The Algerian Football Federation announced, on Friday, the acceptance of the game by the International Federation of…Viva” changing Nationality Sports player of the Portuguese club Estoril Praia, Rafik Gaitan Club. Thus, he will be able to represent the “Greens” starting from the upcoming elections. Which will be this March, during the international friendly session in Algeria.
Gaitan’s name has recently been associated with joining… National team. Especially since he is considered one of the most prominent young talents in the European leagues, and he is performing at great levels with his Portuguese club.
The right winger of the Portuguese club Estoril became the first new professional to join the Algerian national team. During the era of Bosnian Croatian coach Vladimir Petkovic, who was appointed coach of the “Greens” a few days ago, succeeding Algerian Djamel Belmadi. This will allow the Algerian fans to discover their new player.
Rafik Gaitan was born in 1999 in the French department of Evreux, to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother, where he began his football career in 2013 with the Evreux Club Gigonde. Before moving in the same year to Le Havre School, which is one of the most famous clubs known for training players in the country. It is the one from which his compatriot, the star Riyad Mahrez, graduated, in addition to the Roosters star, Paul Pogba.
And show PlayerOver the past few days, I have been very excited to play for the Warriors. Although he was able to represent the Moroccan national team, through statements to various media outlets, which included his desire and clear decision to represent the Algerian flag. At the expense of the Moroccan, in a scenario similar to the star Ismail Bennacer, who was a painful blow for the Atlas Lions.
He started his career in France… and flourished in Portugal
After rising through the youth groups to reach the first team at Le Havre Club, the young star decided to change his destination and move to the French club Rennes in 2018, but he suffered many successive and serious injuries, which stopped his development and progress in his football career. It also prompted him to leave France and head to Portuguese Maritimo in 2021 on loan. Then he returned to Ligue 1 again with a Reims shirt, before returning to Portugal last summer. To play this time in an Estoril Praia shirt.
The great level presented by Gaitán in the Portuguese Football League has become the talk of the public and private. The Algerian fans were in love with his great talent and quirks, which made other clubs request his services, as news circulated in the Portuguese media during the past few days. It is reported that the latter is among the players targeted by giant Benfica.
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