Yacine Adli
French footballer (born 2000)
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Yacine Adli (born 29 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab.
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Adli with Bordeaux in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacine Adli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Shabab | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | US Villejuif | ||
| 2013–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 20 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Bordeaux | 67 | (5) |
| 2021–2025 | AC Milan | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2025– | Al Shabab | 26 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | France U16 | 10 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 16 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | France U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | France U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:27, 20 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Adli's parents are from the village of Tizra-Aissa (Draâ El Mizan, Tizi Ouzou Province, Kabylia, Algeria).
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
Adli made his professional debut for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 19 May 2018 in the final Ligue 1 match of the season against Caen. He replaced Christopher Nkunku after 83 minutes in a 0–0 away draw.[4] On 2 July 2018, Adli signed his first professional contract with PSG.[5]
Bordeaux
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Adli joined league rivals Bordeaux on a 4+1⁄2-year contract. The transfer reportedly involved a fee of €5.5 million and a 40% sell-on clause.[6][7]
Adli scored against his former side Paris Saint-Germain in a 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes on 28 November 2020.[8]
AC Milan
On 31 August 2021, it was announced that Adli had signed for Serie A giants AC Milan on a five-year contract.[9] The fee paid to Bordeaux was a reported €8 million.[10] He was loaned back to the club for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]
In his first season at Milan, Adli had very little playtime and made just six sporadic appearances throughout the entire season, all of which were as a substitute in the closing minutes of games.[11]
Despite these setbacks, however, he did not go to play elsewhere on loan, neither during the winter break, nor in the summer.[11]
Ahead of the 2023–24 season, as Milan's primary formation changed from 4–2–3–1 to 4–3–3, Adli started to play in front of the team's defense as a holding midfielder or a deep-lying playmaker, providing an alternative to Rade Krunić, who had been considered a starter in this position at the time. However, as Krunić departed in the winter, Adli took his place in the starting XI.[11]
Loan to Fiorentina
On 28 August 2024, Adli joined fellow Serie A club Fiorentina, on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[12]
Al Shabab
On 10 September 2025, he joined Saudi Pro League club Al Shabab permanently, for an estimated €8 million transfer fee.[13][14]
International career
Adli was born in France to Algerian parents of Kabyle origins.[15] He holds French and Algerian nationalities.[16] He is a youth international for France, and represented the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship[17] and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[18]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 May 2026[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Total | 99 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 104 | 6 | |||
| AC Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Fiorentina (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 1 | 35 | 5 | |
| Al Shabab | 2025–26 | Saudi Pro League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Career total | 201 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 232 | 17 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, King's Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
