Bilal Nadir

Bilal Nadir
Nadir training with Marseille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2021 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Nice B 1 (0)
2021–2023 Marseille B 39 (3)
2023–2026 Marseille 40 (1)
2026– Hamburger SV 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U16 3 (0)
2022 France U19 3 (0)
2023 Morocco U23 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023

Bilal Nadir (Arabic: بلال نذير; born 28 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club career

Nadir is a youth product of Nice's youth academy, and made his senior debut with their reserves in 2020. He transferred to Marseille on 1 July 2021 signing his first professional contract.[1] He shortly after started playing with Marseille's reserves in the Championnat National 2.[2] He made his professional debut with the senior Marseille team as a late substitute in a 4–0 Ligue 1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 24 September 2023.[3] In January 2024, he sustained an ACL injury which sidelined him for several months.[4] He scored his first goal in a 5–1 victory over Le Havre on 5 January 2025.[5]

On 24 July 2026, Nadir joined Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a free transfer, signing a long-term contract.[6]

International career

Nadir was born in France to a Moroccan parents.[7] He is a youth international for France, having played up to the France U19s.[8] He was called up to the Morocco U23s for a set of friendlies in November 2023, scoring on his debut against the United States U23s on 23 November 2023.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice B 2020–21 National 3 10———10
Marseille B 2021–22 National 2 180———180
2022–23 National 3 193———193
2023–24 National 3 10———10
Total 383———383
Marseille 2023–24 Ligue 1 50202[a]0—90
2024–25 Ligue 1 15110——161
2025–26 Ligue 1 200414[b]0—281
Total 4017160—532
Hamburger SV 2026–27 Bundesliga 0010——10
Career total 794816000935
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ "L'OM met la main sur le jeune Bilal Nadir". fr.besoccer.com.
  2. ↑ "Bilal Nadir poussé vers la sortie". www.footmarseille.com. 19 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Mbappe injured as PSG hit four against Marseille". BBC Sport. 24 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "OM: coup dur pour Nadir, gravement blessé au genou" (in French). RMC Sport. 22 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Marseille 5–1 Le Havre AC". ESPN. 5 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "HSV verpflichtet Bilal Nadir" (in German). Hamburger SV. 24 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Kheireddine, Nabil (22 June 2021). "Bilal Nadir : L'algéro-marocain signe en Pro chez un cador de L1".
  8. ↑ Delaporte, Augustin (4 September 2021). "L'équipe de France U19 cale face à la Slovénie". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  9. ↑ "Maroc U23 : un minot de l'OM offre la victoire !". www.afrik-foot.com. 21 November 2023.