Bilal Boutobba
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | JS Arménienne St-Antoine | ||
| 2007–2014 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2015– | Marseille II | 19 | (0) |
| 2014– | Marseille | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | France U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2015– | France U18 | 6 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 March 2016. | |||
Bilal Boutobba (born 29 August 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the France national under-17 football team.
Club career
Born in Marseille and a youth product of Olympique de Marseille, Boutobba made his league debut on 14 December 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat against AS Monaco at the Stade Louis II, replacing Mario Lemina for the last six minutes of the game.[1] In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to play an official match for Marseille, at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 15 days. The record was previously held by his teammate Jérémie Porsan-Clemente, who was aged 16 years and 8 months on his debut earlier in the season.[2]
International career
Boutobba made his debut for France under-17 on 25 October 2014 in a European qualifier at Pafiako Stadium in Paphos, Cyprus, playing the entirety of a 3–0 win over Macedonia.[3] In the opening match of the Elite Round on 20 March 2015, he netted the only goal in the first minute of the second half to defeat Israel.[4] He was part of the French squad which won the finals in Bulgaria, netting in a 5–0 win over Scotland in the first group game.[5]
Later in the year, he went with the team to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, forcing a James McGarry own goal and scoring in a 6–1 rout of New Zealand in the opening group game in Puerto Montt.[6] Three days later, with a third-minute goal, he opened a 4–3 win over Paraguay.[7] In the last 16, he scored in the penalty shootout as France were eliminated by Costa Rica after a goalless draw.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 14 December 2014[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
- ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes Trophée des champions
Honours
References
- ↑ "Monaco 1-0 Marseille". BBC Sport. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bilal Boutobba, plus jeune joueur de l’histoire de l’OM" [Bilal Boutobba, youngest player in the history of OM] (in French). OM.net. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "France 3-0 Macédoine" [France 3-0 Macedonia] (in French). FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "France 1-1 Israel". FFF. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ Georgiev, Stoyan (7 May 2015). "Rampant France put five past Scotland". UEFA. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "Six-star France take down New Zealand". FIFA. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "France edge Paraguay in seven-goal thriller". FIFA. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "Costa Rica halt free-scoring France to advance". FIFA. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ↑ "France - B. Boutobba - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
External links
- France profile at FFF
- Bilal Boutobba profile at Soccerway