Nabil Fekir
French footballer (born 1993)
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- Nabil Fekir (Arabic: نبيل فقير ; born 18 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira.
- Fekir became a first-team regular in his second season, when he was named the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year.
- In 2019, he transferered to Betis for an initial €19.
- Fekir made his debut for France in March 2015 and was chosen in their squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
- He rejoined Vaulx-en-Velin and continued his youth career at Saint-Priest, where he was tracked by scouts from across France.
Nabil Fekir (Arabic: نبيل فقير; born 18 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira.
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.
Club career
Youth
Fekir joined the youth academy of Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 12, and two years later he was released for not being strong enough. He rejoined Vaulx-en-Velin and continued his youth career at Saint-Priest, where he was tracked by scouts from across France. At one point Lyon's local rivals Saint-Étienne were very keen to sign Fekir, but he held out for Lyon to sign him again in 2011. He said "I wanted to show Lyon that they made a mistake".
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