Nordine Talhi (born 22 July 1986) is a French

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n descent. He currently is contracted to Singapore NFL Division 2 side

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and plays as a

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for the

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. Talhi previously started out as a defender with former

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club Etoile FC when he signed for the

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in the 2010 S.League season. He made the switch to

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following Etoile's decision to pull out from the 2012 S.League to concentrate on youth development.

Career

Etoile Football Club

Signed for the 2010 S.League season, Talhi made 15 appearances for the Clementi Stars in his first season. Despite the majority of the team being released for the 2011 S.League season, Talhi was retained by new manager Guglielmo Arena. He scored his first goal for the club in the 3-0 victory over

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on 22 March 2011. Talhi played mostly as a defender for Etoile FC, appearing 41 times and scoring 2 goals for the

. He was also the vice captain of Etoile for the 2011 S.League season behind team captain and goalkeeper

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Admiralty Football Club

In 2012,

team manager

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announced that he had signed Talhi for the NFL Division 2 2012 season. Talhi is deployed mostly as a

by the

and has scored 9 goals in 11 appearances so far in the 2012 season.

Honours

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: Champions

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: Champions NFL Division 2 * 2012 NFL Division 2: Champions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Talhi, Nordine Living people 1991 births French footballers Expatriate footballers in Singapore Footballers from Lyon Association football midfielders Étoile FC players