1. Morgan Henri Rene Amalfitano was born on 20 March 1985 and is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
16 Facts About Morgan Amalfitano
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Morgan Amalfitano played for Cannes, Sedan, Lorient, Marseille, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United.
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Morgan Amalfitano went on to play 30 games that season, starting in 28 of them.
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In three seasons with the club, Morgan Amalfitano played 121 matches and scored 15 goals in all competitions.
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In July 2011, Morgan Amalfitano joined Marseille on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2015.
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Morgan Amalfitano finished the season with 49 appearances for the club, but the up-and-down campaign which ended with the club missing out on the Champions League resulted in Morgan Amalfitano asking for a transfer request.
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On 1 September 2013, it was confirmed that Morgan Amalfitano had signed for West Bromwich Albion on a season-long loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer.
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Four days later he played as a substitute in a League Cup tie against Arsenal; the game went to penalties and Morgan Amalfitano missed the decisive kick as Arsenal won.
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Morgan Amalfitano followed that strike up the following week with the solitary goal in West Brom's away win over Norwich City.
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On 1 September 2014, Morgan Amalfitano signed for West Ham United on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
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Morgan Amalfitano replaced Kevin Nolan after 60 minutes of West Ham's FA Cup fifth-round game at West Brom; ten minutes later he was booked for a heavy challenge.
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Morgan Amalfitano was banned from the first-team squad and ordered to train with the under-21 team.
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On 6 October 2015, Morgan Amalfitano left West Ham by mutual consent.
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On 7 January 2016, Morgan Amalfitano joined French side Lille on a two-and-a-half-year deal upon his contract expiry from West Ham United in 2015.
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Morgan Amalfitano spent a few months acting as a sporting director for French fourth tier club Etoile Frejus Saint-Raphael.
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Morgan Amalfitano replaced his then Marseille teammate Mathieu Valbuena after 67 minutes and provided the cross from which Florent Malouda scored their second goal of the game.