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 10 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 30 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 30000030
2015–16 0000000000
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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