Hatem Ben Arfa

Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 34
Height: 178 cm.
Position: Midfielder
Date Birth: 1987-03-07 (37 years old)
Country: France

Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم ابن عرفة‎, French pronunciation: ​[atɛm bɛnaʁfa]; born 7 March 1987) is a French footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder for Nice. He has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.

Ben Arfa started his career throughout various clubs in the Île-de-France region, having trained at AC Boulogne-Billancourt and Versailles. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. Ben Arfa spent three years at the academy and, upon leaving, signed with Lyon, where he won four Ligue 1 titles. In his early career at Lyon, he played as a centre forward, but moved into a winger role during the 2007–08 season. In the summer of 2008, Ben Arfa signed with rivals Marseille for €11 million through a move which required the intervention of the Ligue de Football Professionnel. With Marseille, he won the 2009–10 league title, his fifth overall, as well as the Coupe de la Ligue in 2010. After two years at Marseille, Ben Arfa joined English club Newcastle United on loan for the 2010–11 season; the deal was made permanent later in the season.

Season	Goals*	Fastest
2013-14	3 (1-2)	18'	2	1

* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets

More statistics about Hatem Ben Arfa

2013-14
Penalty	0:3	86'	Crystal Palace	0:3	Newcastle United	2013-14, Day 17	2013-12-21 15:00
Goal	0:1	18'	Aston Villa	1:2	Newcastle United	2013-14, Day 4	2013-09-14 17:00
Goal	1:0	86'	Newcastle United	1:0	Fulham	2013-14, Day 3	2013-08-31 15:00