Toifilou Maoulida

Toifilou Maoulida, born on 8 June 1979, is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker or as a winger. He was born in Mayotte, a small island in the Indian Ocean close to the Comoro Islands and Reunion Island, and was raised in Marseille. He began his professional career at Montpellier Hérault Sport Club in 1997 and went on to play for Stade Rennais, Metz on loan, AS Monaco, Olympique de Marseille, AJ Auxerre, RC Lens, SC Bastia and Nîmes Olympique. With Marseille he reached the French Cup final in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons and finished second in Ligue 1 in 2006-07. The Comorian football federation asked him to join its senior team, but he declined out of respect for the people of his island. His nephew Keyliane Abdallah is also a professional footballer.