Bilal Boutobba

Bilal Boutobba

Boutobba training with Montpellier in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-08-29) 29 August 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Najma
Youth career
2004–2007	JS Arménienne St-Antoine
2007–2014	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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)
2023–2024	Clermont	27	(1)
2024–2025	Hatayspor	28	(11)
2025–	Al-Najma	0	(0)
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 as of 16 June 2025

Bilal Boutobba (born 29 August 1998) ^[1] is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Saudi club Al-Najma. ^[2]

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 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]

Al-Najma

On 27 August 2025, Boutobba joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Najma. ^[14]

International career

Boutobba was born in France and is of Algerian descent. ^[15] 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. ^[16] 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. ^[17] 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. ^[18]

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. ^[19] Three days later, with a third-minute goal, he opened a 4–3 win over Paraguay. ^[20] In the last 16, he scored in the penalty shootout as France were eliminated by Costa Rica after a goalless draw. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of matches played 12 May 2024 ^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille B	2014–15	CFA 2	5	0	—		—		5	0
	2015–16	CFA	20	1	—		—		20	1
	Total		25	1	—		—		25	1
Marseille	2014–15	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Sevilla B	2016–17	Segunda División	11	0	—		—		11	0
	2017–18	Segunda División	22	0	—		—		22	0
	Total		33	0	—		—		33	0
Montpellier B	2018–19	National 3	17	6	—		—		17	6
	2019–20	National 3	15	1	—		—		15	1
	Total		32	7	—		—		32	7
Montpellier	2018–19	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Niort	2020–21	Ligue 2	35	3	1	0	1 [a]	0	37	3
	2021–22	Ligue 2	37	7	— [b]		—		37	7
	2022–23	Ligue 2	35	11	4	0	—		39	11
	Total		107	21	5	0	1	0	113	21
Clermont	2023–24	Ligue 1	27	1	2	0	—		29	1
Career total			205	29	7	0	1	0	213	29

1. Match played in the 2020–21 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs
2. Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

Honours

France

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015 ^[23]

References

1. AS, Diario (17 June 2021). "Boutobba (Bilal Boutobba)". AS.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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. "اجتاز الفحص.. بوطوبة يوقع مع النجمة".
15. "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.
16. "France 3-0 Macédoine" [France 3-0 Macedonia] (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
17. "France 1-1 Israel". FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
18. Georgiev, Stoyan (7 May 2015). "Rampant France put five past Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
19. "Six-star France take down New Zealand". FIFA. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
20. "France edge Paraguay in seven-goal thriller". FIFA. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
21. "Costa Rica halt free-scoring France to advance". FIFA. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
22. "France - B. Boutobba - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
23. Harrison, Wayne (22 May 2015). "Édouard treble gives France second U17 title". UEFA. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

External links

• Bilal Boutobba at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Bilal Boutobba at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Montpellier HSC profile
• Bilal Boutobba at BDFutbol