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Player Analysis: André Todisoa

André Todisoa was born in Madagascar and his formative years were spent with his current club; Madagascan side Fosa Juniors. This season, at 20 years of age, he has become a key fixture in the team starting four out of five games in the…

18 Feb 202114 min

By Daniel Ajuh

André Todisoa was born in Madagascar and his formative years were spent with his current club; Madagascan side Fosa Juniors. This season, at 20 years of age, he has become a key fixture in the team starting four out of five games in the Malagasy Pro League (Madagascar's top division) so far.

Todisoa has been a prominent figure in Madagascar's national youth teams for several years. He was part of their Under-17 squad for the 2017 Under-17 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup. More recently he played for their Under 20 team at the 2019 Under-20 COSAFA Cup and 2020 Under-20 Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) Arab Cup.

Position and Role

In the 2021 Malagasy Pro League, Todisoa has been deployed as a deep-lying central midfielder in a 4-3-3 for his club. In the deep-lying midfield role, it looks as if the manager wants him to be a "Regista" type midfielder. It appears he is expected to stay behind the ball when his team are in possession, circulate possession through the defensive and midfield thirds and facilitate attacks from deep with forward passes. When defending it appears the manager expects him to sit deep, just in front of the defence and block spaces rather than press opponents.

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Daniel Ajuh

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