1. Nabil Bentaleb is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.
18 Facts About Nabil Bentaleb
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Nabil Bentaleb then went on trial with Birmingham City before eventually signing into the academy of Tottenham Hotspur in January 2012.
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On 22 December 2013, Nabil Bentaleb was selected into the 18-man first-team squad for Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League match against Southampton.
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Nabil Bentaleb scored his first goal for the club on 17 December 2014 in the fifth round of the Football League Cup against Newcastle United.
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On 25 August 2016, Nabil Bentaleb joined Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a season-long loan deal.
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Nabil Bentaleb's first start came the next weekend against Bayern, after which Bentaleb became a fixture in new manager Markus Weinzierl's starting eleven.
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Immediately after the match, a report emerged claiming that Nabil Bentaleb had already signed a four-year contract to remain with Schalke, which would go in effect after a permanent buying option in his loan deal was picked up, putting his future at White Hart Lane in question.
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Nabil Bentaleb returned to the first-team in April 2019, before being dropped to the second team again later that month.
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Nabil Bentaleb returned to Schalke at the end of the season after not impressing on loan.
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On 6 January 2022, Nabil Bentaleb signed for French club Angers who play in Ligue 1, on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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On 28 August 2023, Nabil Bentaleb joined his hometown team Lille OSC on a three-year deal.
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However, after the season, in June 2024, Nabil Bentaleb suffered a cardiac arrest and was told his career might be over.
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Nabil Bentaleb made his return to football on 16 February 2025, coming on as a 76th minute substitute against Rennes.
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Nabil Bentaleb went on to score four minutes into his return, and celebrated by running to the Lille bench, where he was mobbed by his team-mates and coaching staff.
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On 15 February 2014, Nabil Bentaleb pledged his international future to Algeria.
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Nabil Bentaleb scored his first goal for his country against Romania on 4 June 2014 at the Stade de Geneve in Switzerland.
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In June 2014, Nabil Bentaleb was named in Algeria's 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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On 15 December 2014, Nabil Bentaleb was named in Algeria's 23-man squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.