Nacer Chadli

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Nacer Chadli
File:Nacer Chadli2013.jpg
Chadli playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 2013
Personal information
Full name Nacer Chadli[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 22
Youth career
1994–1998 JS Thier-à-Liège
1998–2005 Standard Liège
2005–2007 MVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 AGOVV Apeldoorn 90 (28)
2010–2013 Twente 84 (25)
2013– Tottenham Hotspur 88 (15)
International career‡
2010 Morocco 1 (0)
2011– Belgium 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2015

Nacer Chadli (Arabic: ناصر الشاذلي‎‎; born 2 August 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team as a winger.

He began his career in the Dutch Eerste Divisie with AGOVV Apeldoorn, and in 2010 transferred to top-flight FC Twente, where he won the KNVB Cup in his first season. In 2013, Chadli joined Tottenham.

Chadli played an international for Morocco in 2010, but the following year switched allegiance to Belgium, and has since earned over 25 caps and played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Apeldoorn

Chadli played his youth football at JS Thier-à-Liège, Standard Liège and MVV Maastricht. In the summer of 2007, he was contracted by Dutch second division club AGOVV Apeldoorn, who scouted him at MVV's youth academy. Here he was considered an emerging talent. When Chadli was tested for the first time by AGOVV, he went under the alias "Kaliffe," because technical manager Ted van Leeuwen was afraid other clubs would show their interest.[3] Chadli scored his first goal in professional football for AGOVV, in a match against FC Volendam.

Twente

File:Nacer Chadli.jpg
Chadli playing for Twente in 2011

In the summer of 2010, Chadli signed with FC Twente, and in the ensuing season became a first team player for the then reigning Eredivisie champions.[4] His first Eredivisie goal was the winning one away at title rivals PSV.[5] He made his European and Champions League debut in a 2–2 home draw against Internazionale on 14 September in the competition's group stage.[6] On 29 September, he scored his first Champions League goal away at Tottenham Hotspur (4–1),[7] and on 2 November scored his second at Werder Bremen in a 0–2 away victory.[8] He later scored again in the Champions League against Tottenham from a free-kick on 7 December, the goal securing a draw for Twente at home, 3–3.

Tottenham Hotspur

On 21 July 2013, Tottenham Hotspur agreed a deal with Twente to sign Chadli for a transfer fee of £7 million.[9] The club confirmed that subject to agreement of personal terms and a medical, Chadli would join the Spurs squad for pre-season training in Hong Kong.[10] On 23 July, the club confirmed that Chadli had joined the squad which was participating in training sessions prior to the club taking part in the 2013 Premier League Asia Trophy.[11] Chadli finally agreed terms on 26 July and became an official Tottenham player, later making his Spurs debut in a 5–2 friendly defeat to AS Monaco on 3 August.[12] He made his Premier League debut on 18 August, the first match of the 2013–14 season, against Crystal Palace in a 1–0 win,[13] then scored his first Premier League goal on 12 February 2014, a 0–4 win away to Newcastle United.[14]

On 24 August 2014, the second matchday of the 2014–15 season, Chadli scored twice as Tottenham defeated Queens Park Rangers 4–0 at home.[15] This was the start of a run of good form for Chadli, who went on to score several goals, including one against Tottenham's North London rivals Arsenal. The run of form, however, was cut short by injury, and before he could return to form, tragedy struck his family after his father died. Chadli slowly returned to form, scoring two goals in two matches against Newcastle United and Southampton, respectively, in late April to take his season total to 12, ten in the Premier League. Chadli increased his tally to 11 Premier League goals by rounding the goalkeeper in a 2–0 victory against Hull City on 16 May 2015.

International career

File:Nacer Chadli - Belgium.jpg
Chadli lining up for Belgium

A dual citizen of Belgium and Morocco, Chadli was thus able to represent either nation. He made his debut for Morocco side on 17 November 2010, in a 1–1 friendly draw against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park,[16] and was named man of the match.[17] On 28 January 2011, however, he announced his intention to represent Belgium at the international level, which was permitted because he had not yet played in a competitive match for Morocco. He made his debut for the Belgian squad for a 9 February friendly match against Finland.[18]

Chadli has played as a striker for the Belgian national team,[19] scoring his first international goal in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Azerbaijan in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on 29 March 2011.

On 26 May 2014, Chadli scored what would have been his third international goal in a pre-2014 World Cup friendly against Luxembourg. The match, however, was later recognised as invalid as after coach Marc Wilmots had made seven substitutions instead of the permitted six.[20]

On 13 May 2014, Chadli was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 World Cup.[21] He started in midfield but was substituted at half time for Dries Mertens in the team's first game of the tournament, a 2–1 win over Algeria in Belo Horizonte.[22]

Style of play

Chadli is a versatile midfielder who can play as an attacking midfielder, in a number 10 role, or as a winger on either flank. He is comfortable on both feet and has a good shot at his disposal. [23]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 18 April 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] League Cup[nb 2] Europe[nb 3] Other[nb 4] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AGOVV Apeldoorn 2007–08 Eerste Divisie 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 2
2008–09 34 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 9
2009–10 37 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 40 18
Total 90 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 93 29
FC Twente 2010–11 Eredivisie 33 7 6 3 0 0 11 3 0 0 50 13
2011–12 25 6 2 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 35 9
2012–13 26 12 2 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 38 18
Total 84 25 10 4 0 0 29 11 0 0 123 40
Tottenham Hotspur 2013–14 Premier League 24 1 1 0 3 1 6 3 0 0 34 5
2014–15 35 11 2 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 45 13
2015–16 25 3 4 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 33 7
Total 84 15 7 4 7 2 17 4 0 0 115 25
Career total 258 67 18 9 7 2 46 15 2 0 331 93
Notes
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and KNVB Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  4. ↑ Includes play-off games.

International goals

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.

Honours

Club

Twente

References

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  3. ↑ Nacer Chadli profile at Atlas-Lions (Dutch)
  4. ↑ FC Twente swoop for Rosales and Chadli
  5. ↑ http://www.psv.nl/Wedstrijden/Wedstrijdverslag.htm?dbid=211203&typeofpage=225188
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  8. ↑ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=307851&cc=5739
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ deal agreed THFC website, Accessed 25 July 2013
  11. ↑ in HK – Nacer trains with the squad THFC website, Accessed 25 July 2013
  12. ↑ On 25 September, he scored his first goal for Tottenham in a 4–0 League Cup victory over Aston Villa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/premier-league/2013-2014/crystal-palace-tottenham-hotspur-618411.html
  14. ↑ "Newcastle United 0–4 Tottenham" BBC Sport. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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