Hatem Ben Arfa

Date of birth07 March 1987
Place of birthClamart
NationalityFrench
Weight65 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionMidfielder

After a loan spell, Hatem joined Newcastle United in January 2011 with a contract to June 2015 that was cancelled in January 2015.

The France internaional attacking midfielder made an immediate favourable impression on Newcastle's return to the Premier League in 2010 but suffered an horrendous broken tibia and fibula injury to his left leg against Manchester City in only his fourth game.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Olympique Lyonnais 01 Jul 2004 01 Jul 2008
Olympique Marseille 01 Jul 2008 05 Jan 2011
Newcastle United 28 Aug 2010 04 Jan 2011 L
Newcastle United 05 Jan 2011 03 Jan 2015
Hull City 01 Sep 2014 01 Jan 2015 L
OGC Nice 01 Jul 2015

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2004-05 Olympique Lyonnais French Championnat 2
7
2004-05 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League
1
2005-06 Olympique Lyonnais French Championnat 5
7
2007-08 Olympique Lyonnais UEFA Champions League 1
1
2008-09 Olympique Marseille UEFA Champions League 2
2010-11 Newcastle United Premier League 3
1
1
2011-12 Newcastle United FA Cup 2
1
2011-12 Newcastle United League Cup 2
2011-12 Newcastle United Premier League 16
10
5
2
2012-13 Newcastle United Premier League 16
3
4
1
2012-13 Newcastle United UEFA Europa League 2
1
2013-14 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1
2013-14 Newcastle United League Cup
2
2013-14 Newcastle United Premier League 13
14
3
1
2014-15 Hull City League Cup 1
2014-15 Hull City Premier League 5
3
1
2016-17 Paris St Germain UEFA Champions League
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Sep 2014 Hull City v West Ham United D 2-2 Premier League
24 Sep 2014 West Bromwich Albion v Hull City L 3-2 League Cup 3rd round
27 Sep 2014 Hull City v Manchester City L 2-4 Premier League
18 Oct 2014 Arsenal v Hull City D 2-2 Premier League
25 Oct 2014 Liverpool v Hull City D 0-0 Premier League
01 Nov 2014 Hull City v Southampton L 0-1 Premier League
08 Nov 2014 Burnley v Hull City L 1-0 Premier League
23 Nov 2014 Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-2 Premier League
29 Nov 2014 Manchester United v Hull City L 3-0 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2007-08 France International Friendly 1
2
2007-08 France UEFA European Championship
3
1
2008-09 France International Friendly
1
2010-11 France International Friendly
1
1
2011-12 France International Friendly 1
2
2011-12 France UEFA European Championship 1
1
2015-16 France International Friendly 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
13 Oct 2007 Faroe Islands v France W 0-6 UEFA European Championship Group B
17 Oct 2007 France v Lithuania W 2-0 UEFA European Championship Group B
16 Nov 2007 France v Morocco D 2-2 International Friendly
21 Nov 2007 Ukraine v France D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group B
06 Feb 2008 Spain v France L 1-0 International Friendly
27 May 2008 France v Ecuador W 2-0 International Friendly
14 Oct 2008 France v Tunisia W 3-1 International Friendly
11 Aug 2010 Norway v France L 2-1 International Friendly
27 May 2012 France v Iceland W 3-2 International Friendly
31 May 2012 France v Serbia W 2-0 International Friendly
05 Jun 2012 France v Estonia W 4-0 International Friendly
11 Jun 2012 France v England D 1-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
19 Jun 2012 Sweden v France L 2-0 UEFA European Championship Finals Group D
13 Nov 2015 France v Germany W 2-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 2015 England v France L 2-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.