup: 2020–21
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