Anthony Ouasfane
French footballer (born 1989)
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Anthony Ouasfane (born 29 May 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 1 club Toulon, where he is the captain.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Ouasfane | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulon | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Angers | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Marseille Consolat | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | JS Kabylie | 0 | (0) |
| 2014– | Toulon | 139 | (8) |
| 2017 | Toulon B | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:54, 4 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
After playing for three different neighborhood clubs in Marseille, Ouasfane received offers from local side Marseille, and Toulouse. He chose Toulouse saying that "joining Marseille at such a young age scared [him] a little".[2][3] With Toulouse, he became captain of the reserve side, even making a few appearances on the substitutes bench for the first team but failing to make any appearances.[citation needed]
On 16 May 2009, Ouasfane signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 side Angers.[4] On 21 August 2009, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Sébastien Renouard in the 60th minute of the Ligue 2 match against Le Havre.[5]
On 17 July 2010, Ouasfane went on trial with English Championship side Crystal Palace.[6] During his trial, he started in a pre-season friendly against Chelsea.[7][8]
International career
On 9 August 2009, Algeria U23 national team's head coach Abdelhak Benchikha called up Ouasfane for the first time for a six-day training camp in Blida, Algeria. The camp was capped off with a friendly against local side USM Blida.[9] He received further call-ups the following months for camps in Alger and Marseille.[10][11]