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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
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 and 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 his average match rating. League matches only.
203 minutes · 2 starts · 34 a game
League matches in the competitions we cover. 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 match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover.
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).