Nabil Taïder

Nabil Taïder (Arabic: نبيل تايدر‎; born 26 May 1983) is a French-born Tunisian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toulouse Rodéo.

Nabil Taïder
Personal information
Full name Nabil Sliti Taïder
Date of birth (1983-05-26) 26 May 1983
Place of birth Lavaur, Tarn, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Toulouse Rodéo
Youth career
1999–2001 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Toulouse 145 (4)
2007 → FC Lorient (loan) 11 (1)
2007–2008 → Stade Reims (loan) 24 (3)
2008–2009 Skoda Xanthi 29 (2)
2010 Sivasspor 8 (0)
2012 Étoile du Sahel 9 (0)
2013 Como 0 (0)
2013–2014 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Gorica (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Lokomotiv Sofia (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2015 ND Gorica 11 (2)
2016– Toulouse Rodéo 0 (0)
National team
2004–? France U21[1] 5 (0)
2009– Tunisia 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2016

Personal life

Taïder was born in France to a Tunisian father and an Algerian mother of Kabyle descent.[2] His younger brother, Saphir Taïder, is also a professional footballer.[3]

Club career

Taïder began his career in the youth ranks of Toulouse FC. In 2001, he was promoted to the senior side and would go on to be a key player in the midfield for the French side. In six years at the club Taïder would appear in 144 league matches and score 4 goals. During the 2006/07 season he was loaned to FC Lorient and would appear in 11 matches and score one goal. The following season he went on loan to Stade Reims and was a key player for the club appearing in 24 league matches and scoring 3 goals. In 2008, he left France and joined Greece's Skoda Xanthi F.C.. In his first year with Skoda Xanthi, Taïder played in 24 matches and scored two goals. His second year in Greece saw him feature less frequently. As a result, he left the club during the winter transfer period.

On 8 January 2010, Sivasspor signed the Tunisian midfielder in a 1½ year deal.[4] While with Sivasspor, Taïder appeared in 8 league matches. He was released on 8 September 2010.

On 19 April 2011, Taider appeared in a reserve game for Championship side Bristol City. Nabil played an hour in a 2–1 defeat against Yeovil Town. Taïder joined Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel on 27 January 2012.

Taïder joined ND Gorica on 30 August 2013 in a temporary deal,[5] the paper was completed on 5 September 2013.[6] Taïder was signed by Parma F.C. from Calcio Como on a free transfer on 21 August 2013.

On 20 October 2014 Taïder re-joined Novi Gorica in a 1-year contract.[7][8]

International career

In 2005, at the age of 21, he attempted to join the Tunisia national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[9] however FIFA deemed him ineligible as he had played for France U21, as opposed to the Tunisia national football team, before the age of 21.[10] In 2009, he was finally able to debut for Tunisia. On 6 September 2009 he scored his first goal with Tunisia in a 2–2 draw against Nigeria.

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2009 Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria  Nigeria
1 – 1
2 – 2
 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

References
  1. http://fff-test.fff.fr/selections/espoirs/der_sel_esp/cvjoueurs/205861.shtml%5B%5D
  2. elmedan.com
  3. Hassani, Kamal (6 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: Algeria – the secrets behind the players". The Guardian.
  4. Sivasspor signs Two African Players Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 27.01.2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Nogometna zveza Slovenije (NZS). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. "ZAPISNIK 57 seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 05.09.2013" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. "ZAPISNIK 84. seje Registracijske komisije NZS z dne 14.11.2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  8. "PREGLED POGODB MED IGRALCI IN KLUBI 1. SNL NA DAN 14.11.2014" (PDF) (in Slovenian). NZS. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  9. Shaheen, Amr (27 April 2005). "Taider opts for Tunisia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  10. Gleeson, Mark (1 May 2006). "Angola make World Cup plea over Portuguese-based duo". Reuters. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
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