Ryad Boudebouz
Personal information
Date of birth	February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 19)
Place of birth	Colmar, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sochaux
Number	10
Youth career
2000–2004 2004–2008	SR Colmar Sochaux
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2008–	Sochaux	031 0(4)
National team2
2008–2009 2008–	France U19 France U21	0 9 0 (1) 0 0 0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 29, 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Ryad Boudebouz(Arabic: رياض بودبوز‎) (born February 19, 1990 in Colmar, France) is a French football player of Algerian origin who is currently playing for FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in France's Ligue 1.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 International career 2 Honours 3 References

[edit] Career

Born in Colmar to Algerian parents, Boudebouz grew up the European neighborhood of the city. At age 10, he joined the junior ranks of local side SR Colmar where he stayed until age 14 when he joined the FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Academy. At age 16, Boudebouz made his debut for the club's reserve side.^[2] On 15 May 2008, Boudebouz signed his first professional contract with the club agreeing to a three year deal tying him to the club until 2011.^[3]

On 4 October 2008, Boudebouz made his first team debut for Sochaux, starting in a league match against Nice.^[4] On 8 November 2008, he scored his first career goal, the winner in a 2–1 victory against Le Mans.^[5]

[edit] International career

Boudebouz received a surprise call-up to the under-21 squad, who were looking to start fresh after their elimination from the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, for a friendly against Denmark. However, Ryad decided to pass on the offer instead opting to play with the under-19 team who were in the process of qualifying for the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, which they later accomplished.

[edit] Honours

• Won the 2007 Coupe Gambardella with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard

[edit] References

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