Nabil Bentaleb

Nabil Bentaleb
Bentaleb with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nabil Bentaleb[1]
Date of birth (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Lille, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number 6
Youth career
2001–2004 AJS Wazemmes
2004–2009 Lille
2009 Mouscron
2010–2012 Dunkerque
2012–2013 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Tottenham Hotspur 46 (0)
2016–2017Schalke 04 (loan) 32 (5)
2017–2021 Schalke 04 50 (7)
2019 Schalke 04 II 2 (0)
2020Newcastle United (loan) 12 (0)
2022–2023 Angers 48 (5)
2023– Lille 26 (0)
International career
2012 France U19 1 (0)
2014– Algeria 52 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Nabil Bentaleb (Arabic: نبيل بن طالب; born 24 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Bentaleb made his senior international debut in March 2014 and has represented Algeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017 and 2023.

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 37. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ^ Nabil BentalebUEFA competition record (archive)
  3. ^ "Nabil Bentaleb". tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.