Saphir Sliti Taïder

Saphir Sliti Taïder
Personal information
Full name Saphir Sliti Taïder
Date of birth 29 February 1992 (1992-02-29) (age 20)
Place of birth Castres, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Bologna
Number 6
Youth career
1998–2006 Castres FC
2006–2008 Albi
2006–2008 INF Castelmaurou
2008–2010 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Grenoble 23 (1)
2011– Bologna 0 (0)
National team
2010 France U18 2 (1)
2010–2011 France U19 10 (2)
2011– France U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2011

Saphir Sliti Taïder (born 29 February 1992 in Castres) is a French football player who currently plays for Serie A club Bologna.

Contents

Personal

Sliti Taïder was born in France to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother of Kabyle descent.[1] He frequently visits Algeria and has both Algerian and Tunisian passports.

He is the younger brother of Tunisian international Nabil Taïder who last played for Turkish club Sivasspor.[2]

Club career

The younger Taïder made his professional debut on 15 May 2010 in a league match against Marseille.[3][4] On 5 July 2010, Taïder signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal with Grenoble.[5]

Following Grenoble's fall to french fifth division due to financial problems in 2011, he departs for Bologna, in Serie A.

International career

Sliti Taïder is a France youth international and is currently playing on the under-20 team.

References

External links