Nabil Ghilas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nabil Ghilas | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Porto | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Burel FC | ||
| 2008–2009 | AJ Bosquet-Néréïdes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2010 | Cassis Carnoux | 24 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Moreirense | 47 | (15) |
| 2010–2011 | → Vizela (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| 2013– | Porto | 4 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Algeria | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nabil Ghilas (born 20 April 1990) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for F.C. Porto and the Algeria national team, as a striker.
Club career
Early years / Moreirense
Born in Marseille, France, Ghilas only played amateur football in the country. In 2010, aged 20, he transferred to Moreirense F.C. in Portugal, being immediately loaned to F.C. Vizela in the third division.[1] He returned for the 2011–12 season, helping his club return to the top level after a seven-year absence.[2]
Ghilas appeared in all 30 games for the Moreira de Cónegos side in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring 13 goals in the league and 16 overall. Highlights included braces in home wins against C.D. Nacional (3–1) and S.C. Beira-Mar (3–0),[3] but his team suffered immediate relegation back.
Porto
On 8 July 2013, Ghilas joined F.C. Porto on a four-year contract for a fee rumoured to be around €3 million,[4] with a buyout clause of €30m.[5] He made his official debut for the club on 22 September, playing injury time in a 2–2 draw at G.D. Estoril Praia.
International career
Ghilas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time in March 2013, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin,[6] but did not play in the match. He gained his first cap on 9 June against the same opponent and for the same competition, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Islam Slimani and scoring the last goal in a 3–1 away win.[7]
Honours
- Porto
Personal
Ghilas' older brother, Kamel, is also a footballer and a forward. He too played in France, Portugal and for Algeria.[8]
References
- ↑ "Portugal dos Pequenitos" [Little Portugal] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Verts d'Europe: L'accession en Liga pour Nabil Ghilas" [Greens of Europe: Liga rise for Nabil Ghilas] (in French). DZFoot. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Moreirense-Beira-Mar, 3–0: Pujança de Ghilas no cinismo de Inácio" [Moreirense-Beira-Mar, 3–0: Ghilas power in Inácio cynicism] (in Portuguese). Record. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "É o tudo ou nada para Nabil Ghilas" [It's all or nothing for Nabil Ghilas] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ghilas certo por quatro épocas" [Ghilas assured for four seasons] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "CM / Algérie – Bénin, les 24 joueurs convoqués" [CM / Algeria – Benin, the 24 called players] (in French). DZFoot. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bénin – Algérie: 1–3" [Benin – Algeria: 1–3] (in French). L'Équipe. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ↑ "Nabil Ghilas : «Je veux faire mieux que mon frère»" [Nabil Ghilas : «I want to do better than my brother»] (in French). Le Buteur. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
External links
- Nabil Ghilas profile at DZFoot.com (French)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo
- Nabil Ghilas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nabil Ghilas – FIFA competition record
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