Yacine Adli

Yacine Adli

Adli with Bordeaux in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Yacine Adli [1]
Date of birth	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder [3]
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina (on loan from AC Milan)
Number	29
Youth career
2006–2013	US Villejuif
2013–2018	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Paris Saint-Germain B	20	(4)
2018–2019	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
2019–2021	Bordeaux	67	(5)
2021–	AC Milan	30	(1)
2021–2022	→ Bordeaux (loan)	32	(1)
2024–	→ Fiorentina (loan)	20	(3)
International career
2015–2016	France U16	10	(4)
2016–2017	France U17	16	(6)
2017–2018	France U18	7	(3)
2018–2019	France U19	11	(2)
2018–2019	France U20	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Yacine Adli (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina, on loan from AC Milan.

Personal life

Adli's parents are from the village of Tizra-Aissa (Draâ El Mizan, Tizi Ouzou Province, Kabylia, Algeria).

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Adli made his professional debut for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 19 May 2018 in the final Ligue 1 match of the season against Caen. He replaced Christopher Nkunku after 83 minutes in a 0–0 away draw. ^[4] On 2 July 2018, Adli signed his first professional contract with PSG. ^[5]

Bordeaux

On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Adli joined league rivals Bordeaux on a 4+1⁄2-year contract. The transfer reportedly involved a fee of €5.5 million and a 40% sell-on clause. ^{[6] [7]}

Adli scored against his former side Paris Saint-Germain in a 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes on 28 November 2020. ^[8]

AC Milan

On 31 August 2021, it was announced that Adli had signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on a five-year contract. ^[9] The fee paid to Bordeaux was a reported €8 million. ^[10] He was loaned back to the club for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. ^[9]

In his first season at Milan, Adli had very little playtime and made just six sporadic appearances throughout the entire season, all of which were as a substitute in the closing minutes of games. ^[11]

Despite these setbacks, however, he did not go to play elsewhere on loan, neither during the winter break, nor in the summer. ^[11]

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, as Milan's primary formation changed from 4–2–3–1 to 4–3–3, Adli started to play in front of the team's defense as a holding midfielder or a deep-lying playmaker, providing an alternative to Rade Krunić, who had been considered a starter in this position at the time. However, as Krunić departed in the winter, Adli took his place in the starting XI. ^[11]

Loan to Fiorentina

On 28 August 2024, Adli joined fellow Serie A club Fiorentina, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. ^[12]

International career

Adli was born in France to Algerian parents of Kabyle origins. ^[13] He holds French and Algerian nationalities. ^[14] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship ^[15] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 February 2025 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B	2017–18	Championnat National 2	9	3	—		—		—		9	3
	2018–19	Championnat National 2	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
	Total		20	4	—		—		—		20	4
Paris Saint-Germain	2017–18	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bordeaux	2018–19	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	21	3	2	0	2	0	—		25	3
	2020–21	Ligue 1	35	2	1	0	—		—		36	2
	2021–22	Ligue 1	36	1	0	0	—		—		36	1
	Total		99	6	3	0	2	0	—		104	6
AC Milan	2022–23	Serie A	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
	2023–24	Serie A	24	1	2	0	—		7 [c]	0	33	1
	Total		30	1	2	0	—		7	0	39	1
Fiorentina (loan)	2024–25	Serie A	20	3	0	0	—		4 [d]	1	24	3
Career total			170	14	5	0	2	0	11	1	188	15

1. Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2017–18 ^[18]
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18 ^[19]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
2. "Yacine Adli: Biography". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. Yacine Adli at WorldFootball.net
4. "Caen vs. PSG - 19 May 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
5. "Yacine Adli signe son premier contrat professionnel" [Yacine Adli signs his first professional contract] (in French). Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
6. Margueritte, Matthieu (31 January 2019). "Officiel : Yacine Adli file à Bordeaux". Footmercato (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
7. "PSG youngster Adli joins Bordeaux". FOX Sports Asia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
8. "Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bordeaux". ESPN. 28 November 2020.
9. "Official Statement: Yacine Adli". A.C. Milan. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
10. Möller, Isak (31 August 2021). "Official: AC Milan announce signing of Yacine Adli from Bordeaux plus subsequent loan". SempreMilan. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
11. "Rejection, resurgence and recent rollercoaster: Yacine Adli a curious case once again". 30 November 2023.
12. "Adli è un nuovo calciatore della Fiorentina" [Adli is a new Fiorentina player] (in Italian). Fiorentina. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
13. "Yacine Adli : La pépite franco-algérienne affole l'Europe". 28 February 2018.
14. "Yacine ADLI -".
15. "Ten to watch from U17 EURO in Croatia". UEFA.com. 22 May 2017.
16. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Heavyweights France take on debutants New Caledonia in Group E opener". Firstpost. 8 October 2017.
17. Yacine Adli at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
18. "PSG wrap up Ligue 1 title with Monaco win | Goal.com". Goal . 15 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
19. "Mbappé stars as PSG beat Monaco to lift cup". Ligue 1. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

External links

• Profile at the AC Milan website
• Yacine Adli at Soccerway
• Yacine Adli at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Yacine Adli at the French Football Federation (archived2019-10-13) (in French)
• Yacine Adli – UEFA competition record ( archive )