Marco Ilaimaharitra

Born in Mulhouse, Ilaimaharitra started his career with his hometown club, AS Coteaux Mulhouse. Later, he joined FC Mulhouse. In 2008, he joined the youth team of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. His professional debut came on 14 December 2013, in a 1–0 away defeat against OGC Nice. Four days later, he featured in the Coupe de la Ligue against OGC Nice. On 15 January 2025, Ilaimaharitra signed a contract with Kortrijk until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to extend for 2025–26. However, he instead joined Standard Liège.

Ilaimaharitra was born in France, and is of Malagasy and Réunionnais descent. Previously a youth international for France, he made his debut for Madagascar in a friendly match against Comoros on 11 November 2017. On 27 June 2019, Ilaimaharitra scored a late 76th minute free-kick against Burundi to secure a 1–0 win and historic first ever win for Madagascar in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club

As of match played 19 July 2019

International

As of matches played on 24 March 2025

International goals

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ilaimaharitra goal.

Individual

National Team

Man of the Match Burundi group B (1) : Africa Cup Of Nation 2019 Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019