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Saphir Taïder
Algerian footballer (born 1992) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saphir Sliti Taïder (Arabic: سفير سليتي تايدر; born 29 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.
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![]() Taïder with Montreal Impact in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saphir Sliti Taïder[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Castres, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2006 | Castres FC | ||
2006–2008 | Albi | ||
2008–2010 | Grenoble | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Grenoble | 26 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Bologna | 48 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Internazionale | 25 | (1) |
2014 | → Southampton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2015–2019 | Bologna | 62 | (3) |
2018–2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 65 | (16) |
2020 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (4) |
2020–2022 | Al-Ain | 7 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2010 | France U18 | 2 | (1) |
2010–2011 | France U19 | 7 | (2) |
2011–2012 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2019 | Algeria | 46 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2019 |
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After beginning professionally with Grenoble in 2010, Taïder spent most of his career in Italy, representing Bologna (two spells), Internazionale and Sassuolo. Over six-and-a-half seasons, he made 172 appearances and scored 10 goals in Serie A.
Taïder represented his place of birth, France, in the youth international level. He made his senior debut for Algeria in 2013 and represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.