Marouane Fellaini
Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui (born 22 November 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
 Fellaini playing for Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1987[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Mons | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | R. Francs Borains | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Sporting Charleroi | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Standard Liège | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Standard Liège | 64 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | Everton | 141 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Manchester United | 119 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Shandong Taishan | 108 | (39) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 432 | (85) | |||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Belgium U19 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Belgium U21 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Belgium | 87 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Fellaini played youth football for Anderlecht, R.A.E.C. Mons, Royal Francs Borains and Charleroi S.C. before joining Standard Liège. After winning the Belgian First Division and the Ebony Shoe as a Liège player, he moved to England to join Everton.
After five years at Everton, he moved to Manchester United in a deal worth £27.5 million in September 2013. He spent five years with Manchester United, winning four trophies. In February 2019, Fellaini joined Shandong Luneng.
Fellaini played for Belgium between 2007 and 2018. He played over 80 times for his country. He represented the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
Fellaini was born in Etterbeek, Brussels to Moroccan parents. In March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, he tested positive to COVID-19.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Standard Liège | 2006–07 | Belgian First Division | 30 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Belgian First Division | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | Belgian First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 11 | ||
| Everton | 2008–09 | Premier League | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 12 | |||
| 2013–14 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 141 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 33 | ||
| Manchester United | 2013–14 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 47 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 119 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 22 | ||
| Shandong Taishan | 2019 | Chinese Super League | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 8] | 4 | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2020 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | ||||
| 2022 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | 33 | 13 | ||
| Total | 108 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 141 | 51 | ||
| Career total | 432 | 85 | 63 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 58 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 579 | 117 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in FA Community Shield
- Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Chinese Super League championship play-offs
- Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup
International
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Fellaini with Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium[N] | 2007 | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 87 | 18 | |
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2007 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualification | [10] |
| 2 | 11 October 2008 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Armenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] |
| 3 | 14 November 2009 | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent, Belgium |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [12] |
| 4 | 12 October 2010 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Austria | 2–2 | 4–4 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification | [13] |
| 5 | 11 October 2011 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany |  Germany | 1–3 | 1–3 | [14] | |
| 6 | 29 May 2013 | FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States |  United States | 4–1 | 4–2 | Friendly | [15] |
| 7 | 7 June 2013 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Serbia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
| 8 | 5 March 2014 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | [17] |
| 9 | 17 June 2014 | Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil |  Algeria | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [18] |
| 10 | 28 March 2015 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | [19] |
| 11 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 12 | 31 March 2015 | Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel |  Israel | 1–0 | 1–0 | [20] | |
| 13 | 7 June 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  France | 1–0 | 4–3 | Friendly | [21] |
| 14 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 15 | 3 September 2015 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification | [22] |
| 16 | 5 June 2017 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Czech Republic[N] | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [23] |
| 17 | 6 June 2018 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Egypt | 3–0 | 3–0 | [24] | |
| 18 | 2 July 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia |  Japan | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup | [25] |
Notes
- ^ Fellaini caps against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic (included his one goal) on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA but not officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game.[26][27][28][29]
Honours
Standard Liège
- Belgian First Division: 2007–08[30]
Manchester United
- FA Cup: 2015–16;[31] runner-up: 2017–18[32]
- EFL Cup: 2016–17[33]
- FA Community Shield: 2016[34]
- UEFA Europa League: 2016–17[35]
Shandong Taishan
- Chinese Super League: 2021
- Chinese FA Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022; runner-up: 2023
Belgium
- FIFA World Cup third place: 2018[36]
Individual
- Best Belgian Player Abroad: 2008[37]
- Belgian Bronze Shoe: 2008[38]
- Ebony Shoe: 2008[39]
- Everton Young Player of the Season: 2008–09[40]
- Premier League Player of the Month: November 2012[41]
- Belgian Lion Award Best Player Abroad: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020[42]
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