Jean Marcelin
Malagasy footballer (born 2000)
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Jean Harisson Marcelin (born 12 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rapid Wien. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Harisson Marcelin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Le Port,[1] Réunion | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Du Port | ||
| 2011–2016 | Jeanne d'Arc | ||
| 2011–2018 | Auxerre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Auxerre II | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Auxerre | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Monaco | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Monaco II | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Bordeaux | 17 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | (3) |
| 2025– | Rapid Wien | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2025– | Madagascar | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:04, 19 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Having Malagasy forebears from his father, on 3 February 2018, Marcelin signed a professional contract with Auxerre.[3] He made his professional debut for Auxerre in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Nancy on 17 August 2018.[4]
In January 2020, Marcelin joined Ligue 1 club Monaco.[5]
On 23 August 2022, Marcelin returned to Cercle Brugge in Belgium on a new loan.[6]
International career
Marcelin debuted for the France U19s in a 4–0 friendly win over the Armenia U19s, a match in which he scored a goal.[7] He was called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[8] Marcelin made his debut on 19 March 2025 in a World Cup qualifier against the Central African Republic.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Auxerre B | 2018–19 | National 3 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Auxerre | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| As Monaco | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| AS Monaco II | 2020–21 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | CFA 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Bordeaux | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2024–25 | Israeli Premier League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| Rapid Wien | 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 8 | ||
