Saphir Taïder
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Taïder with Montreal Impact in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saphir Sliti Taïder | ||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Castres, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gulf United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Castres FC | ||
| 2006–2008 | Albi | ||
| 2008–2010 | Grenoble | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Grenoble | 26 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Bologna | 48 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Internazionale | 25 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Southampton (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Bologna | 62 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 65 | (16) |
| 2020 | Montreal Impact | 11 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Al-Ain | 7 | (3) |
| 2024– | Gulf United | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | France U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Algeria | 46 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2019 | |||
Saphir Sliti Taïder (Arabic: سفير سليتي تايدر; born 29 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Gulf United as a central midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.
After beginning professionally with Grenoble in 2010, Taïder spent most of his career in Italy, representing Bologna (two spells), Internazionale and Sassuolo. Over six and a half seasons, he made 172 appearances and scored 10 goals in Serie A.
Taïder represented his place of birth, France, in the youth international level. He made his senior debut for Algeria in 2013 and represented the nation at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.