Full name Nabil Fekir Name Nabil Fekir Career start 2000 2000–2001 AC Villeurbanne Weight 72 kg | Number 18 Height 1.73 m Role Footballer Parents Mohamed Fekir | |
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Date of birth (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 22) Playing position Current teams Olympique Lyonnais (#18 / Midfielder), France national football team (Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Alexandre Lacazette, Corentin Tolisso, Yoann Gourcuff, Karim Benzema, Clement Grenier Profiles | ||
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Nabil Fekir (born 18 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for and captains Ligue 1 club Lyon. He can play as an attacking midfielder or as a striker.
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An academy graduate of Lyon, he was promoted to the senior squad in July 2013, and became a regular in the team in his second season, being named Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year. Having previously been 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 as an unused substitute in 1–0 win over Grasshopper in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg. He made his debut on 28 August, replacing Yassine Benzia at half time in a 2–0 loss to Real Sociedad, which saw the club eliminated from the tournament after a 4–0 aggregate defeat. Three days later he made his Ligue 1 debut, playing the full game in 2–1 defeat to Evian. 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. He made a total of 16 appearances in all competitions in his first season, scoring one goal.
In the 2014–15 season, he featured regularly for the first team and by 19 March 2015 he had scored 11 goals and assisted 7 in 25 league games, earning him his first international call up. On 17 May 2015, he was named as the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and earned a spot in the Team of the Year.
On 29 August 2015, Fekir scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 Ligue 1 away win at Caen.
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. 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 3–1 defeat. He scored his first goal on 7 June, concluding a 3–4 home friendly defeat to Belgium. 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.
On 25 August 2016, Fekir was called back up to the senior squad for the first time since his injury for a friendly against Italy and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Belarus. He had to withdraw from the squad 3 days later, however, due to an injury.
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."
Club
As of 24 September 20171Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.
2Includes Trophée des Champions appearances.