Stéphane Houcine Nater (born 20 January 1984) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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. Born in France, he represented

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at international level, and also holds Swiss citizenship having spent much of his upbringing there.

Club career

Nater was transferred to

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, where he was formed as a youth player, after two years at Servette FC, where he played one season in the Challenge League and one season in the top flight. In the summer of 2014, he joined Club Africain for his first spell in the Tunisian league, signing a two-year deal.

International career

Nater has joined to the Tunisian national team in November 2013. He was an unused substitute in the final 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against

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. His international debut was in a friendly match against Colombia on 5 March 2014.

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Stéphane Nater profile
at football.ch * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Troyes Footballers from Aube French men's footballers French sportspeople of Tunisian descent French emigrants to Switzerland People with acquired Swiss citizenship Swiss people of Tunisian descent Swiss people of French descent Tunisian men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players FC St. Gallen players FC Schaffhausen players GC Biaschesi players FC Chur 97 players FC Vaduz players Servette FC players Club Africain players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players FC Rapperswil-Jona players Tunisia men's international footballers Tunisian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub