Nabil Bentaleb
Celebrity
- Birthday
- November 24, 1994
- Age
- 31
- Birthplace
- Lille
- @nabilbentaleb
About
Nabil Bentaleb (Arabic: نَبِيل بْن طَالِب; born 24 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Bentaleb began his senior career with Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 and later played for Schalke 04, Newcastle United and Angers before joining his hometown club Lille in 2023. He made his senior international debut in March 2014 and represented Algeria at the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2026 and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015, 2017 and 2023.
Born in Lille to Algerian parents from Mostaganem, Bentaleb started his career at the academy of local side, Lille. However, he was released from the academy at the age of 15 and then went to Belgium to play for Mouscron. Bentaleb then went on trial with Birmingham City before eventually signing into the academy of Tottenham Hotspur in January 2012. 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. His performance that season earned him a new four-year contract at Tottenham Hotspur until 2018.
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