Newcastle had been set to pay Marseille another £5 million if Ben Arfa had made 25 club appearances in the 2010–11 season, which would have made the transfer permanent. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. as well as double-defending World Champions having successfully defended their title in January 2011. [15] Along with fellow youth player Karim Benzema, he was promoted to the senior squad and was assigned the number 34 shirt. Ben Arfa made his debut with the team at the 2003 edition of the Aegean Cup in Turkey. Each regions' qualifying rounds lasts six rounds in order to determine the regional and departmental clubs that will earn a berth in the seventh round. [30] On 15 January, the federation confirmed that the Agen–PSG match would be played at 17:00. Ronnie, Pogba, PSG... Offrez vous un tirage photo So Foot exclusif ! Pas moins de neuf joueurs ont été exclus au cours des huit rencontres disputées pour le compte de la 30e journée. [143] This move stunned critics of Domenech as they expected striker David Trezeguet to get the call-up. [142] Ben Arfa was called up to the senior team for the first time on 10 October 2007 by Raymond Domenech to replace the injured Louis Saha and played in the Euro 2008 qualifying matches against the Faroe Islands and Lithuania. Hatem Ben Arfa (Arabic: حاتم بن عرفة , French pronunciation: [atɛm bɛnaʁfa]; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and an attacking midfielder.Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France" but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline. [77] Marseille agreed to a £2 million loan fee. Ben Arfa is a former French youth international and has played at all levels for France. Despite this, the Coupe de France Commission still included Gaïtcha in its draw and, on 3 November, the club was drawn with Championnat de France amateur club USL Dunkerque. [32] However, Ben Arfa confirmed to the local La Provence newspaper on 29 June that he had signed for the southern coast club and would not return to Lyon for pre-season training the following day. On 14 May 2011, first division club Lille defeated the defending champions Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the 2011 Coupe de France Final courtesy of a late second half goal from Ludovic Obraniak to win the Coupe de France title. The goal, described by BBC Sport as "magical", drew the match 1–1 and Newcastle later went on to win the tie 2–1. He scored two goals in the team's 8–0 win over Gabon in the opening match. On 25 March, he scored one goal and provided the assists on the other two goals in a 3–1 victory against West Brom. [119] On 6 August 2016, Ben Arfa scored on his PSG debut, scoring in the 34th minute in a 4–1 victory over his former club Lyon in the 2016 Trophée des Champions. [106], Ben Arfa started the 2013–14 season in a rich vein of form, securing Newcastle's first win of the season by scoring an individual goal against Fulham,[107] and scoring and making an assist in the following game against Aston Villa. [19] The matches were played on 11–12 December. 2:38. [23], The draw for the Round of 32 of the Coupe de France was held on 9 January 2011 at the headquarters of Eurosport. In his early career at Lyon, he played as a centre forward but moved into a winger role during the 2007–08 season. [134] In the Tournio de Val-de-Marne, Ben Arfa scored two goals as France were crowned champions without conceding a goal. In the return leg in Marseille, Ben Arfa struck again, scoring the opening goal in the 43rd minute. 5 cartons rouges : PSG - OM se termine en bagarre générale ! [123], On 2 September 2018, Ben Arfa signed for Rennes on a two-year deal.