Sofiane Boufal

Sofiane Boufal

Personal information
Full name	Sofiane Boufal
Date of birth	(1993-09-17) 17 September 1993
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lille
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2012	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Angers	46	(4)
2015–	Lille	43	(14)
International career‡
2016–	Morocco	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 16 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:03, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Sofiane Boufal (born 17 September 1993) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a Attacking Midfielder for Lille OSC in Ligue 1.

Club career

Angers

Boufal joined Angers SCO and went through their youth system from youth to B to the senior team. In the 2014/2015 season, he helped get Angers promoted to the Ligue 1. He racked up a total of 4 goals that season, enough to see through that Angers got promoted at 3rd place.

Lille

In January 2015, Boufal transferred to Lille OSC for an undisclosed fee. He has already become a fan favorite and as of 4 April 2016, he has garnered 8 goals and 4 assist in the Ligue 1.

International career

Morocco

Boufal made his debut for the Moroccan first team on 25 March 2016 starting in a 1-0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification victory against Cape Verde.