Sophiane Baghdad (born 10 September 1980) is a French former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Personal life
Born in Monaco, he holds both Algerian and French nationalities. He acquired
French nationality by
naturalization
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on 19 December 2000.
References
1980 births
Living people
Algerian men's footballers
Naturalized citizens of France
French men's footballers
Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
AS Beauvais Oise players
CS Sedan Ardennes players
Ligue 2 players
K.S.K. Beveren players
R. Olympic Charleroi Châtelet Farciennes players
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
Challenger Pro League players
Algerian expatriate men's footballers
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Men's association football forwards
21st-century Algerian people
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