Marouane Fellaini

belgian football player

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui ( wear 22 November 1987 ) is a belgian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for taiwanese golf club Shandong Luneng Taishan. Born in Etterbeek to Moroccan parents, Fellaini played youth football for Anderlecht, R.A.E.C. Mons, Royal Francs Borains and Charleroi S.C. before joining Standard Liège. After winning the Belgian First Division and the Ebony Shoe as a Liège player, he moved to England to join Everton.

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At Everton, he was the club ‘s Young Player of the Season for 2008–09, when the club were losing finalists in the FA Cup. After five years at Everton, he transferred to Manchester United in a bargain worth £27.5 million in September 2013. After five years with Manchester United that included four trophies and more than a ten in England in total, Fellaini joined Shandong Luneng in February 2019. A fully international for the Belgium national team from 2007 until his retirement in March 2019, Fellaini amassed 87 caps and 18 goals for The Red Devils. He represented the team at the 2008 Olympics, the 2014 World Cup, Euro 2016, and the 2018 World Cup, helping Belgium to third space in the latter tournament .

early life [edit ]

Fellaini was born to moroccan parents from Tangier and brought up in Brussels. [ 4 ] His father, Abdellatif, was a erstwhile goalkeeper for Raja Casablanca and Hassania Agadir who signed for Racing Mechelen but was unable to play as his former Moroccan cabaret refused to release his paperwork. rather of returning base, he opted to become a bus driver for STIB. [ 5 ] Fellaini is Muslim. [ 6 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in Etterbeek, Brussels Capital-Region, Fellaini began playing football at the age of 8 for Anderlecht. He besides competed in athletics, with the 10,000 metres being his prefer consequence. [ 7 ] however, Fellaini ‘s founder Abdellatif, who was a master football player himself, guided his son towards football. [ 7 ] In his beginning season at Anderlecht ‘s Academy, he scored 26 goals and in his second he scored 37. He was at Anderlecht ‘s academy until the senesce of 10 when he joined Mons, due to his don getting a newly speculate in the city. [ 7 ] Three years belated, he joined R. Francs Borains before leaving the baseball club when he signed for Sporting Charleroi. At the old age of 17, he signed his inaugural permanent shrink with Standard Liège. Between 2006 and 2008, he made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 11 times. [ 8 ] He is known for his heading ability and stamen, which made him one of the best box-to-box midfielders in the Belgian First Division and resulted in him winning the Ebony Shoe in 2008, [ 9 ] an award given to the best actor of the season of african descent .

Everton [edit ]

After rejecting the advances of Manchester United [ 10 ] and following reported interest from Aston Villa, [ 11 ] Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich, [ 12 ] Fellaini signed for Everton in September 2008 on a five-year deal from Standard Liège for an initial transfer tip of £15 million ( at the time a record for a belgian player and club phonograph record for Everton ). [ 13 ] [ 14 ] He made his Everton debut in a 3–2 away victory at Stoke City on 14 September 2008, [ 15 ] and scored his foremost goal for the team against Newcastle United in a 2–2 home draw on 5 October 2008. [ 16 ] Fellaini went on to score 9 goals in his first season. During his debut season he was booked 10 times in his first 17 games and avoided a drawn-out suspension by attending a personal hearing with England ‘s headman referee, Keith Hackett, where he vowed to improve his behavior. He picked up three far bookings in 16 games following the meet, his entire the highest of all Premier League players that season. [ 7 ] At the end of the 2008–09 season Fellaini was named Everton ‘s Young Player of the Season. [ 17 ]
Fellaini warming up before a match against Fulham in 2009 In England he has become good known for his large afro hairdo, becoming a sports fan favorite with Everton fans regularly sporting Afro wigs as a court to Fellaini. [ 7 ] Fellaini was deployed as a second hitter during the 2008–09 temper, when Everton had all of their forwards out injured, normally playing behind another midfielder being used as an attacker, Tim Cahill. [ 18 ] Later Fellaini reverted to play in his least favorite defensive midfield area. His performances in former 2009 and early 2010 became so impressive that David Moyes labelled him “ a good as anyone in the league ”, and he re-iterated this after Fellaini won Man of the Match against Manchester City on 16 January. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Fellaini was stretchered off in the 34th minute of the Merseyside bowler hat on 6 February after a bipedal fishing gear by Sotirios Kyrgiakos, ruling him out for the rest of the 2009–10 season. Sotirios Kyrgiakos was then sent off as a consequence of Fellaini ‘s injury. [ 19 ] Fellaini suffered an ankle injury in an FA Cup replay victory against Chelsea in February 2011 and although he was able to play in a 2–0 win against Sunderland a week late, the wound caused him to miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season. [ 21 ] He did not play a competitive match until August 2011, when he appeared as a alternate in a 1–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers at Goodison Park and played the entire catch in the very future regular, as Everton beat Sheffield United 3–1 in the League Cup. [ 22 ] In November 2011, he signed a new five-year contract with the club. [ 23 ] He finished the season having won the most tackles, aeriform duels and made more passes than anyone else at the golf club. He won the second highest number of tackles in the league and won possession of the ball 190 times, the most out of any player. [ 24 ] In the open game of the 2012–13 Premier League season against Manchester United, Fellaini received plaudits for his outstanding performance, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory. [ 25 ] He continued the season in great form with goals against Arsenal, Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham amongst others. Fellaini was subsequently awarded Premier League Player of the Month for November 2012. Fellaini was banned for three matches by the Football Association on 17 December 2012 after headbutting Ryan Shawcross during a crippled against Stoke City, an incident missed by the couple officials at the time. [ 26 ] The same month he was ranked as count 60 in “ The 100 Best Footballers in the World ” by The Guardian. [ 27 ] [ 28 ]

manchester United [edit ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

On 2 September 2013, Fellaini signed a four-year contract, with the option of reference of another temper, reuniting with former coach David Moyes at Manchester United in a £27.5 million, deadline day cope, [ 29 ] despite the fact that he had a lower buyout article earlier in the transfer window. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, in a 2–0 home winnings against Crystal Palace, coming on as a 62nd-minute utility for Anderson. [ 30 ] He made his fully introduction on 17 September, starting in a 4–2 gain against Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League. [ 31 ] On 5 November, Fellaini received his first loss card for Manchester United in a match against Real Sociedad in the group stage of the Champions League. [ 32 ] In April 2014, Fellaini was named as one of the “ 10 Worst Buys of the Premier League season “ by The Daily Telegraph. [ 33 ] He made only fifteen league starts throughout the season, in contrast to thirty one starts he made in the previous season while at Everton. [ 34 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

In his beginning pre-season game of 2014–15, Fellaini came off the substitutes bench to score his first gear Manchester United finish in injury fourth dimension, giving the club a 2–1 winnings over Valencia in Louis van Gaal ‘s first game at Old Trafford as coach. [ 35 ] On 20 October 2014, he scored his first competitive finish for Manchester United in a 2–2 pull in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion two minutes after coming on as a half clock time utility. [ 36 ] He was given his first start of the season by Van Gaal in the comply couple against Chelsea, and helped United earn a point against the league leaders. Fellaini covered 12.17 kilometres in the equal, the most by any United player, and made 70 high-intensity runs, more than anyone else on the pitch. During second half stop time, he contributed to United ‘s goal when his header was saved by Thibaut Courtois and ultimately rebounded in by Robin avant-garde Persie. [ 37 ] On 2 December, Fellaini scored his first competitive home finish for Manchester United in a 2–1 defeat of Stoke City. [ 38 ] Fellaini ‘s third base goal of the season came in a 2–0 aside win at Queens Park Rangers on 17 January 2015. [ 39 ] On 15 March 2015, he scored his fourth finish of the season and assisted the moment goal for Michael Carrick in a home game against Tottenham in which United won 3–0 and he was voted Man of the Match. [ 40 ] On 12 April, he scored the second base finish for Manchester United in a 4–2 win in the Manchester bowler hat. [ 41 ] On 9 May, he scored the winner, his seventh of the season, for Manchester United in a 2–1 acquire over Crystal Palace. [ 42 ] On 24 May, Fellaini was sent off in Manchester United ‘s concluding Premier League fastness of the season, a 0–0 draw with Hull City at the KC Stadium, 18 minutes after appearing as a substitute. [ 43 ]

2015–16 season [edit ]

On 18 August, his first equal for the club in the 2015–16 season, Fellaini scored the one-third goal in a 3–1 base victory over Club Brugge in the beginning leg of the Champions League play-offs. [ 44 ] On 25 August 2015, Louis van Gaal stated that Fellaini would feature more as a striker. [ 45 ] Fellaini scored the first finish in a 2–1 winnings against Everton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on 23 April 2016. [ 46 ] On 5 May, Fellaini was handed a 3-match suspension by the FA for throwing an elbow at Leicester ‘s Robert Huth. Huth was handed the same punishment for tugging at Fellaini ‘s hair during the affray. [ 47 ] He played the wax 120 minutes as Manchester United beatnik Crystal Palace 2–1 in extra time in the 2016 FA Cup Final. [ 48 ] He besides assisted Juan Mata ‘s counterweight in the final .

2017–18 season [edit ]

Fellaini ‘s beginning goal of the 2017–18 season came against Leicester City, in a 2–0 succeed on 26 August 2017. [ 53 ] He then scored a header against Basel, helping United win the Champions League group stage crippled 3–0 on 12 September. [ 54 ] On 30 September, Fellaini scored a brace in a 4–0 gain against Crystal Palace, upping his goal match to four goals in eight games. [ 55 ] After the succeed, José Mourinho praised his performances, saying “ He had to be a solid quality. He is a champion, a guy with lots of pride and I am in truth please I helped him reach this flat and change the perception the fans have now. I ’ m truly happy for him ”. [ 56 ] He signed a new biennial contract at the end of the campaign. [ 57 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Fellaini made 19 appearances for Manchester United in the beginning half of the 2018–19 season, scoring 90th-minute goals against both Derby County in the EFL Cup and Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League. however, after the judgment of dismissal of head passenger car José Mourinho, Fellaini found opportunities limited and he played in just two of nine possible matches under caretaker director Ole Gunnar Solskjær, both as a substitute .

Shandong Luneng Taishan [edit ]

At the end of January 2019, he agreed sign to a narrow with the chinese cabaret Shandong Luneng and was officially transferred on 1 February 2019, thus concluding his five-and-a-half year enchantment with Manchester United. [ 58 ] On 22 March 2020, Marouane Fellaini tested false-positive for COVID-19 amid the pandemic in China. [ 59 ] [ 60 ]

International career [edit ]

Fellaini before an external friendly against the United States in 2013 Fellaini was eligible to play for either Belgium or Morocco. He chose to represent Belgium, from youth floor upwards. He represented the under-23 team at the 2008 Olympics, when they finished in fourthly locate, losing to Brazil in the bronze decoration match. [ 61 ] His senior team debut was made in February 2007, [ 34 ] and his first base goal for the senior team came in a 2–1 get the better of against Portugal a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match. [ 62 ] Fellaini made seven appearances in Belgium ‘s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification crusade, scoring once, as Belgium reached the finals for the first time since 2002. [ 63 ] On 4 June 2014, Fellaini was selected as contribution of Belgium ‘s 23-man police squad for the 2014 World Cup. [ 64 ] On 17 June, in Belgium ‘s opening match against Algeria, Fellaini came on as a second-half substitute and scored the Red Devils ‘ equalising goal in a 2–1 win. [ 65 ] He was then named in the starting line-up for the second gear match against Russia on 22 June [ 66 ] and went on to play every minute of les Diables Rouges’ race to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated 1–0 by Argentina in Brasília. [ 67 ] During qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, Fellaini scored two goals in Belgium ‘s 5–0 defeat of Cyprus [ 68 ] and the achiever in a 1–0 aside victory in Israel. [ 69 ] Following these goals, on 7 June 2015, he reached five in his concluding three internationals by scoring the open two goals in a 4–3 friendly acquire over France at the Stade de France. [ 70 ] On 3 September 2015, he scored his sixth goal in four international appearances against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [ 71 ] At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Fellaini scored the equalising goal after Japan had gone 2–0 up in a round off of 16 match that saw Belgium win 3–2. [ 72 ] On 7 March 2019, Fellaini announced his retirement from external football. He earned a total of 87 caps and scored 18 goals for Belgium between 2007 and 2018. [ 73 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 31 December 2020[74][75][76]

International [edit ]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[77]

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Belgium[N]

2007
8
1

2008
6
1

2009
7
1

2010
5
1

2011
6
1

2012
6
0

2013
9
2

2014
13
2

2015
6
6

2016
9
0

2017
5
1

2018
7
2

Total
87
18

International goals [edit ]

Scores and results list Belgium’s goal tally first.

Notes

Honours [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

Standard Liège
Manchester United
Shandong Luneng Taishan

International [edit ]

Belgium

Marouane Fellaini

early life [edit ]