Titouan Fortun

Titouan Safidy Fortun (born 28 January 2004) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the French club Nantes II and the Madagascar national team.

Titouan Fortun
Personal information
Full name Titouan Safidy Fortun
Date of birth (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004
Place of birth Sahabe, Madagascar
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Nantes II
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2010 JGE Sucé
2010–2023 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Nantes II 3 (0)
International career‡
2023– Madagascar 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:35, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Fortun began playing football with JGE Sucé at the age of 5, before moving to Nantes' youth academy in 2010. On 8 February 2023, he signed a youth contract with Nantes.[1] He helped the Nantes U19s win consecutive Championnat National U19 titles in 2021–22 and 2022–23.[2] He captained and scored in the final for 2022–23 to clinch trophy.[3]

International career

Fortun debuted for the senior Madagascar national team in a 0–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Angola on 7 September 2023.[4] He received his second call-up to the team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in November 2023.[5]

References
  1. "FC Nantes : trois espoirs de l'Académie font un pas de plus vers le monde pro • Actufoot • Actu du foot pro/amateur". Actufoot.
  2. "FOOTBALL - CHAMPIONNAT DE FRANCE U19 - Safidy Fortun sacré pour la deuxième fois de suite". L'Express de Madagascar. October 20, 2023.
  3. Lavergne, Morgan (August 28, 2023). "Première sélection pour Titouan Fortun (FC Nantes) avec l'équipe nationale de Madagascar". Tribune Nantaise.
  4. "FC Nantes : Titouan Fortun appelé avec Madagascar". OneFootball. November 21, 2023.
  5. "Mali Actu - Titouan Fortun, jeune défenseur du FC Nantes, appelé pour représenter Madagascar en Coupe du Monde".
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