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Biography
Jacques-Alaixys Romao (born 18 January 1984), commonly known as Alaixys Romao, is a French-born Togolese football midfielder, who currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague.
He also is a regular member of the Togolese national team.
Club career
Romao started his professional career with Toulouse FC but only managed appearances for the B team in 2004–05 and was then transferred for free to Louhans-Cuiseaux in the French third tier called National. In the 2007–08 season, he was traded for free to Grenoble and his career took off. A solid and rugged defensive midfielder, Romao proved a valuable asset for Grenoble. His first season with the club saw him appear 30 times in Ligue 2 with 2 goals and 10 yellow cards topped with a promotion to Ligue 1.
In 2008–09, he made 37 appearances, 32 of them as a starter in Ligue 1 and managed to avoid the drop. The next season, Romao made 29 appearances for Grenoble and 2 assists. However, Grenoble was not able to avoid the drop this time and was relegated. Romao was then signed by FC Lorient in July 2010 for a reported fee of 8,000.00 GBP.
In the 2010–11 season, his first with FC Lorient, Romao made 33 appearances in Ligue 1 with a goal and 2 assists, 2 appearances in the Ligue Cup and 2 appearances in the French Cup competition with 1 goal. Romao made another 32 appearances as a starter in the 2011–12 season with a goal and an assist but also 11 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
In 2012–13, on 31 January 2013, he was signed by Marseille.
On 30 August 2016, the experienced Togolese defensive midfielder agreed terms with the administration of Greek giants Olympiakos and will sign a two-season contract. The 32-year-old international, who was recently released from Marseille after three seasons with 127 appearances in all competitions, will be officially announced by the Reds and he will most likely replace Serbian Luka Milivojevic, who is expected to be sold in the nest few days, at their squad. On 29 October 2016, he made his debut in the Super League in a 1-0 away win against Atromitos.
International career
The French-born player has featured for the French under-18 national team, but is now a member of the Togolese national team, for which he was called up to the 2006 World Cup.