Hatem Ben Arfa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French association football player
Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1987
Place of Birth: Clamart, Île-de-France, France
Profession: association football player
Nationality: France
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Hatem Ben Arfa
- Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: ???? ?? ?????, French pronunciation: ?[at?m b?na?fa]; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder.
- Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France", but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.Ben Arfa's career started in the Île-de-France region, where he trained at AC Boulogne-Billancourt and Versailles.
- In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy.
- He spent three years there before leaving for Lyon, 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 in a move that 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.
- The deal was made permanent later in the season.Ben Arfa spent four years at Newcastle, with a loan spell at Hull City in his final season at the club.
- He signed for Nice in January 2015, but was unable to make his debut until August, having already represented Newcastle United Reserves and Hull City the previous season.
- He scored seventeen goals in thirty-two league appearances for Nice, attracting the interest of several European clubs, and signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 1 July 2016.
- After failing to make a competitive appearance in the 2017–18 season, Ben Arfa signed for Stade Rennais F.C.
- where he won the 2018-19 Coupe de France over Paris Saint-German.Ben Arfa is a former French youth international and has played at all levels for France.
- At the under-17 level, he was a part of the team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 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 has made fifteen appearances for France, scoring twice.
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