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Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa
Personal information
Full nameHatem Ben Arfa
Date of birth7 March 1987(age 24)
Place of birthClamart, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10.1 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubNewcastle United
Number37

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Hatem Ben Arfa ( ; born on 7 March 1987) is a French association football player of Tunisian descent who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder. Ben Arfa has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticized 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 Olympique Lyonnais, 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 with a view to a permanent deal. In January 2011, the loan deal was made permanent.

Ben Arfa is a former French youth international having played at all levels. At under-17 level, he was a part of the team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Ben Arfa was called up to the senior team for the first time in October 2007 for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands. He made his debut in the match and also scored his first goal as well in a 6 � 0 win.

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COMPILATION BEN ARFA AVC DU BON SON!!!
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Petite (enfin longue) vidéo de Hatem Ben Arfa,Samir Nasri et Karim Benzema. Les buts ne sont pas récents car ce montage date de quelques mois. La chanson n'a rien a voir avec le foot, c'était plus un trip personnel :) Chanson: Love Don't Let Me Go (David Guetta) benzema-nasri.skyblog.com
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Joliie !
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Nigel de Jong VS Hatem Ben Arfa Nigel de Jong brokes Hatem Ben Arfa left foot.
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Hatem Ben Arfa a perdu son sang froid ce qui est un peu compréhensible ! On va modifier quelque peu la description, en aucun cas il aurait du faire sa, mais il a perdu son sang froid et puis voilà c'est pas le 1er ni le dernier !
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Hatem Ben Arfa à l'OM 2008/2009 by Lyesse Presque tout les gestes techniques de Hatem Ben Arfa depuis son arrivée à Marseille IGNORE TAGS : Real Madrid VS Barcelona 2009 *El Classico* Ibrahimovic Goal 1:0 Goal Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid Olympic Marseille Score Free Kick 08.12.09 Champions League 12/8/09 8/12/09 Juventus Turin vs Bayern 12/8/09 All Goals Highlights HD Real Madrid vs Almeira 4: 2 All Higlights Goals HD Real Madrid VS Real Valladolid Real Madrid VS Sevilla (2-1) Real Madrid vs Marseille 3-0 Real Madrid VS Tenerife (3-0) Real Madrid vs AC Milan (2-3) All Goals & Highlights - HQ España vs Argentina *14/11/2009* Amistoso "Goals & Highlights" Road To World Cup 2010 South Africa Play Off Games 14/11/09 and 11/14/09 Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzigowina All Goals Irland vs France All Goals Greece vs Ukraine All Goals Russia - Russland vs Slowenia All Goals Manchester United vs Manchester City [9/20/2009] Highlights Juventus vs Bordeaux (1:1) 15/9/2009 UEFA Champions League . Chelsea Vs Porto 1-0 (Goal & Highlights) 15.09.2009 Cristiano Ronaldo (CR94â¬) - The new player of Real Madrid CF - [NEW2009] Real Madrid 4-0 Rosenborg (24-08-2009) - Benzema(2), credits to KingMacheda Lass Diarra & Raul Goals 6/7/2009 06/07/2009 FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester 27/05/2009 - C. Ronaldo vs L. Messi 2008/09 - *Champions League FINAL* Manchester United vs Manchester City Derby - Arsenal vs Chelsea Liverpool vs West Ham Valencia CF vs Real Madrid CF KingMacheda FC Barcelona vs <b>...</b>
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www.facebook.com Nouvelle pub en avant premiere sur Dailymotion de Nike Avec les 2 joueurs de l'Olympique de Marseille Mathieu Valbuena et Ben Arfa et le Joueur de l'AS Roma Philippe Mexes. Les deux joueurs marseillais sont en train de jouer au foot dans une descente de montagne puis mexes survient sur Ben Arfa avec un sublime Tacle... A vous d'apprécier Enjoy! ;) Le blog des nouveautés musics Rap US & Fr , R'n'B, Pop, Rock, Dance... avec clip, paroles, secrets de tournages, album... en exclus sur facebook.com
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Petite embrouille à clairefontaine entre le joueur de l'olympique de Marseille Ben arfa et le joueur de Arsenal Abou diaby small confuses between Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille) and Abou Diaby (Arsenal) to Clairfontaine. They had 10 or 12 years
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Hatem Ben Arfa 2010
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Hatem Ben Arfa's wonder goal against Everton on the 18/09/10 to help Newcastle win 1-0.
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Tribalfootball.com--With Magpies boss Alan Pardew signing a couple of midfielders in Sylvain Marveaux and Yohan Cabaye and with the imminent return from injury of -Hatem Ben Arfa-, it seems as though Routledge is surplus to requirements at St James' - Date : Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:57:51 GMT+00:00
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GiveMeFootball.com--Newcastle United forward -Hatem Ben Arfa- is gearing up for pre-season after a sorry first year at St James's Park. The Frenchman enjoyed a fruitful start to his Newcastle career before suffering a double leg break against ... - Date : Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:51:49 GMT+00:00
French star tipped for Quakers outing - Clubcall Tweet this news
Clubcall---Hatem Ben Arfa- is set to make his Newcastle comeback in a pre-season friendly at Darlington next Friday after an horrific leg break. The Frenchman suffered a sickening double fracture in a challenge with Manchester City's Nigel De Jong la - Date : Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:16:29 GMT+00:00
Ben Arfa determined to return to his best following horror injury - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--By Sportsmail Reporter Newcastle winger -Hatem Ben Arfa- has insisted he will be back to his best after recovering from an horrific leg break. The 24-year-old France international suffered a sickening double fracture in a challenge by Manchest - Date : Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:45:53 GMT+00:00
Newcastle right to hold firm over contracts - FootballFanCast.com (blog) Tweet this news
FootballFanCast.com (blog)--The additions of -Hatem Ben Arfa-, Demba Ba, Yohan Cabaye and Marveaux can only be described as masterstrokes with only £10 million being spent to bring all four to the club. It now remains to be seen whether Barton and Enriqu - Date : Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:19:11 GMT+00:00
Premier League is 'special' - Ba - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--The Paris-born striker's arrival at St James' Park has coincided with the signing of Rennes winger Sylvain Marveaux and Lille midfielder Yohan Cabaye and, along with -Hatem Ben Arfa-, they form a French-speaking quartet in Alan Pardew& - Date : Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:29:35 GMT+00:00
The rough stuff does not intimidate Marveaux - The Advertiser Series Tweet this news
The Advertiser Series--NEWCASTLE new boy Sylvain Marveaux insists he is not afraid of suffering the same fate as -Hatem Ben Arfa-, even though he admits English football is much more physical than he is used to. Marveaux became Newcastle's third summ - Date : Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:45:39 GMT+00:00
Ben Arfa, Lyon, set date for legal face off - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--LYON � Newcastle's French star -Hatem Ben Arfa- faces a legal stand-off with former club Olympique Lyon after they failed Friday to reach an agreement on repayment of the balance of a fine handed down in 2007 for insulting a referee. ... - Date : Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:15:00 GMT+00:00
A striking lack of candidates for No 9: Quinn - ChronicleLive Tweet this news
ChronicleLive--The Chronicle understands French star -Hatem Ben Arfa- is keen to wear the No 9. However, Quinn feels the shirt must be treated with the respect it deserves, with the bearer following in the footsteps of not only himself but also Alan Shear - Date : Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:58:18 GMT+00:00
Ben Arfa 'n Dan are talk of Toon - The Sun Tweet this news
The Sun--ALAN PARDEW cannot wait to see -Hatem Ben Arfa- and Dan Gosling join Newcastle's new recruits when the squad returns to pre-season training. Ben Arfa, 24, moved to St James' Park on loan last season but made just four appearances before - Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:12:11 GMT+00:00

Club : Departure to Newcastle United
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Lyon 2004 � 05 9 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 14 1 3
2005 � 06 12 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14 1 2
2006 � 07 13 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16 1 1
2007 � 08 30 6 4 5 0 0 8 2 1 43 8 5
Total 64 7 8 9 2 0 14 2 3 87 11 11
Marseille 2008 � 09 33 6 2 2 0 0 13 2 0 48 8 2
2009 � 10 29 3 3 5 1 2 7 3 0 41 7 5
2010 � 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Total 63 9 6 8 1 2 20 5 0 91 15 8
Newcastle United (loan) 2010 � 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Career totals 131 17 14 17 3 2 34 7 3 182 27 19

International :
National team Season Apps Goals Assists
France 2007 � 08 6 1 1
2008 � 09 1 0 0
2009 � 10 0 0 0
2010 � 11 1 1 0
Total 8 2 1

: International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 October 2007 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0 � 6 0 � 6 Euro 2008 qualifying
2 11 August 2010 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway 0 � 1 2 � 1 Friendly

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