Nabil Ghilas (born 20 April 1990) is a professional

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who most recently played as a striker for

Athlético Marseille Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat) is a French amateur football club founded in 1964 and based in the city of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone. The club was named until 2018 after C ...

. Internationally, he represented the Algeria national team.

Club career

Early years and Moreirense

Born in

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, France, Ghilas only played amateur football in the country. In 2010, aged 20, he transferred to

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

in Portugal, being immediately loaned to

F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spect ...

in the third division. He returned for the 2011–12 season, helping the club return to the

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after a seven-year absence. Ghilas played all 30 games for the

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side in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring 13 goals in the league and 16 overall. Highlights included braces in home wins against

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(3–1) and

S.C. Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

(3–0), but his team suffered immediate relegation.

Porto

On 8 July 2013, Ghilas joined

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on a four-year contract for a fee rumoured to be around

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3 million, with a buyout clause of €30m. He made his official debut on 22 September, playing

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in a 2–2 draw at

G.D. Estoril Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia (), commonly known as Estoril, is a Portuguese sports club from Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon. Founded on 17 May 1939, its football team currently plays in Primeira Liga and hold home games at the Estádio António Coimb ...

. Ghilas scored his first goal for the northerners on 5 February 2014, against the same opponent for a 2–1 home win in the quarter-finals of the

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. His second came 22 days later, as he netted the 3–3 at

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in the

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and Porto progressed 5–5 on aggregate; on both occasions, he came on as a second-half substitute. On 1 September 2014, Ghilas was loaned to Spanish club

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

. His maiden

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appearance occurred on 12 September, replacing

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in the 59th minute of a 1–1 away draw against

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

. Ghilas scored his first goal for the

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ns on 18 October, netting his team's only in a 2–1 home loss to

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

. On 10 July 2015, he moved to fellow league side

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on loan for one year.

International career

Ghilas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time in March 2013, for the

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against

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, but did not play in the match. He won his first

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on 9 June against the same opponent and for the same competition, replacing

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in the 74th minute and scoring the last goal in a 3–1 away victory. Ghilas made his

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debut on 17 June 2014, playing the last six minutes of a 2–1 group stage loss to

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Personal life

Ghilas' older brother,

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, is also a former footballer and a forward. He too played in France, Portugal and for Algeria.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghilas goal.''

Honours

Porto *

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