Adel Gafaiti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adel Gafaiti | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nanterre, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Nancy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rangers | ||
| 2012–2013 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Algeria U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:23, 22 April 2014 (UTC). | |||
Adel Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Norwich City. He plays primarily as a centre-back.
Early career
Rangers
Gafaiti began his career in the youth team at Nancy before joining Rangers in 2011, for whom he also played youth team football. However, only one season at Rangers, Gafaiti was among nine players to be released upon their contract was coming to an end in the summer. It believed it was the ongoing process of the club's administration as its main factor.[2][3]
Norwich City
During summer 2012, Gafaiti moved to Premier League side Norwich City from Rangers.[4] He made 24 appearances for the Norwich City U-21 side. On 1 July 2013, he was called up to the Norwich City senior squad but so far has made no appearances.[5] Despite not making first team appearance, Gafaiti was linked a move away from Norwich City, as clubs from Europe were keen to sign him.[6]
During the January 2014 transfer window, Gafaiti moved to Football League One side Oldham Athletic joining on a season long loan.[7] He made his debut on 22 March 2014 on a 1-0 home victory against Crawley Town, coming on in added time.[8] Only just making one appearance, it announced on 22 April that Gafaiti returned to his parent club.[9]
International career
Gafaiti has chosen to represent Algeria at international level, and has been capped by their under-20 side.[10][11]
References
- ↑ "Adel Gafaiti - Fifa 14 weekly - March 28 - SoFifa - Online FIFA DB Searching SoFIFA.com". Sofifa. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "Nine Kids To Leave". Rangers F.C. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Adel Gafaiti s'y sent " en famille "" (in French). Le Parisien. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Adel Gafaiti Norwich City Profile". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "NORWICH CITY BEGIN USA TOUR". Norwich City F.C. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Norwich in fight to keep starlet". TalkTalk Sport. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Adel Gafaiti Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic F.C. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ "Oldham Athletic 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ↑ "Adel Gafaiti Returns To Norwich". Oldham Athletic F.C. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ↑ Adel Gafaiti called up for Norwich City’s USA tour
- ↑ "RUDDY GETS ENGLAND CALL". Norwich City F.C. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
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