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Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة, French pronunciation: [atɛm bɛnaʁfa]; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder. He is currently a free agent .
Transfermarkt provides information on Hatem Ben Arfa, a 37-year-old French former international footballer without a club since Jul 1, 2022. See his career stats, position, national team career, and more.
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Hatem Ben Arfa, né le 7 mars 1987 à Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine), est un footballeur international français évoluant au poste de milieu offensif ou d'avant-centre. Connu pour son excellente technique de balle et son sens du dribble, il est considéré comme l'un des joueurs français les plus talentueux durant sa carrière marquée ...
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Before his professional debut with Lyon in August 2004, Ben Arfa was already in the spotlight. In 2002, he featured in the documentary series “À la Clairefontaine” describing the life of teenagers inside the INF Clairefontaine, the most famous academy for French young footballers. The attacking midfielder became one of the main characters of the se...
Due to multiple conflicts with his managers (Eric Gerets and Didier Deschamps with Marseille, Laurent Blanc with the national team, Steve Bruce with Hull City) and various injuries (he missed 59 games in four seasons at Newcastle), Ben Arfa ultimately failed to take off as expected, even if he did have his moments. He played a part in Marseille’s l...
Pushed out of the Premier League after a poor 2014, with Newcastle and then Hull City, Ben Arfa bounced back at Nice in 2015-16 when he enjoyed the most successful season of his career, scoring 17 goals and providing six assists in 34 league appearances as Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1. His 153 successful take-ons in the French top-flight that se...
History repeats itself. Ben Arfa was once again back at it. In September 2018, he joined Rennes under the presidency of Olivier Létang, previously PSG’s sporting director (who has since become Lille’s president – it’s a small world). In Brittany, Ben Arfa showed decent form with nine goals and six assists in 41 appearances in all competitions. He a...
Once again, Ben Arfa surprised everyone by prematurely terminating his contract with Rennes. Since then he has struggled to bounce back again. He spent a few months with Real Valladolid in 2020, playing only 158 minutes, and then signed a one-year deal with Bordeaux in 2020-21 where he failed to have as much impact as in Nice or Rennes. At Lille, h...
The French winger has played for 10 clubs in his professional career, showing flashes of brilliance and inconsistency. Learn about his dribbling skills, international debut, conflicts with managers and his latest move to Lille.
Jan 21, 2022 · Since the 2006-07 season, Hatem Ben Arfa is the player who has attempted (1217) and succeeded (628) the most dribbles in Ligue 1 Uber Eats. The 34-year-old has made ten or more successful dribbles in a match on six separate occasions over that period, with only Parisian Neymar doing better (11 times).
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Jan 19, 2022 · The 34-year-old former France international has joined the French champions on a six-month deal after leaving Bordeaux. Ben Arfa, who has played for 10 clubs in 15 years, scored 13 goals for Newcastle United before his contract was terminated in 2015.
