Nabil Fekir is a French professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Lyon F.C and the France national team. He had played for AC Villeurbanne SC Caluire, Saint-Priest. His Jersey number is 18.
Nabil Fekir is famous for a footballer. He joined the youth academy of Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 12. He was released for not being strong enough. He rejoined Vaulx-en-Velin and continued his youth career at Saint-Priest, where he was tracked by scouts from across France. He was in the Lyon first-team squad for the first time on July 30, 2013, remaining as an unused substitute in the 1-0 home win over Grasshopper in the Champions League third qualifying round first leg. He finally made his Lyon first-team debut on August 28, 2013, replacing Yassine Benzia at half time in a 2-0 Champions League play-off round second leg away loss to Real Sociedad. He was named as the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year and earned a spot in the Team of the Year. He finished the 2014-15 Ligue 1 season with 13 goals and 9 assists. In June 2018, Liverpool negotiated with Lyon for the transfer of Fekir, offering a maximum of 60 million euro but were not successful. On July 22, 2019, he signed a four-year contract with Spanish club Real Betis for an initial fee of 19.75 million euro and 10 million euro in add ons. Lyon will reserve 20% of any future sale of the player and as part of the deal. Fekir's brother Yassin Fekir also joined Real Betis.
He made just one appearance for the France national youth football team. He earned one cap at the under-21 level by coming on as a substitute for Corentin Tolisso in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs second-leg away match against Sweden on October 15, 2014. On September 4, 2015, he made his first start for the France senior team in a 1-0 away friendly win over Portugal during which he ruptured three ligaments in his right knee, putting him out of action for an estimated six months. On August 25, 2016, he was called back up to the senior squad for the first time since his injury for a friendly against Italy and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belarus. He had to withdraw from the squad three days later, however, due to an injury. He made his competitive debut for France as an 83rd-minute substitute for Antoine Griezmann in the 2018 World Cup qualifying 4-1 win over Bulgaria at the Stade de France. He was selected in the 23-man French national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played the last nine minutes of the final, 4-2 win over Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in place of Olivier Giroud.
Nabil Fekir was born on July 18, 1993, in Lyon, France. He holds French/Algerian nationality. His birth sign is Cancer. He was born to a father named Mohammad Fekir and mother name is unknown. He grew up with his brother named Yassin Fekir. At a small age, he began his career with football.
Nabil Fekir height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and body weight of 72 kg. He has an athletic body build. He has black hair as well as black eyes.
Nabil Fekir is an unmarried man. He is a very secretive person regarding his personal life. He has not revealed his relationship with the public. He is focusing on his career rather than in a relationship.
Nabil Fekir estimated net worth of $48 million and his salary is $8 million. He earns a good amount of money from his profession.