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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|French footballer (born 1981)}}<br />
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{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Rod Fanni<br />
| image = Rod Fanni3.jpg<br />
| caption = Fanni in 2010<br />
| full_name = Rod Dodji Fanni<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/february-2016.ashx |title=List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2016 and 29/02/2016 |publisher=The Football Association |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024150007/http://www.thefa.com/-/media/files/thefaportal/governance-docs/registrations/february-2016.ashx |archive-date=24 October 2019}}</ref><br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|6|df=y}}<ref name="Lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur8024.html |title=Rod Fanni |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=6 April 2025 |language=fr}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Martigues]],<ref name="Lequipe"/> Bouches-du-Rhône, France<br />
| height = 1.86 m<ref name="Lequipe"/><br />
| position = [[Centre-back]]<br />
| currentclub =<br />
| youthyears1 = 1999–2000<br />
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Martigues|Martigues]]<br />
| years1 = 2000–2002<br />
| clubs1 = [[FC Martigues|Martigues]]<br />
| caps1 = 63<br />
| goals1 = 1<br />
| years2 = 2002–2005<br />
| clubs2 = [[RC Lens|Lens]]<br />
| caps2 = 39<br />
| goals2 = 0<br />
| years3 = 2004–2005<br />
| clubs3 = → [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] (loan)<br />
| caps3 = 34<br />
| goals3 = 1<br />
| years4 = 2005–2007<br />
| clubs4 = [[OGC Nice|Nice]]<br />
| caps4 = 57<br />
| goals4 = 0<br />
| years5 = 2007–2011<br />
| clubs5 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]<br />
| caps5 = 114<br />
| goals5 = 2<br />
| years6 = 2011–2015<br />
| clubs6 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] <br />
| caps6 = 127<br />
| goals6 = 5<br />
| years7 = 2015–2016<br />
| clubs7 = [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi SC]]<br />
| goals7 = 1<br />
| caps7 = 15<br />
| years8 = 2016<br />
| clubs8 = → [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] (loan) <br />
| goals8 = 0<br />
| caps8 = 14<br />
| years9 = 2016–2018<br />
| clubs9 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]<br />
| caps9 = 43<br />
| goals9 = 1<br />
| years10 = 2018–2020<br />
| clubs10 = [[CF Montreal|Montreal Impact]]<br />
| caps10 = 43<br />
| goals10 = 1<br />
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2010<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 5<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 0<br />
}}<br />
'''Rod Dodji Fanni''' (born 6 December 1981) is a former French [[Association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[centre-back]] for [[CF Montreal|Montreal Impact]] in [[Major League Soccer]]. He made five appearances for the [[France national football team|France national team]] between 2008 and 2010.<br />
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==Club career==<br />
===Early career===<br />
Fanni began his career with [[FC Martigues]], playing in both [[Ligue 2]] and the [[Championnat National]]. He joined [[Racing Club de Lens|RC Lens]] in 2002 where he made his debut in [[Ligue 1]], as well as both the [[UEFA Champions League]] and the [[UEFA Cup]]. He played the entire [[2004–05 Ligue 2|2004–05 season]] on loan at [[La Berrichonne de Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] in Ligue 2.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
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===Nice===<br />
In June 2005, he joined [[OGC Nice|Nice]] but left after only two seasons to sign a four-year contract with [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], where he was viewed as a replacement for Dutch defender [[Mario Melchiot]], who had departed for [[Premier League]] club [[Wigan Athletic]]. Fanni was named in the [[2008–09 Ligue 1#Team of the Year|Ligue 1 Team of the Year]] for the [[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09 season]]. He expressed desire to play in the [[Premier League]] and was strongly linked with a move to [[Newcastle United]] before signing for Rennes.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4630587,00.html Fanni keen on England move] [[Sky Sports]] 12 December 2008</ref> He was also linked with [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5363562,00.html Everton trail defender] [[Sky Sports]] 6 October 2009</ref> and [[West Ham United]]<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5363562,00.html Hammers keen on Frenchman] [[Sky Sports]] 4 June 2009</ref> prior to signing a one-year contract extension with Rennes in November 2009, which kept Fanni tied to ''Les Rouges et Noirs'' until June 2012.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
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===Marseille===<br />
In December 2010, Marseille successfully acquired the services of Fanni.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.om.net/fr/Saison/101002/Actualites/50668/Officiel_Accord_de_principe_trouve_pour_Fanni|title=Officiel: Accord de principe trouvé pour Fanni!|work=Olympique de Marseille|access-date=4 October 2014}}</ref><br />
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===Al-Arabi SC and Charlton Athletic===<br />
In 2015 Fanni left Marseille after his contract ended. On 11 July 2015 Qatari side [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi SC]] signed Fanni on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/News/15071100320040/Al-Arabi-Sign-French-Defender-Rod-Fanni-from-Marseille|title=Al Arabi Sign French Defender Rod Fanni from Marseille|publisher=Qatar News Agency|access-date=11 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712201208/http://www.qna.org.qa/en-us/News/15071100320040/Al-Arabi-Sign-French-Defender-Rod-Fanni-from-Marseille|archive-date=12 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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On 1 February 2016, Fanni signed for [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on loan until the end of season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=DONE DEAL Charlton secure Rod Fanni on loan |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-rod-fanni-championship-transfer-loan-deadline-day-2932223.aspx |publisher=Charlton Athletic |date=1 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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===Return to Marseille===<br />
On 31 August 2016, Fanni returned to [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.om.net/actualites/264436/rod-fanni-est-de-nouveau-olympien|title=Rod Fanni est de nouveau Olympien|trans-title=Rod Fanni is Olympian again|language=fr|publisher=Olympique de Marseille|date=31 August 2016|access-date=31 August 2016}}</ref> In February 2018, Marseille announced it had agreed to terminate Fanni's contract at the end of January. Fanni had not made an appearance in the first half of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rod Fanni libéré par l'OM|url=http://www.sofoot.com/rod-fanni-libere-par-l-om-452803.html|access-date=6 March 2018|work=So Foot|date=19 February 2018|language=fr}}</ref><br />
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===Montreal Impact===<br />
In early March 2018, [[Montreal Impact (MLS)|Montreal Impact]] announced the signing of Fanni on a contract until June with the option of a further season, pending international transfer certification and a medical.<ref>{{cite news|title=Impact sign veteran French defender Rod Fanni to contract through June 30|url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/impact-sign-veteran-french-defender-rod-fanni-to-contract-through-june-30|access-date=6 March 2018|work=Montreal Gazette|date=5 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Montreal Impact sign France international center-back Rod Fanni|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/3408217/montreal-impact-signs-france-international-center-back-rod-fanni|access-date=6 March 2018|work=ESPN FC|date=5 March 2018}}</ref><br />
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==International career==<br />
Fanni made his debut for the [[France national football team|France national team]] against [[Tunisian national football team|Tunisia]] on 14 October 2008 in a 3–1 victory. Despite stiff competition from players such as [[Bacary Sagna]] and [[François Clerc]], Fanni was named regularly in [[Raymond Domenech]]'s squad as second choice right-back behind Sagna.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Fanni's family originates from Benin. He began his football career whilst pursuing his studies, earning a [[Brevet d'études professionnelles|BEP]] (French secondary school diploma) and then going on to study for a [[bachelor's degree]] in Industrial Science and Technology.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}<br />
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==Honours==<br />
[[File:Rod Fanni - TdC 2011.jpg|thumb|130px|Fanni winning [[2011 Trophée des Champions]] with [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]]]<br />
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'''Marseille'''<br />
*[[Coupe de la Ligue]]: [[2010–11 Coupe de la Ligue|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Coupe de la Ligue|2011–12]]{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2011 Trophée des Champions|2011]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/trophee-des-champions/2011/lille-om-live/219943 |title=Résultat et résumé Lille - Marseille, Trophée des Champions, Trophée des Champions, Mercredi 27 Juillet 2011 |publisher=lequipe.fr|access-date=28 February 2021 }}</ref><br />
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'''Individual'''<br />
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*[[Trophées UNFP du football#Team of the Year|UNFP Team of the Year]]: 2008–09, 2009–10{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}<br />
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