Nabil Bentaleb
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 with Schalke 04 in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nabil Bentaleb[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1994[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) |
| 2016–2017 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2017–2021 | Schalke 04 | 50 | (7) |
| 2019 | Schalke 04 II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Newcastle United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Angers | 48 | (5) |
| 2023– | Lille | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | France U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Algeria | 50 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:01, 5 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Bentaleb made his senior international debut in March 2014 and has represented Algeria at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Club career edit
Early career edit
Born in Lille to Algerian parents from Mostaganem, Bentaleb started his career at the academy of local side, Lille.[4] However, he was released from the academy at the age of 15 and then went to Belgium to play for Mouscron.[4] Bentaleb then went on trial with Birmingham City before eventually signing into the academy of Tottenham Hotspur in January 2012.[4] During the 2012–13 season, Bentaleb broke into the under-21 side at Tottenham and scored four goals in fourteen matches, including the winning goal against Arsenal's Academy.[5] His performance that season earned him a new four-year contract at Tottenham Hotspur until 2018.[5]
Tottenham Hotspur edit
On 22 December 2013, Bentaleb was selected into the 18-man first-team squad for Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League match against Southampton.[6] He made his professional debut in that match when he came on as a substitute in the 50th minute for Mousa Dembélé, Tottenham won the match 3–2.[6] His first start for Spurs came in the North London derby against Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup on 4 January.[7] Bentaleb scored his first goal for the club on 17 December 2014 in the fifth round of the Football League Cup against Newcastle United.[8]
On 1 March 2015, Bentaleb started for Tottenham in the 2015 Football League Cup Final, a match they lost 2–0 to Chelsea.[9] On 6 July, he signed a new five-year contract.[10]
Schalke 04 edit
On 25 August 2016, Bentaleb joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan deal.[11] He went on to make his debut in an away match against Frankfurt two days later, which Schalke lost 1–0.[12] His first start came the next weekend against Bayern, after which Bentaleb became a fixture in new manager Markus Weinzierl's starting eleven. Enduring Schalke's worst ever start to a Bundesliga with five consecutive losses,[13] Bentaleb confirmed his desire to remain in Gelsenkirchen, saying that "at Schalke they believe in me", while also appreciating the fans' ability to stick beside a team going through a rough patch in comparison to English fans.[14]
On 15 October, Bentaleb came through with his first goal for Schalke, a strike from distance that put them temporarily ahead of Augsburg in a 1–1 draw. This was the first goal reviewed by goal-line technology in the Bundesliga to be successfully allowed.[15] In Schalke's next match, he scored twice against Mainz in a 3–0 victory, becoming the first Algerian to achieve the feat in Bundesliga play.[16] Immediately after the match, a report[17] emerged claiming that Bentaleb had already signed a four-year contract to remain with Schalke, which would go in effect after a permanent buying option in his loan deal was picked up, putting his future at White Hart Lane in question.[18]
On 24 February 2017, Tottenham Hotspur announced that they had reached an agreement with Schalke 04 for Bentaleb's transfer to be made permanent at the end of the loan period.[19][20]
In March 2019 he was demoted to Schalke's under-23 team, "due to disciplinary reasons".[21] He returned to the first-team in April 2019,[22] before being dropped to the second team again later that month.[23]
Newcastle United edit
On 21 January 2020, Bentaleb signed on loan with Newcastle United for the remainder of the 2019–20 Premier League season with the club having the option to make the deal permanent. Bentaleb made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Oxford United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Bentaleb returned to Schalke at the end of the season after not impressing on loan.[24]
Angers edit
On 6 January 2022, Bentaleb signed for French club Angers who play in Ligue 1, on a two-and-a-half year contract.[25]
Lille edit
On 28 August 2023, Bentaleb joined his hometown team Lille OSC on a three year deal.[26]
International career edit
On 14 November 2012, Bentaleb made his debut for France U19 in a friendly match, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 3–0 loss to Germany U19.
Despite having represented France, he was courted by the Algerian Football Federation,[27] and accepted its offer.[28] In January 2014, Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood suggested that the English Football Association were also interested.[29] However, Bentaleb would not meet the requirements to play for England under the unique rules set out in the Home Nations agreement. The Home Nations agreement requires that players engage in a minimum of five years of education before the age of 18 within the territory of the relevant association and does not offer national team eligibility through residency.[30]
On 15 February 2014, Bentaleb pledged his international future to Algeria.[31] A few days later, he was called up by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a friendly match against Slovenia.[32] He made his debut on 5 March, playing the full game in a 2–0 win over Slovenia.[33] He scored his first goal for his country against Romania on 4 June 2014 at the Stade de Genève in Switzerland.[34]
In June 2014, Bentaleb was named in Algeria's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[35] He started in midfield for the team's opening match of the tournament – a 2–1 defeat by Belgium in Belo Horizonte on 17 June.[36] He also played the full ninety minutes for Les Fennecs in their two other Group H matches; a 4–2 victory over South Korea and a 1–1 draw with Russia. However, he was an unused substitute during the team's 2–1 defeat to Germany in the round of 16.[37]
On 15 December 2014, Bentaleb was named in Algeria's 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.[38]
In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[39]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 18 April 2024[40]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2013–14 | Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 1 | ||
| Schalke 04 (loan) | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 2 | 44 | 7 | |
| Schalke 04 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6[b] | 3 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | 15 | 5 | 107 | 19 | |||
| Newcastle United (loan) | 2019–20 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Angers | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 5 | ||||
| Lille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 209 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 268 | 25 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[41]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2014 | 9 | 1 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bentaleb goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2014 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | 3 | Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 27 January 2015 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | 13 | Senegal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 13 June 2015 | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria | 17 | Seychelles | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 12 November 2016 | Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Nigeria | 21 | Nigeria | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 January 2017 | Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria | 22 | Mauritania | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours edit
Tottenham Hotspur
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2014–15[42]
Individual
- Bundesliga Goal of the Season: 2016–17 vs FC Augsburg on Matchday 7[43]
References edit
- ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 37. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ Nabil Bentaleb – UEFA competition record ()
- ^ . tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Coombs, Dan. "Five facts about Tottenham's under-21 hero Nabil Bentaleb". Here is the City. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b "NEW DEAL FOR NABIL". Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b "SOUTHAMPTON VS. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2 – 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "TEAMS: Fabianski, Rosicky, Vermaelen & Gnabry in for Arsenal; Bentaleb starts for Spurs". Daily Express. 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Tottenham 4–0 Newcastle". BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur: Capital One Cup final player ratings". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "New deal for Nabil". Tottenham Hotspurs F.C. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ . FC Schalke 04. 25 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 0 Schalke". Sky Sports. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Schalke suffer worst ever Bundesliga start" (Press release). Berlin. Agence France-Presse. 25 September 2016.
- ^ Hiersemann, Robert (5 October 2016). "Schalke-Zugang Bentaleb: "Wir haben genug malocht"" [Schalke-acquisition Bentaleb: "We've sweated away enough"]. Sport Bild (in German).
- ^ Amedovski, Dennis; Ellwanger, Kristina; Hochrainer, Sebastian (15 October 2016). "Schalke-Tor dank Schiri-Uhr". Bild.
- ^ "Twitter / Account Suspended". twitter.com.
- ^ Hochrainer, Sebastian; Siekmann, Marc; Wenzel, Peter (24 October 2016). "Schalke hält Knaller Bentaleb" [Schalke keeps banger Bentaleb]. Bild (in German).
- ^ Uersfeld, Stephan (27 October 2016). "Schalke hint at permanent deal to sign Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb". ESPN FC.
- ^ "Bentaleb to join Schalke on permanent deal". Tottenham Hotspur Ltd. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Nabil Bentaleb: Schalke to sign Tottenham midfielder on four-year deal". BBC Sport. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Nabil Bentaleb: Algeria international disciplined by Schalke". BBC Sport. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (8 April 2019). "Algeria's Nabil Bentaleb to rejoin Schalke first-team squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (25 April 2019). "Nabil Bentaleb: Algeria international disciplined by Schalke for second time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ King, Dan (21 January 2020). "Magpies sign Nabil Bentaleb on loan". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Nabil Bentaleb in Angevin!". www.angers-sco.fr (in French). 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Transferts : Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) débarque enfin à Lille" [Transfers: Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) finally arrives in Lille] (in French). L'Équipe. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham's Bentaleb under Algeria's radar". ahram.org.eg. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Algeria. "World Cup 2014: A change in eligibility criteria has seen Algeria grow stronger and stronger". Telegraph. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Tim Sherwood warns of French attempts to poach Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb". express.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Swansea City defender Angel Rangel ineligible for Wales". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Bentaleb pledges international future to Algeria". Bbc.com. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Walid Z. (17 February 2014). . DZFoot. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Slovenia – 5 March 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ^ "Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb scores his 1st Algeria goal after a terrible error from Man City goalie Costel Pantilimon". 4 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Algeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Belgium 2–1 Algeria". BBC. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Algeria call will interrupt progress of Nabil Bentaleb at Tottenham". The Guardian. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ . FIFA. 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Nabil Bentaleb Soccerway Profile". Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Bentaleb, Nabil". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (1 March 2015). "Chelsea 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Bentaleb rocket voted 2016/17 Bundesliga Goal of the Season - bundesliga.com". bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links edit
- Nabil Bentaleb at Soccerbase
- Nabil Bentaleb at the French Football Federation (in French)
- at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-12-07) (in French)
- at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-05-17)