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Adil Rami

Adil Rami
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Rami with France in UEFA Euro 2012.
Personal information
Full name Adil Rami
Date of birth (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 31)
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)
* 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.


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