Sofiane Boufal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofiane Boufal | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Angers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Angers B | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2015 | Angers | 46 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Lille | 43 | (14) |
| 2016– | Southampton | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Morocco | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
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Sofiane Boufal (born 17 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English side Southampton in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team.
Boufal came through the Angers youth system, making his debut for the club at the age of 18, replacing Rayan Frikeche in the closing stages of a 1–0 home loss to FC Istres in August 2012. He made his first ever professional start the next Ligue 2 season, in a 4–2 win away at FC Istres, becoming a regular that season, making 31 appearances in all competitions. In the 2014–15 season, he helped Angers win promotion to Ligue 1. He racked up a total of 4 goals in 16 appearances in the first half of the season, before attracting interest from Ligue 1 clubs.
On 9 January 2015, Boufal transferred to Lille in Ligue 1, instantly making an impression, scoring 3 goals in 14 league games. The next season he continued to impress, scoring 12 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions and attracted interest from some of the biggest clubs around the world.
On 29 August 2016, Southampton announced they had signed Boufal on a five-year contract for a club-record undisclosed fee. The fee was reported as £16 million, slightly more than the £15 million paid to Roma for Dani Osvaldo in October 2013.
Boufal made his debut for the Moroccan first team on 26 March 2016 starting in a 1–0 African Cup of Nations qualification victory against Cape Verde.
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