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Central midfielder · age 31 · Algeria · 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) · left foot · contract to Jun 2028
Career 260 apps · 20 goals · 21 assists · league games since 2013/14
Runner-up: Bundesliga 2017/18
765 minutes · 9 starts · 77 a game
Central midfielder 96% · Centre-back 3% · Left-back 1% · of his last 75 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 175 outfield players in Ligue 1 with ten full games or more, over 2026/27, marked down when he's below par among midfielders (so playing up front alone doesn't make a shooter); passing against other midfielders only, since where you play decides how safe your passes are. Rating is Sportmonks’ match rating, averaged. League matches only.
League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | LOSC LilleLigue 1 | 10 (9) | 765 | 0 | 1 | 7.03 |
| 2025/26 | LOSC LilleLigue 1 | 26 (13) | 1,278 | 2 | 2 | 6.89 |
| 2024/25 | LOSC LilleLigue 1 | 10 (3) | 324 | 1 | 0 | 6.76 |
| 2023/24 | LOSC LilleLigue 1 | 26 (23) | 1,968 | 0 | 3 | 7.18 |
| 2022/23 | Angers SCOLigue 1 | 30 (29) | 2,492 | 4 | 4 | 7.36 |
| 2021/22 | Angers SCOLigue 1 | 18 (18) | 1,523 | 1 | 0 | 7.12 |
| 2020/21 | Schalke 04Bundesliga | 9 (6) | 546 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
| 2019/20 | Newcastle UnitedPremier League | 12 (8) | 749 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 |
| 2018/19 | Schalke 04Bundesliga | 25 (19) | 1,791 | 3 | 0 | 7.08 |
| 2017/18 | Schalke 04Bundesliga | 16 (12) | 1,054 | 4 | 3 | 6.83 |
| 2016/17 | Schalke 04Bundesliga | 32 (28) | 2,553 | 5 | 5 | 7.21 |
| 2015/16 | Tottenham HotspurPremier League | 5 (2) | 168 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2014/15 | Tottenham HotspurPremier League | 26 (25) | 2,195 | 0 | 2 | 7.29 |
| 2013/14 | Tottenham HotspurPremier League | 15 (11) | 1,068 | 0 | 1 | – |
| All 14 seasons | 260 (206) | 18,474 | 20 | 21 | 7.11 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are Sportmonks’ match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover, from Sportmonks.
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data). Ratings from Sportmonks.