Bilal Boutobba

Bilal Boutobba
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sevilla B
Number 21
Youth career
2004–2007 JS Arménienne St-Antoine
2007–2014 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Marseille II 25 (1)
2014–2016 Marseille 3 (0)
2016– Sevilla B 2 (0)
National team‡
2014–2015 France U17 15 (2)
2015–2016 France U18 9 (3)
2016– France U19 5 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

Bilal Boutobba (born 29 August 1998) is an French footballer who plays as a right winger for Spanish club Sevilla Atlético and the France national under-18 football team.

Club career

Marseille

Born in Marseille and a youth product of Olympique de Marseille, Boutobba made his league debut on 14 December 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat against AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II, replacing Mario Lemina for the last six minutes of the game.[1] In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to play an official match for Marseille, at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 15 days. The record was previously held by his teammate Jérémie Porsan-Clemente, who was aged 16 years and 8 months on his debut earlier in the season.[2]

Sevilla

On 18 June 2016, Boutobba confirmed that he would not be renewing his contract with Marseille and would instead be joining La Liga side Sevilla on a free transfer.[3] On 7 July he joined them on a four-year deal, initially assigned to their reserve side.[4] Boutobba made his debut in Segunda División on 10 September, replacing David Carmona for the final seven minutes of a 1–0 loss at CD Lugo.[5]

International career

Boutobba made his debut for France under-17 on 25 October 2014 in a European qualifier at Pafiako Stadium in Paphos, Cyprus, playing the entirety of a 3–0 win over Macedonia.[6] In the opening match of the Elite Round on 20 March 2015, he netted the only goal in the first minute of the second half to defeat Israel.[7] He was part of the French squad which won the finals in Bulgaria, netting in a 5–0 win over Scotland in the first group game.[8]

Later in the year, he went with the team to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, forcing a James McGarry own goal and scoring in a 6–1 rout of New Zealand in the opening group game in Puerto Montt.[9] Three days later, with a third-minute goal, he opened a 4–3 win over Paraguay.[10] In the last 16, he scored in the penalty shootout as France were eliminated by Costa Rica after a goalless draw.[11]

Career statistics

As of 10 September 2016[12]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2014–15 300000——30
2015–16 00000000—00
Total 300000000030
Career total 300000000030
  1. ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Includes Trophée des champions

    Honours

    References

    1. ↑ "Monaco 1-0 Marseille". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
    2. ↑ "Bilal Boutobba, plus jeune joueur de l'histoire de l'OM" [Bilal Boutobba, youngest player in the history of OM] (in French). OM.net. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
    3. ↑ "Boutobba vers Séville" [Boutobba to Sevilla]. Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
    4. ↑ "Boutobba à signé à Séville" [Boutobba has signed with Sevilla]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    5. ↑ "Se impone el Lugo, con un penalti discutido" [Lugo impose themselves, with a disputed penalty] (in Spanish). Marca. EFE. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
    6. ↑ "France 3-0 Macédoine" [France 3-0 Macedonia] (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    7. ↑ "France 1-1 Israel". FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
    8. ↑ Georgiev, Stoyan (7 May 2015). "Rampant France put five past Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
    9. ↑ "Six-star France take down New Zealand". FIFA. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
    10. ↑ "France edge Paraguay in seven-goal thriller". FIFA. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
    11. ↑ "Costa Rica halt free-scoring France to advance". FIFA. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
    12. ↑ "France - B. Boutobba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.

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