Rami with France in UEFA Euro 2012.
|
|||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Adil Rami | ||||||||
Date of birth | 27 December 1985 | ||||||||
Place of birth | Bastia, France | ||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||
Club information | |||||||||
Current team
|
Sevilla | ||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||
1994–2003 | Fréjus | ||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
2003–2006 | Fréjus | 58 | (0) | ||||||
2006–2011 | Lille | 142 | (10) | ||||||
2011–2014 | Valencia | 61 | (2) | ||||||
2014 | → Milan (loan) | 18 | (3) | ||||||
2014–2015 | Milan | 21 | (1) | ||||||
2015– | Sevilla | 39 | (0) | ||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||
2010– | France | 33 | (1) | ||||||
Honours
|
|||||||||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
Adil Rami (French pronunciation: [a.dil ʁa.mi]; born 27 December 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Spanish club Sevilla FC and the France national team.
Rami began his football career playing for amateur club Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, then known as ES Fréjus. Due only playing the sport as a hobby, he spent three seasons at the club playing in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. In 2006, Rami ascended three divisions after signing with Ligue 1 club Lille OSC. At Lille, Rami developed in a starter making his professional debut in May 2007. He is nicknamed "Shrek" by teammates and Lille supporters. In January 2011, Rami joined Spanish club Valencia agreeing to a four-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to his previous club and was, subsequently, a part of the Lille team that won the league and cup double.
Despite constant early inquiries from Morocco prior to his first selection, Rami is a French international. He was pre-selected to play for France at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but did not make the final squad. Rami made his senior debut on 11 August 2010 in a friendly match against Norway.
Rami was born in the city of Bastia on the island of Corsica to Moroccan parents. As a youth, his family moved to the mainland, eventually settling in the southern coast city of Fréjus, where his mother worked as a member of the city council. Rami is the third of four children and has two sisters and one brother. While training to become a professional football player, Rami worked for the city after his family grew concerned for his future. He often did odd-jobs such as taking care of the maintenance and cleanliness of the city.