| General |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Hatem Ben Arfa | |
| Date of birth: | 7 March 1987 | |
| Place of birth: | Clamart,  France
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| Height: | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position: | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–1999 1999–2002 2002–2004 |
ASV Châtenay-Malabry Montrouge CF 92 AC Boulogne-Billancourt INF Clairefontaine Lyon
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 2008–2010 2010–2011 2011–2015 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018–2019 2020 2020–2021 2022 |
Lyon Marseille → Newcastle United (loan) Newcastle United → Hull City (loan) Nice Paris Saint-Germain Rennes Valladolid Bordeaux Lille
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64 (7) 63 (9) 4 (1) 72 (12) 8 (0) 34 (17) 23 (0) 26 (7) 5 (0) 24 (2) 8 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2002–2003 2003–2004 2005 2005–2006 2007 2007–2015 |
France U16 France U17 France U18 France U19 France U21 France
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10 (7) 17 (11) 4 (0) 6 (1) 4 (0) 15 (2) |
Hatem Ben Arfa (born 7 March 1987) is a French footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder. Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline and for being unprofessional.
Ben Arfa's career started in the Île-de-France region, where he trained at Boulogne-Billancourt and Versailles. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. He spent three years there before leaving for Lyon, where he won four Ligue 1 titles. In his early career at Lyon, he played as a centre forward but moved into a striker role during the 2007–08 season. In the summer of 2008, Ben Arfa signed with rivals Marseille for €11 million in a move that required the intervention of the Ligue de Football Professionnel. With Marseille, he won the 2009–10 league title, his fifth overall, as well as the Coupe de la Ligue in 2010. After two years at Marseille, Ben Arfa joined English club Newcastle United on loan for the 2010–11 season. The deal was made permanent later in the season.
Ben Arfa spent four years at Newcastle, with a loan spell at Hull City in his final season at the club. He signed for Nice in January 2015 but was unable to make his debut until August, having already represented Newcastle United Reserves and Hull City the previous season. He scored 17 goals in 32 league appearances for Nice, attracting the interest of several European clubs, and signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 1 July 2016. After failing to make a competitive appearance in the 2017–18 season, Ben Arfa signed for Rennes, where he won the Coupe de France over Paris Saint-Germain. He then went on to play for Valladolid and Bordeaux before joining Lille in 2022.
Ben Arfa is a former French youth international and has played at all levels for France. At the under-17 level, he was a part of the team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in October 2007 for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands. He has made 15 appearances for France, scoring twice.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Lyon
- Ligue 1 (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Coupe de France (1): 2007–08
- Trophée des champions (2): 2005–06, 2006–07
- Marseille
- Ligue 1 (1): 2009–10
- Coupe de la Ligue (1): 2009–10
- Trophée des Champions (1): 2010
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France: 2016–17
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2016–17
- Trophée des Champions: 2016
- Rennes
- Coupe de France: 2018–19
International[]
- France
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship (1): 2004
Individual[]
- UNFP Young Player of the Year (1): 2007–08
- UNFP Player of the Month (1): February 2010
External links[]
- Hatem Ben Arfa at National-Football-Teams.com
Hatem Ben Arfa – UEFA competition record- ESPN FC profile
| France
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| France – UEFA Euro 2012 |
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1. Lloris (c)
2. Debuchy
3. Evra
4. Rami
5. Mexès
6. Cabaye
7. Ribéry
8. Valbuena
9. Giroud
10. Benzema
11. Nasri
12. Matuidi
13. Réveillère
14. Ménez
15. Malouda
16. Mandanda
17. M'Vila
18. Diarra
19. Martin
20. Ben Arfa
21. Koscielny
22. Clichy
23. Carrasso
Manager: |