Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri was (born on the 26th of June in 1987) is a French football player. He is currently not signed with any football club. He also played for the France national team. He is a midfielder. He is of Algerian heritage. Nasri has been called a player whose "vision and imagination make him an unpredictable opponent".[2] His playing style, ability, and cultural background have led people to compare him to French legend Zinedine Zidane.[3][4]

Samir Nasri
Personal information
Full name Samir Nasri
Date of birth (1987-06-26) 26 June 1987
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997 Pennes Mirabeau
1997–2004 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Marseille 121 (11)
2008–2011 Arsenal 86 (18)
2011–2017 Manchester City 124 (18)
2016–2017Sevilla (loan) 23 (2)
2017–2018 Antalyaspor 8 (5)
2019 West Ham United 5 (0)
2019–2020 Anderlecht 7 (1)
National team
2002–2003 France U16 16 (8)
2003–2004 France U17 16 (6)
2004–2005 France U18 4 (0)
2005–2006 France U19 10 (5)
2006–2007 France U21 4 (0)
2007–2014 France 41 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nasri began his football career playing for local youth clubs in his hometown of Marseille. He joined the professional club, Olympique de Marseille at the age of 9. He spent seven years developing in the club's youth academy at La Commanderie, which is the club's training center. Nasri made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season at the age of 17. In the next season, he became a regular starter in the team. He also took part in European competition for the first time in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. In the 2006–07 season, Nasri won the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Young Player of the Year award and was also named in the Team of the Year. He finished his career with Marseille making over 160 appearances. He played in the teams that reached back-to-back Coupe de France finals in 2006 and 2007.

In June 2008, Nasri joined Premier League club Arsenal. He agreed on a four-year contract. He reached fame with the team in his third season where he won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Fans' Player of the Month award three times. He was alson named in the PFA's Team of the Year. In December 2010, he was named the French Player of the Year for his performances during the year.[5] In August 2011, after three seasons with Arsenal, Nasri joined Manchester City. He agreed on a four-year contract. In his first season with the club, they won the 2011–12 of the Premier League. This was Nasri's first important honour as a player.

Nasri was a French youth international. He has played for his nation at every level for which he was able to. He played on the France under-17 team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Nasri made his senior team debut in March 2007. It was a friendly match against Austria. Two months later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying win over Georgia. Nasri has played for France at two major international tournaments: UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career statistics

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue EuropeTotal
2004/05Olympique MarseilleLigue 124100241
2005/06301110411
2006/0737340413
2007/0830680386
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2008/09ArsenalPremier League2965000101447
2009/10
CountryRFA 1221123014511
England 2965000101447
Total 15117500033118918

International career statistics

Nasri (in white) playing for France against Sweden.
As of 31 March 2014.[6]
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
France 2006–0731
2007–0891
2008–0930
2009–1000
2010–1170
2011–12132
2012–1300
2013–1461
Total415

International goals

#DatePlaceOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
6 June 2007Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre, France Georgia
1–0
1–0
UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2
16 November 2007Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Morocco
2–1
2–2
Friendly
3
11 October 2011Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–1
1–1
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4
11 June 2012Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine England
1–1
1–1
UEFA Euro 2012
5
10 September 2013Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus Belarus
2–3
2–4
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "Samir Nasri Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. "Samir Nasri ESPN Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. Doyle, Paul (23 March 2007). "Samir Nasri: the new Zidane?". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  4. Lawton, Matt (4 March 2011). "Nasri: We had an argument but Thierry was cool – then I had a problem with Gallas". Daily Mail. UK. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. "Nasri, numéro 1 à 23 ans" (in French). France Football. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  6. National Football Teams, Nasri, Samir

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