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Sofiane Feghouli (Arabic: سفيان فاغولي) (born 26 December 1989 in Levallois-Perret, Paris, France) is a French football player of Algerian descent who currently plays for Grenoble Foot 38 in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and is more noted for creating goals than scoring them.
[edit] CareerSofiane Feghouli began his career with Grenoble, after French giants Paris Saint-Germain decline to sign him after a trial.[1] For the latter portion of the 2006/07 season, he was promoted to the first-team squad and given the number 33 shirt. He made his highly anticipated debut, at the age of 17, for the club on 27 April 2007 in a Ligue 2 match against Reims appearing as a substitute. Grenoble won the match 1–0.[2] He made two more appearances that season including his first start on the final match day of the season against Montpellier. Montpellier won the match 1–0 with Sofiane playing just 56 minutes before being subbed out.[3] Following the season, he signed his first professional contract with Grenoble keeping him with the side until 2010.[4] The following season, he was handed the first-team number 8 and, despite being 17 years of age, was given a more important role in the squad. Despite having the pressure of being labeled the "new Zidane",[5] his contribution to the squad was successful appearing in 26 matches and scoring 3 goals helping Grenoble achieve promotion to Ligue 1. His first career goal was against the club he made his debut against, Reims in a 4–3 victory.[6] [edit] International careerSofiane is eligible for both Algeria and France. Sofiane has stated his preference is to play for France[7] and has appeared on several France youth squads. On 12 November 2008, national team manager Raymond Domenech shortlisted the player for his pre-selection squad ahead of their friendly against Uruguay.[8] Despite this, Algeria national team manager Rabah Saadane contacted Sofiane by telephone in an attempt to get the player to play for Algeria in their 19 November friendly against Mali. The team captain Yazid Mansouri contacted the player as well.[7] Sofiane is currently playing with the French under-21 squad. He made his debut for the side on 9 September 2008 against Bosnia and Herzegovina coming on as a substitute for Anthony Mounier. He would make another under-21 appearance on 19 November, this time against Denmark. [edit] References
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