Yacine Adli

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Yacine Adli
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Adli with Bordeaux in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yacine Adli [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position Midfielder [3]
Team information
Current team
Al Shabab
Number 29
Youth career
2006–2013 US Villejuif
2013–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 20 (4)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2019–2021 Bordeaux 67 (5)
2021–2025 AC Milan 30 (1)
2021–2022 → Bordeaux (loan) 32 (1)
2024–2025 → Fiorentina (loan) 26 (4)
2025– Al Shabab 17 (1)
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 as of 22:25, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Yacine Adli (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab.

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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]

Al Shabab

On 10 September 2025, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab permanently, for an estimated €8 million transfer fee. [13] [14]

International career

Adli was born in France to Algerian parents of Kabyle origins. [15] He holds French and Algerian nationalities. [16] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship [17] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 February 2026 [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2017–18 Championnat National 2 93———93
2018–19 Championnat National 2111———111
Total204———204
Paris Saint-Germain 2017–18 Ligue 1 1000000010
2018–19 Ligue 10000000000
Total1000000010
Bordeaux 2018–19 Ligue 1700000—70
2019–20 Ligue 12132020—253
2020–21 Ligue 135210——362
2021–22 Ligue 136100——361
Total9963020—1046
AC Milan 2022–23 Serie A 6000—0060
2023–24 Serie A24120—7 [c] 0331
Total30120—70391
Fiorentina (loan) 2024–25 Serie A26400—9 [d] 1355
Al Shabab 2025–26 Saudi Pro League 16120—4 [e] 0221
Career total19216702020122117

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Paris Saint-Germain vs. Bordeaux". ESPN. 28 November 2020.
  9. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: YACINE ADLI". AC Milan. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "UFFICIALE: ADLI PASSA DAL MILAN ALL'AL-SHABAB. "SEGUITE ALLEGRI E I GIOCATORI, SE LO MERITANO". QUANTO INCASSANO I ROSSONERI". CalcioMercato. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Yacine Adli : La pépite franco-algérienne affole l'Europe". 28 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "Yacine ADLI -".
  17. ↑ "Ten to watch from U17 EURO in Croatia". UEFA . 22 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Heavyweights France take on debutants New Caledonia in Group E opener". Firstpost. 8 October 2017.
  19. ↑ Yacine Adli at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "Mbappé stars as PSG beat Monaco to lift cup". Ligue 1. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.