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 (age 20)
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

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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

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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

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  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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