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Tijany Atallah

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Tijany Atallah
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Muret, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bordeaux
Youth career
2009–2013 US Venerquoise
2013–2017 Colomiers
2017–2018 Balma
2018–2022 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bordeaux B 46 (0)
2022– Bordeaux 0 (0)
International career
2019 France U17 1 (0)
2021– Algeria U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024

Tijany Atallah (born 12 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux.[2] Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Early life

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Tijany Atallah grew up in Vernet, Haute-Garonne, where he started playing football at the age of three. He joined Colomiers in 2013 before also joining the federal pôle espoirs [fr] of Castelmaurou two years later.[3][4]

Club career

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After a one-year spell with Balma during the 2017–18 season, Atallah joined the Bordeaux academy in 2018 as an under-16.[3][4][5] He made his professional debut for the club's senior team on 2 January 2022, starting as a center-back in a Coupe de France round of 32 game, a 3–0 away loss to Brest.[6]

International career

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Atallah is a youth international for France, having played a friendly game against Italy in 2019 with the under-17.[4][7][8] In 2021, he was selected with Algeria under-20s for the UNAF Tournament,[9][10] where despite his side disappointing overall performance, he was among the Algerian revelations.[11]

Style of play

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A versatile defender, Atallah is able to play as a center-back or on both flanks of the defense, and even as a defensive midfielder.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Tijany Atallah". FC Girondins de Bordeaux. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tijany Atallah at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Pereira, Alexis (17 February 2019). "Info FM : à la découverte de Tijany Attalah, grand espoir des Girondins de Bordeaux". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Entretien avec Tijany Atallah (travail et persévérance)". Football Club Venerque Le Vernet (in French). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Balma. La saison 2018-2019 se dessine pour le BSC". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Balma. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Federici, Thomas (2 January 2022). "Brest 2-0 Bordeaux en direct, Coupe de France 16es de finale, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Amical U17, Clairefontaine - Stade Pierre-Pibarot - mercredi 4 décembre 2019, 0 France 2 Italie". Fédération Française de Football. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Formation : Tijany Atallah perd avec l'équipe de France U17". WebGirondins (in French). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ^ Toumert, Yanis (6 November 2021). "Sélection U20 : La liste pour l'UNAF 2021 en Tunisie dévoilée". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Tijany Atallah appelé par l'Algérie U20". OneFootball (in French). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Tournoi UNAF U20 : les U20, des regrets mais beaucoup d'espoir". FAF (in French). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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