Nabil Fekir
French footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nabil Fekir (born 18 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for and captains La Liga club Real Betis.
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Full name | Nabil Fekir[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 30)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Betis | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Lyon B | 63 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2019 | Lyon | 145 | (54) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Betis | 128 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2020 | France | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
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An academy graduate of Lyon, he was promoted to the senior squad in July 2013. Fekir became a first-team regular in his second season, when he was named the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. He made 192 appearances for Les Gones, scoring 69 goals and also gaining team captaincy in 2017. In 2019, he transferered to Betis for an initial €19.75 million, winning the Copa del Rey in 2022.
Fekir made his debut for France in March 2015 and was chosen in their squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup.