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Central midfielder · age 37 · France · 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 433 apps · 22 goals · 17 assists · league games since 2009/10
203 minutes · 2 starts · 34 a game
Central midfielder 81% · Defensive midfielder 14% · Right midfielder 3% · Attacking midfielder 2% · of his last 100 starts
Each attribute, out of 99: how he compares with the 606 outfield players in Championship with ten full games or more, over 2025/26, 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 | DunkerqueLigue 2 | 6 (2) | 203 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 |
| 2025/26 | Stoke CityChampionship | 30 (17) | 1,382 | 1 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2023/24 | KonyasporSuper Lig | 33 (26) | 2,321 | 4 | 0 | 7.18 |
| 2020/21 | RennesLigue 1 | 34 (33) | 2,910 | 1 | 1 | 7.02 |
| 2019/20 | GalatasaraySuper Lig | 10 (10) | 900 | 0 | 1 | 7.14 |
| 2019/20 | RennesLigue 1 | 5 (4) | 385 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 |
| 2018/19 | RomaSerie A | 30 (29) | 2,643 | 1 | 2 | 7.22 |
| 2017/18 | SevillaLa Liga | 27 (26) | 2,216 | 1 | 2 | 7.09 |
| 2016/17 | SevillaLa Liga | 35 (34) | 3,067 | 0 | 3 | 7.18 |
| 2015/16 | SevillaLa Liga | 28 (22) | 1,847 | 3 | 1 | 7.09 |
| 2014/15 | Stoke CityPremier League | 38 (38) | 3,376 | 3 | 1 | 7.23 |
| 2013/14 | Stoke CityPremier League | 36 (34) | 3,042 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 2012/13 | Stoke CityPremier League | 35 (35) | 3,109 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2011/12 | Blackburn RoversPremier League | 32 (31) | 2,810 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 2010/11 | Blackburn RoversPremier League | 21 (13) | 1,267 | 1 | 0 | – |
| 2009/10 | Blackburn RoversPremier League | 33 (33) | 2,867 | 2 | 0 | – |
| All 15 seasons | 433 (387) | 34,345 | 22 | 17 | 7.12 | |
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.