Bilal Nadir (Arabic: بلال نذير; born 28 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille since 2023. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.
Club career
Nadir is a youth product of Nice's youth academy, and made his senior debut with their reserves in 2020. He transferred to Olympique de Marseille on 1 July 2021 signing his first professional contract.[1] He shortly after started playing with Marseille's reserves in the Championnat National 2.[2] He made his professional debut with the senior Marseille team as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 24 September 2023.[3]
International career
Nadir was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[4] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[5] He was called up to the Morocco U23s for a set of friendlies in November 2023, scoring on his debut against the United States U23s on 23 November 2023.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 15 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice B | 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Marseille B | 2021–22 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | National 3 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||||
| Marseille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
References
- ^ "L'OM met la main sur le jeune Bilal Nadir". fr.besoccer.com.
- ^ "Bilal Nadir poussé vers la sortie". www.footmarseille.com. 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Mbappe injured as PSG hit four against Marseille" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ Kheireddine, Nabil (22 June 2021). "Bilal Nadir : L'algéro-marocain signe en Pro chez un cador de L1".
- ^ Delaporte, Augustin (4 September 2021). "L'équipe de France U19 cale face à la Slovénie". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- ^ "Maroc U23 : un minot de l'OM offre la victoire !". www.afrik-foot.com. 21 November 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Olympique de Marseille website
- Bilal Nadir at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Bilal Nadir – UEFA competition record (archive)
