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On 6 August 2016, Ben Arfa scored on his PSG debut, scoring in the 34th minute in a 4–1 victory over his former club Lyon in the 2016 Trophée des Champions. On 1 February 2017, Ben Arfa scored a goal while assisting another two goals in a 4–0 away victory against Rennes in the round of 32 of the 2016–17 Coupe de France .
Jul 1, 2016 · After a successful 18-month stay at Nice, Hatem Ben Arfa has signed for Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer. VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images. Ben Arfa was derailed in his early years by issues ...
Jul 1, 2016 · Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa on a two-year deal. Ben Arfa, 29, was out of contract at Nice and the French champions have beaten off competition from a number of ...
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- Rise and Fall
- Sweet Revenge
- What’s Next?
Before his professional debut with Lyon in August 2004, Ben Arfa was already in the spotlight. In 2002, he featured in the documentary series “À la Clairefontaine” describing the life of teenagers inside the INF Clairefontaine, the most famous academy for French young footballers. The attacking midfielder became one of the main characters of the se...
Due to multiple conflicts with his managers (Eric Gerets and Didier Deschamps with Marseille, Laurent Blanc with the national team, Steve Bruce with Hull City) and various injuries (he missed 59 games in four seasons at Newcastle), Ben Arfa ultimately failed to take off as expected, even if he did have his moments. He played a part in Marseille’s l...
Pushed out of the Premier League after a poor 2014, with Newcastle and then Hull City, Ben Arfa bounced back at Nice in 2015-16 when he enjoyed the most successful season of his career, scoring 17 goals and providing six assists in 34 league appearances as Nice finished fourth in Ligue 1. His 153 successful take-ons in the French top-flight that se...
History repeats itself. Ben Arfa was once again back at it. In September 2018, he joined Rennes under the presidency of Olivier Létang, previously PSG’s sporting director (who has since become Lille’s president – it’s a small world). In Brittany, Ben Arfa showed decent form with nine goals and six assists in 41 appearances in all competitions. He a...
Once again, Ben Arfa surprised everyone by prematurely terminating his contract with Rennes. Since then he has struggled to bounce back again. He spent a few months with Real Valladolid in 2020, playing only 158 minutes, and then signed a one-year deal with Bordeaux in 2020-21 where he failed to have as much impact as in Nice or Rennes. At Lille, h...
Jul 1, 2016 · Updated 6:23 AM PDT, July 1, 2016. PARIS (AP) — Winger Hatem Ben Arfa joined French champion Paris Saint-Germain from Nice on a two-year-deal on Friday, becoming new coach Unai Emery’s first signing. Ben Arfa’s move follows the best season of his career. He scored 17 league goals last season, many of them spectacular solo goals, to help ...
- JEROME PUGMIRE
- AP Sports Writer
Mar 8, 2023 · Hatem Ben Arfa has won a partial victory in his legal battle against Paris Saint-Germain. The Paris Court of Appeal have found PSG guilty of moral harassment and unpaid bills towards the ...
Nov 30, 2020 · H atem Ben Arfa has some distance to go before he reaches the proverbial nine lives of a cat, but Bordeaux’s 2-2 draw with PSG at the weekend offered evidence that he may be able to write ...
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