Nabil Bentaleb
Nabil Bentaleb is an Algerian international midfielder playing for his hometown club, Lille, after spells in the Premier League and Bundesliga.
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LOSC
LOSC
LOSCOverview
- Born
- 24 November 1994, Lille, France
- Sport
- Football, midfielder
- National team
- Algeria
- Breakout
- Tottenham first-team debut in December 2013
- Current club
- Lille, contracted until 2028
Mini bio
How it started.
Nabil grew up in Lille’s Wazemmes neighbourhood and spent part of his youth development at LOSC. His route also took him through Mouscron and Dunkerque before he joined Tottenham’s academy full-time in January 2012.
The breakthrough.
His Tottenham debut came in the 3-2 win at Southampton on 22 December 2013. He finished that season with 20 senior appearances and earned his first Algeria cap. Schalke, a Newcastle loan and Angers followed before he returned to Lille in 2023.
Coming home.
Playing for Lille had been a childhood dream. After a cardiac arrest in June 2024, he returned to competition on 16 February 2025 and scored at Rennes within minutes of coming on. In July 2026, he renewed his Lille contract until 2028.
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Club football
- 2023–presentLille OSCMidfielder
- 2022–2023Angers SCOMidfielder
- 2020Newcastle UnitedMidfielder, on loan
- 2016–2021Schalke 04Midfielder, initially on loan
- 2013–2016Tottenham HotspurFirst-team midfielder
International football
- 2026FIFA World CupAlgeria midfielder
- 2014FIFA World CupAlgeria midfielder
Awards
Quotes
I will continue to work hard and give everything in training.Nabil Bentaleb, Tottenham Hotspur
In May 2014, reflecting on his first senior season and the improvements he wanted to make.
Trivia
- His hometown neighbourhood is Wazemmes, and Lille calls him the “prince de Wazemmes”.
- His first goal for Lille was the opener on his comeback night at Rennes.
- After his Tottenham breakthrough, he singled out improving his right-foot shots as a training goal.
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