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Tijany Atallah (born 12 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 3 side Bordeaux B.[2] Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Tijany Atallah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 19)
Place of birth	Muret, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Bordeaux B
Youth career
2009–2013	US Venerquoise
2013–2017	Colomiers
2017–2018	Balma
2018–2022	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Bordeaux B	13	(0)
2022	Bordeaux	0	(0)
National team
2019	France U17	1	(0)
2021–	Algeria U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Early life

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

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

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

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

External links

• Tijany Atallah at Soccerway
• Tijany Atallah at the French Football Federation (in French)

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