Former Paris Saint-Germaine and Lyon star Hatem Ben Arfa is now teammate with Nigerian duo Samuel Kalu and Josh Maja after signing for Bordeaux.
The Ligue 1 club confirmed Ben Arfa’s signing in a statement on their website on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old has now signed for his sixth French club and ninth club overall.
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Among the club’s Ben has and featured for are Newcastle United, Hull City, Olympique Marseille, Rennes and Valladolid.
The statement read in part:”FC Girondins de Bordeaux is very happy to announce the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa. The attacking midfielder signed up with the Club after having passed all the medical examinations.
“The player is well known to all football fans. Born on March 7, 1987 in Clamart, he won numerous titles in the various clubs where he went.
“After starting football in clubs in the Paris region, he completed his pre-training at INF Clairefontaine. He then joined the Lyon training center at the age of 15 and studied. He also evolves with all the youth teams at the international level.
“The attacking midfielder made his debut in Ligue 1 Uber Eats on August 6, 2004 . During four seasons, under the OL jersey, he progressed and won playing time but also titles . Hatem is French champion four times (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) and won three Champions Trophies (2005, 2006, 2007).
“He then joined the Olympique de Marseille and spent two seasons in the Marseille city. He won new titles before trying his luck abroad.”
By James Agberebi
