personal life [edit ]
Feghouli was born in Levallois-Perret to algerian parents. His father is from Tiaret, while his mother is from Ghazaouet. He has 4 brothers. [ 3 ]
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Club career [edit ]
grenoble [edit ]
Feghouli began his career with Grenoble, after french team Paris Saint-Germain decided not to sign him after a test. [ 4 ] For the latter part of the 2006–2007 season, he was promoted to the first-team team and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the historic period of 17, for the club on 27 April 2007 in a Ligue 2 peer against Reims, appearing as a substitute. grenoble won the match 1–0. [ 5 ] He made two more appearances that season, including his first base starting signal on the final examination match day of the season against Montpellier on 25 May 2007. Montpellier won the match 1–0 with Feghouli playing 56 minutes before being subbed out. [ 6 ] On 31 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Grenoble, keeping him with the side until 2010. [ 7 ] The following season, he was handed the number 8 shirt and, despite being 17 years of senesce, was given a more significant character in the first-team squad. Despite having the imperativeness of being labelled the “ fresh Zidane “, [ 8 ] his contribution to the team was successful, appearing in 27 matches and scoring three goals, helping grenoble achieve promotion to Ligue 1. His first career goal came on 18 January 2008 in a 4–3 aside victory against Reims, the club he faced on his debut. [ 9 ] Feghouli returned for the 2009–10 season, making his debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 defeat to Rhône-Alpes rivals Saint-Étienne. After appearing in five more matches, it was discovered by grenoble officials that Feghouli had torn the meniscus in his good knee. The knee was successfully operated on in October. Following the surgery, Grenoble officials, most notably CEO Pierre Wantiez, were highly critical of the musician. Wantiez questioned Feghouli ‘s long delay in returning to the team and the player ‘s motives regarding a transfer as Feghouli would be out of contract in the summer and was already talking to several clubs, most notably spanish club Valencia. [ 10 ] Wantiez attributed Feghouli ‘s late moves to “ bad advice ” from the player ‘s agent. [ 11 ]
valencia [edit ]
On 20 May 2010, Feghouli signed a four-year hand with Valencia CF. [ 12 ] He made his La Liga debut on 25 September, replacing Juan Mata in a 2–0 gain against Sporting delaware Gijón. [ 13 ] On 28 January 2011, after appearing meagerly for the Valencian slope, Feghouli was loaned to fellow league team UD Almería, until June. [ 14 ] He appeared regularly for the Andalusians, however they were relegated at the end of the season. [ 15 ] After returning from Almería, and profiting from Mata and Vicente ‘s departures, Feghouli became a starter, and scored his first goals for Los Che on 29 October 2011, netting a pair in a 3–1 home plate win against Getafe CF. [ 16 ] His performances for Valencia in 2012 earned him two Algerian player of the year awards, Le Buteur ‘s algerian Ballon d’Or and the DZFoot d’Or. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] On 11 April 2016, Feghouli was suspended by the cabaret amid reports he refused to take part in a warm-down after the 2–1 base gain over Sevilla the day before. He had besides reportedly missed training a few days early. [ 19 ] He ended his Valencia career with 202 appearances, scoring 31 times and providing 40 assists. [ 20 ]
West Ham United [edit ]
On 14 June 2016, it was announced that Feghouli would be joining West Ham United on 1 July 2016 on a three-year contract. [ 21 ] He made his West Ham introduction on 28 July in a 2–1 off frustration to NK Domžale in the Third Qualifying Round of the Europa League. [ 22 ] He scored his first competitive finish for West Ham the following week in the restitution fastness against Domžale, West Ham ‘s first game at the London Stadium in which West Ham won 3–0, progressing to the UEFA Europa League play-offs. [ 23 ] Feghouli made his first Premier League startle in West Ham ‘s inaugural crippled of 2017, receiving a harsh red poster after 15 minutes for a challenge on Manchester United defender Phil Jones in a 2–0 base defeat. [ 24 ] After an appeal against the calling card by West Ham, it was rescinded on 4 January. [ 25 ]
Galatasaray [edit ]
In August 2017, Feghouli signed a five-year shrink with Galatasaray. Galatasaray paid West Ham a €4.25 million transfer fee. [ 26 ]
International career [edit ]
France [edit ]
Feghouli was eligible for both Algeria and France. Feghouli had stated his preference was to play for France [ 27 ] and appeared in several France youth squads. On 12 November 2008, home team coach Raymond Domenech shortlisted the player for his pre-selection squad ahead of a friendly against Uruguay. [ 28 ] Despite this, Algeria national team coach Rabah Saadane contacted Feghouli by call in an attack to get the player to play for Algeria in the team ‘s 19 November friendly against Mali. team captain Yazid Mansouri besides contacted the player. [ 27 ]
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Algeria [edit ]
On 25 May 2011, it was reported that, whilst on loanword at Almeria, Feghouli met with the President of the Algerian Football Federation Mohamed Raouraoua. Feghouli agreed to play for Algeria and was Invited to a train clique being held in Spain for the match against Morocco. He was ineffective to attend the school term, but was touched by the gesture, agreeing to be available for the Tanzania meet rather. [ 29 ] On 23 October 2011, the Algerian Football Federation announced that FIFA officially accepted Feghouli ‘s request to switch allegiances from France to Algeria, and that he was eligible to represent Algeria in external contest as of that date. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Two days belated, on 25 October, Feghouli was called up by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a pair of friendlies against Tunisia and Cameroon in November. [ 32 ] On 29 February 2012, Feghouli made his debut for the Algerian national team in a 2–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win against Gambia, scoring the winning finish. [ 33 ] During qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he scored three goals in seven appearances for Les Fennecs. [ 33 ] In the team ‘s opening match of the 2014 World Cup, a 2–1 defeat to Belgium in Belo Horizonte, Feghouli scored with a penalty kick – Algeria ‘s first World Cup goal in 28 years. [ 34 ] He was amazingly omitted from the 2017 African Cup Of Nations squad. [ 35 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of match played 7 November 2021[36][37]
International [edit ]
- As of match played 16 November 2021[38]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2012 | 8 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | 73 | 19 | |
- Scores and results list Algeria’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feghouli goal.[38]
Honours [edit ]
Galatasaray
Algeria
Individual
References [edit ]
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