Nabil Fekir
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nabil Fekir | ||
Date of birth | 18 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
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Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder / Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Lyon | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | AC Villeurbanne | ||
2001–2003 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
2003–2005 | SC Caluire | ||
2005–2007 | Lyon | ||
2007–2010 | Vaulx-en-Velin | ||
2010–2011 | Saint-Priest | ||
2011–2013 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Lyon B | 62 | (13) |
2013– | Lyon | 52 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | France | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2015 |
Nabil Fekir (born 18 July 1993) is a French footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a striker for Lyon.
He came into Lyon's first team in July 2013, and became a regular in the team in his second season, being named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. Previously called up by Algeria, he made his debut for the French national team on 26 March 2015.
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Club career
Fekir was included in a Lyon squad for the first time on 30 July 2013, remaining an unused substitute as they defeated Grasshopper 1–0 in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg.[1] He made his debut on 28 August, replacing Yassine Benzia at half time as they lost 0–2 to Real Sociedad to be eliminated 0–4 from the tournament's play-offs.[2] Three days later he made his Ligue 1 debut, in a 1–2 away defeat against Evian, playing the full game.[3] On 27 April 2014, against Bastia in a 4–1 home win, he scored his first career goal and set up another for Alexandre Lacazette.[4] He made a total of 16 appearances in all competitions in his first season, scoring one goal.
In the 2014–15 season, he became a more regular part of the team. By the time of his international call-up on 19 March, he had scored 11 goals and assisted 7 in 25 league games.[5] On 17 May 2015, he was named as the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year.[6] He also won the Talent Radar Player of the Season and Midfielder of the Season in 2015.[7]
On 29 August 2015, Fekir scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win at Caen.[8]
International career
Having earned one cap at under-21 level for his native France, Fekir had been named in his ancestral Algeria's squad for friendlies against Oman and Qatar in March 2015. However, he withdrew to take part in the French squad for friendlies against Brazil and Denmark.[5] He made his debut on 26 March against the former at the Stade de France, replacing Antoine Griezmann for the final 16 minutes of a 1–3 defeat.[9] He scored his first goal on 7 June, concluding a 3–4 home friendly defeat to Belgium.[10] On 4 September, in a 1–0 away friendly win over Portugal, he ruptured three ligaments in his right knee, putting him out for an estimated six months.[11]
Style of play
France manager Didier Deschamps said on calling him up to the France squad in March 2015 "Fekir is a player with great potential. I consider that he can bring us something different. He plays in a different role to the others. He can score and set up others to score."[5]
Statistics
Club
- As of 1 May 2016.[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Europe2 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2013–14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
2014–15 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | |
2015–16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
Total | 52 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 20 |
1Coupe de France appearances.
2Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.
International
- Statistics accurate as of matches played on 4 September 2015.[13]
French national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first.[13]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Belgium | 2–4 | 3–4 | Friendly |
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- France profile at FFF
- Lyon profile
- Nabil Fekir at Soccerway
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- France under-21 international footballers
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