Bilal Nadir

Bilal Nadir (Arabic: بلال نذير; born 28 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Bilal Nadir

Nadir training with Marseille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Nice, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Marseille
Number	26
Youth career
2009–2021	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Nice B	1	(0)
2021–	Marseille B	39	(3)
2023–	Marseille	20	(1)
International career‡
2019	France U16	3	(0)
2022	France U19	3	(0)
2023–	Morocco U23	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023

Club career

Nadir is a youth product of Nice's youth academy, and made his senior debut with their reserves in 2020. He transferred to Olympique de Marseille on 1 July 2021 signing his first professional contract.^[1] He shortly after started playing with Marseille's reserves in the Championnat National 2.^[2] He made his professional debut with the senior Marseille team as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 24 September 2023.^[3]

International career

Nadir was born in France to a Moroccan parents.^[4] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.^[5] He was called up to the Morocco U23s for a set of friendlies in November 2023, scoring on his debut against the United States U23s on 23 November 2023.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice B	2020–21	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Marseille B	2021–22	National 2	18	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2022–23	National 3	19	3	—		—		—		19	3
	2023–24	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		38	3	—		—		—		38	3
Marseille	2023–24	Ligue 1	5	0	2	0	2[a]	0	—		9	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		20	1	3	0	2	0	—		25	1
Career total			59	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	64	4

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League.