Ryan Ponti
Malagasy footballer (born 1998)
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Ryan Ponti (born 22 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Rodez. Born in France, he plays for the Madagascar national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rodez | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2019 | Saint-Pierroise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Saint-Pierroise | ||
| 2020–2022 | Auxerre II | 39 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Bourg-Péronnas | 29 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Orléans | 41 | (2) |
| 2025– | Rodez | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Madagascar | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 8 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ponti is a youth product of the Réunionnais club Saint-Pierroise and played with them as an amateur, and garnered attention from scouts when he scored the winning goal to eliminate then Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais in the Coupe de France in January 2020.[1] He moved to mainland France with Auxerre on 31 January 2020 on a 2.5 year contract.[2] He began his senior career with Auxerre's reserves that year.[3]
Ponti spent the 2022–23 season with Bourg-Péronnas in the Championnat National where he was a consistent starter.[4] On 27 July 2023, he transferred to Orléans.[5] In 23 June 2025, he transferred to Rodez in the Ligue 2 on a 2-year contract.[6]
International career
Born in France, Ponti is of Malagasy descent. He was first called up to the Madagascar national team for a set of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2024.[7]