Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a former French football player. He also played for the France national team. He is a midfielder. He is of Algerian heritage. Nasri has been called a player whose "vision and imagination make him an unpredictable opponent". His playing style, ability, and cultural background have led people to compare him to French legend Zinedine Zidane.

Nasri began his football career playing for local youth clubs in his hometown of Marseille. He joined the professional club, Olympique de Marseille at the age of 9. He spent seven years developing in the club's youth academy at La Commanderie, which is the club's training center. Nasri made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season at the age of 17. In the next season, he became a regular starter in the team. He also took part in European competition for the first time in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. In the 2006–07 season, Nasri won the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Young Player of the Year award and was also named in the Team of the Year. He finished his career with Marseille making over 160 appearances. He played in the teams that reached back-to-back Coupe de France finals in 2006 and 2007.

In June 2008, Nasri joined Premier League club Arsenal. He agreed on a four-year contract. He reached fame with the team in his third season where he won the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) Fans' Player of the Month award three times. He was alson named in  the PFA's Team of the Year. In December 2010, he was named the French Player of the Year for his performances during the year. In August 2011, after three seasons with Arsenal, Nasri joined Manchester City. He agreed on a four-year contract. In his first season with the club, they won the 2011–12 of the Premier League. This was Nasri's first important honour as a player.

Nasri was a French youth international. He has played for his nation at every level for which he was able to. He played on the France under-17 team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Nasri made his senior team debut in March 2007. It was a friendly match against Austria. Two months later, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying win over Georgia. Nasri has played for France at two major international tournaments: UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012.

Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMarseille2004–05Ligue 12411000——2512005–06Ligue 13015000141—4922006–07Ligue 1373601060—5032007–08Ligue 1306202080—426Total1211114030281—16612Arsenal2008–09Premier League2965000101—4472009–10Premier League262101063—3452010–11Premier League3010414282—46152011–12Premier League10000000—10Total861810152246—12527Manchester City2011–12Premier League3151041100—4662012–13Premier League272310061113752013–14Premier League347223171—46112014–15Premier League242101061103332015–16Premier League122000010—1322016–17Premier League10000000—10Total1291873823032117627Sevilla (loan)2016–17La Liga23220—51—303Antalyaspor2017–18Süper Lig8200———82West Ham United2018–19Premier League501000——60Anderlecht2019–20Belgian Pro League7111———82Career total3795235516487112151973

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFrance200772200870200910201040201181201281201361Total415

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nasri goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Samir NasriNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition16 June 2007  Stade de l'Abbé Deschamps, Auxerre, France        UEFA Euro 2008 qualification216 November 2007  Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France        Friendly311 October 2011  Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France        UEFA Euro 2012 qualification411 June 2012  Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine        UEFA Euro 2012510 September 2013  Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus        2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Marseille
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Arsenal
Football League Cup runner-up: 2010–11

Manchester City
Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14
Football League Cup: 2013–14
FA Community Shield: 2012
FA Cup runner-up: 2012–13
France U17
UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2004

Individual
UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2006–07
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2006–07
Premier League Player of the Month: December 2010
French Player of the Year: 2010
PFA Fans' Player of the Month: October 2010, December 2010, January 2011
PFA Team of the Year: 2010–11 Premier League
Nominated for the Best at Sport award at the British Muslim Awards: 2013
Alan Hardaker Trophy: 2014

References

Other websites
 Manchester City profile 

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Category:Living people
Category:Arsenal F.C. players
Category:Footballers from Marseille
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:West Ham United F.C. players