Rayan Raveloson

Rayan Raveloson
Raveloson in 2024
Personal information
Full name Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson
Date of birth (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Anosibe Ifanja, Madagascar
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Amedspor
Youth career
SS Jeanne d'Arc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Tours B 38 (2)
2014–2018 Tours 53 (2)
2018–2021 Troyes 87 (6)
2019 Troyes II 1 (0)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy 44 (8)
2022–2025 Auxerre 81 (7)
2025–2026 Young Boys 42 (2)
2026– Amedspor 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Madagascar 45 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Rayan Ny Aina Arnaldo Raveloson (Malagasy: [ˈrajan raˈvelʷsun]; born 16 January 1997) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Amedspor. He also holds French nationality as he was raised in Réunion, where his mother is from.

Youth career

Raveloson is a product of Réunionnais club SS Jeanne d'Arc.

Club career

Tours

Raveloson started his career at French club Tours FC. He spent time with both the first team and the reserve team.

Troyes

In 2018, Raveloson signed for French Club ES Troyes AC. He helped them win promotion to Ligue 1 in the 2020/2021 season.

LA Galaxy

On 20 May 2021, Raveloson signed with Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. He won an MLS Goal of the Week award in his first season for his bicycle kick goal against the Portland Timbers.

Auxerre

On 4 August 2022, LA Galaxy announced that it had transferred Raveloson to newly promoted Ligue 1 side Auxerre for a reported fee of $1.78 million, with potential add-ons to boost it above two million.

Young Boys

On 18 January 2025, Raveloson signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Young Boys in Switzerland.

Amedspor

On 29 June 2026, Raveloson signed with Amedspor, making their debut in the Turkish top tier, for two seasons with an option for third.

International career

Raveloson made his Madagascar national team debut on 2 June 2019, in a friendly against Luxembourg, as a half-time substitute for Faneva Imà Andriatsima. He played at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations when Madagascar made a sensational run to the quarterfinals.

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 15 March 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tours B 2014–15 Championnat National 3 222–––222
2015–16 80–—–80
2016–17 40–––40
2017–18 40–––40
Total 3820000–00
Tours 2014–15 Ligue 2 10–––10
2015–16 7010—–80
2016–17 1910010–201
2017–18 2613041–332
Total 5324051–623
Troyes 2018–19 Ligue 2 2940031–325
2019–20 2300000–230
2020–21 352——–352
Total 8760031–907
Troyes B 2018–19 Championnat National 3 10——–10
LA Galaxy 2021 MLS 225——–225
2022 22340—–263
Total 44840—–488
Auxerre 2022–23 Ligue 1 34232—–374
2023–24 Ligue 2 34410—–354
2024–25 Ligue 1 13110—–141
Total 81752—–869
Young Boys 2024–25 Swiss Super League 19220—00212
2025–26 Swiss Super League 23020—91341
Total 42240—91553
Career total 34627172829138032
  1. ↑ "Championnat de France Amateur 2" until 2017
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 12 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Madagascar 201982
202030
202170
202241
202370
2024102
202583
202631
Total509
Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raveloson goal.
List of international goals scored by Rayan Raveloson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 June 2019Annexe de Grand Stade Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Mauritania1–01–3Friendly
216 November 2019Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar Ethiopia1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
327 September 2022El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco Benin1–31–3Friendly
47 June 2024FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Comoros1–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
52–0
619 March 2025Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Central African Republic1–14–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
72–1
88 September 2025Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Chad2–13–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
931 March 2026Emirhan Sport Complex, Antalya, Türkiye Equatorial Guinea1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Troyes

Auxerre

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ↑ Razafimahatratra, Dina (15 October 2018). "Éliminatoires de la coupe d'Afrique des nation 2019 – Les Barea entre doute et espoir" [2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers - Les Barea between doubt and hope]. L'Hebdo de Madagascar (in French). Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rayan Raveloson / Malgache / Défenseur central, défenseur latéral droit, milieu défensif, milieu relayeur, milieu offensif droit". Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "LA Galaxy sign midfielder Rayan Raveloson | LA Galaxy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Rayan Raveloson at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "La merveille de Raveloson" (in French). Clicanoo.re. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rayan RAVELOSON". lfp.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "LA Galaxy Transfer Midfielder Rayan Raveloson To AJ Auxerre". lagalaxy.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Official: LA Galaxy move Rayan Raveloson to Ligue 1's Auxerre". mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "YB verpflichtet Rayan Raveloson" [YB signs Rayan Raveloson] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ↑ "Rayan Raveloson Amedspor'da" [Rayan Raveloson is at Amedspor.] (in Turkish). Amedspor. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "Luxembourg v Madagascar game report". Soccerway. 2 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "CAFOnline.com". Archived from the original on 24 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Rayan Raveloson at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "Rayan Raveloson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "BAREA Mpanohana #12 — BM12 on Facebook". Archived from the original on 30 April 2022 – via Facebook.[user-generated source]
  17. ↑ "Madagascar : Les Barea décorés chevalier de l'ordre national". 15 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.