Bilal Boutobba

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Bilal Boutobba
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Boutobba training with Montpellier in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Clermont
Number 8
Youth career
2004–2007 JS Arménienne St-Antoine
2007–2014 Marseille
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Marseille B 25 (1)
2014–2016 Marseille 3 (0)
2016–2018 Sevilla B 33 (0)
2018–2020 Montpellier B 32 (7)
2019–2020 Montpellier 3 (0)
2020–2023 Niort 107 (21)
2023– Clermont 26 (1)
International career
2014–2015 France U17 15 (2)
2015–2016 France U18 9 (3)
2016–2017 France U19 12 (4)
2017 France U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Bilal Boutobba (born 29 August 1998) [1] is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Clermont. [2]

Contents

Club career

Marseille

Born in Marseille and a youth product of Marseille, Boutobba made his league debut on 14 December 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat against Monaco at the Stade Louis II, replacing Mario Lemina for the last six minutes of the game. [3] 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-Clémenté, who was aged 16 years and 8 months on his debut earlier in the season. [4]

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. [5] On 7 July he joined them on a four-year deal, initially assigned to their reserve side. [6] Boutobba made his debut in Segunda División on 10 September, replacing David Carmona for the final seven minutes of a 1–0 loss at Lugo. [7]

On 31 August 2018, Boutobba terminated his contract with Sevilla. [8]

Montpellier

On 21 September 2018, Boutobba returned to Ligue 1 with Montpellier Montpellier on an undisclosed contract. He was assigned to their reserve team in Championnat National 3. [9] [10] He made his first-team debut on 24 February 2019, replacing Nicolas Cozza after an hour of a 4–2 home loss to Stade de Reims, and made one more appearance off the bench over the season. [11]

Niort

In August 2020, out of contract at Montpellier, Boutobba signed a three-year deal at Niort in Ligue 2. [12] He scored his first professional league goal on 7 November to open a 4–3 win at Sochaux that put his team in first place. [13]

International career

Boutobba was born in France and is of Algerian descent. [14] 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. [15] 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. [16] 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. [17]

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. [18] Three days later, with a third-minute goal, he opened a 4–3 win over Paraguay. [19] In the last 16, he scored in the penalty shootout as France were eliminated by Costa Rica after a goalless draw. [20]

Career statistics

As of matches played 20 April 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille B 2014–15 CFA 2 50——50
2015–16 CFA 201——201
Total251——251
Marseille 2014–15 Ligue 1 30000030
2015–16 Ligue 100000000
Total30000030
Sevilla B 2016–17 Segunda División 110——110
2017–18 Segunda División220——220
Total330——330
Montpellier B 2018–19 National 3 176——176
2019–20 National 3151——151
Total327——327
Montpellier 2018–19 Ligue 120000020
2019–20 Ligue 110000010
Total30000030
Niort 2020–21 Ligue 2 353101 [lower-alpha 1] 0373
2021–22 Ligue 2377— [lower-alpha 2] —377
2022–23 Ligue 2351140—3911
Total10721501011321
Clermont 2023–24 Ligue 126120—281
Career total20429701021229
  1. ↑ Match played in the 2020–21 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs
  2. ↑ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

Honours

France

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References

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  2. ↑ Bilal Boutobba at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Monaco 1-0 Marseille". BBC Sport . 14 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Boutobba vers Séville" [Boutobba to Sevilla]. Le Figaro (in French). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Boutobba à signé à Séville" [Boutobba has signed with Sevilla]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Bilal Boutobba résilie avec le Séville FC" [Boutobba terminates contract with Sevilla FC] (in French). L'Équipe. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bilal Boutobba rebondit à Montpellier" [Boutobba signs with Montpellier] (in French). L'Équipe. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Bilal Boutobba rejoint le MHSC, mhscfoot.com, 22 September 2018
  11. ↑ Guyon, Fabien (24 February 2019). "Première apparition pour Bilal Boutobba sur la pelouse du Stade de la Mosson" [Bilal Boutobba's first appearance on the pitch at the Stade de la Mosson] (in French). MHSC On Air. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. ↑ "Transferts : Bilal Boutobba (ex-Montpellier) rejoint Niort (L2)" [Transfers: Bilal Boutobba (ex-Montpellier) joins Niort (L2)]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Giraud, William (7 November 2020). "Les Chamois battent Sochaux 4-3 et remontent sur le podium de la Ligue 2" [Les Chamois beat Sochaux 4-3 and climb back to the Ligue 2 podium] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Olympique de Marseille : L'Algerien Bilal Boutobba nouveau plus jeune joueur du championnat de France" [Olympique de Marseille: Algerian Bilal Boutobba new youngest player in French championship] (in French). El Moudjahid.
  15. ↑ "France 3-0 Macédoine" [France 3-0 Macedonia] (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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