Samir Nasri

Lamborghini


The French midfielder's supercar at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium parking lot.

The Frenchman grew up in Marseille playing for local youth sides, at the age of 9 he joined Olympique de Marseille and spent the next several years honing his craft in the club's youth academy at La Commanderie. He'd make his debut for the club aged just 17 in the 2004-05 season. Drawing comparisons for both his playing style and cultural background to French great Zinedine Zidane his mercurial talent would see him become a first team regular in the following season. In his penultimate season with Marseille he won the UNFP 'Young Player of the Year' award. He made a total of 166 appearances, scoring 12 goals and making 29 assists, helping Marseille reach back-to-back Coupe de France finals in 2006 and 2007. Nasri signed with Premier League giants Arsenal in June 2008. He would illuminate the Premier League with his performances for Arsenal winning the PFA's 'Fans Player of the Month' on 3 occasions in the 2010-2011 season hitting the back of the net 10 times in 30 appearances.  He was named French Player of the Year for his performances during the calendar year. It wasn't long before Manchester City came calling for his services. The French midfield maestro put pen to paper in August 2011 signing for Manchester City in deal that would see him triple his wages. He'd go on to play 176 times for Manchester City, scoring 27 goals and bagging 40 assists, helping the team to two Premier League titles in 2011-12 and 2013-14. After six years at the Etihad the Frenchman would move to Spain on loan with Sevilla for a year and then to Turkish side Antalyaspor in 2017-2018. A one year deal with West Ham United saw him return to the Premier League in 2019. In the summer of 2019 he signed a contract at Anderlecht. In Brussels he joined his good friend Vincent Kompany.