Hatem Ben Arfa

About Hatem Ben Arfa

Winger who debuted for France's national team in 2007 and signed with Newcastle United in 2010, after previously playing in Ligue 1.

Hatem Ben Arfa is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for the Ligue 1 club Bordeaux. Renowned for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of France's top-rated talent" but has been criticized by the media and players for its lack of discipline. Ben Arfa's career began in Île-de-France, where he trained at AC Boulogne-Billancourt and at Versailles. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Académie de Clairefontaine. He had three years there before moving to Lyon, where he won four Ligue 1 championships. At the start of his career at Lyon he played in center-back, but switched roles. winger game in the 2007-08 season. In the summer of 2008, Ben Arfa signed rival Marseille for 11 million euros in a move that required the intervention of the Professional Football Federation. With Marseille, he won the 2009-10 season championship, the fifth overall title, as well as the 2010 Coupe de la Ligue

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Trivia

Prior to joining France's senior team, he played for their international youth teams.

Hatem Ben Arfa before fame

In 1994, he joined ASV Chatenay-Malabry for his youth career.

Achievement of Hatem Ben Arfa

He was a member of France's international youth teams before joining the senior team.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Hatem Ben Arfa family life

His father, Kamel Ben Arfa, was a Tunisian international soccer player.

Associations of Hatem Ben Arfa

At Lyon, he played alongside striker Karim Benzema.

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