Sofiane Boufal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofiane Boufal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Angers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Angers B | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Angers | 46 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Lille | 43 | (14) |
| 2016– | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:49, 30 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Sofiane Boufal (born 17 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English side Southampton in the Premier League and internationally for the Moroccan national team.
Club career
Angers
Boufal came through the Angers youth system, making his debut for the club at the age of 18, replacing Rayan Frikeche in the closing stages of a 1–0 home loss to FC Istres in August 2012. He made his first ever professional start the next Ligue 2 season, in a 4–2 win away at FC Istres, becoming a regular that season, making 31 appearances in all competitions. In the 2014–15 season, he helped Angers win promotion to Ligue 1. He racked up a total of 4 goals in 16 appearances in the first half of the season, before attracting interest from Ligue 1 clubs.
Lille
On 9 January 2015, Boufal transferred to Lille in Ligue 1, instantly making an impression, scoring 3 goals in 14 league games.[2] The next season he continued to impress, scoring 12 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions and attracted interest from some of the biggest clubs around the world.[3]
Southampton
On 29 August 2016, Southampton announced they had signed Boufal on a five-year contract for a club-record undisclosed fee.[4] The fee was reported as £16 million, slightly more than the £15 million paid to Roma for Dani Osvaldo in October 2013.[5][6]
International career
Boufal made his debut for the Moroccan first team on 26 March 2016 starting in a 1–0 African Cup of Nations qualification victory against Cape Verde.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 30 October 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angers B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||||
| Angers | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| Total | 46 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Lille | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| Total | 43 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
| Southampton | 2016–17[9] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| Career total | 120 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 25 | ||
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Sofiane Boufal - Football Stats - Lille - Season 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sofiane Boufal - Football Stats - Lille - Season 2015/16". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sofiane Boufal joins Southampton from Lille on five-year contract". Southampton F.C. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ Thomas, Lall (29 August 2016). "Southampton confirm signing of Sofiane Boufal - Sky sources believe it to be for club record £16m". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sofiane Boufal: Southampton break transfer record to sign midfielder from Lille". BBC Sport. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cape Verde Islands vs. Morocco - 25 March 2016". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ↑ "S. BOUFAL". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Sofiane Boufal in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
