Market value
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Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.1
goals / match
FC Nantes
top club · 245 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#54
goals rank
#68
assists rank
54
season goals
27
season assists
Among 204 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.25m
peak value · 2004
€7.05m
top transfer fee · 99/00
14
best season · 97/98
6 / 2
int'l caps / goals
528Appearances
54Goals
27Assists
45Yellow cards
1Red cards
220Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Stéphane Ziani |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1971-12-09 (54 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Nantes, France |
| Citizenship | France Algeria |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 168.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2005-10-05 |
| Contract expires | — |
Oct 2005
Transfer: AC Ajaccio → Retired
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — AC Ajaccio
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: SC Bastia → AC Ajaccio
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: Servette FC → SC Bastia
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — SC Bastia, Servette FC
32 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: FC Nantes → Servette FC
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — FC Nantes
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Nantes
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — FC Nantes
40 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: G. Bordeaux → FC Nantes
01/02 · Transfer · €5.20m
Jun 2001
Transfer: FC Nantes → G. Bordeaux
00/01 · Return from loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — FC Nantes
47 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: G. Bordeaux → FC Nantes
00/01 · Loan
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
32 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Dep. La Coruña → G. Bordeaux
99/00 · Transfer · €7.05m
Jul 1998
98/99 — Deportivo de La Coruña
41 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: Lens → Dep. La Coruña
98/99 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 1997
97/98 — RC Lens
40 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
Transfer: G. Bordeaux → Lens
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1996
96/97 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
46 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: Stade Rennais → G. Bordeaux
96/97 · Transfer
Jul 1995
95/96 — Stade Rennais FC
40 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
Transfer: SC Bastia → Stade Rennais
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1994
94/95 — SC Bastia
45 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1994
Transfer: FC Nantes → SC Bastia
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1993
93/94 — FC Nantes
39 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — FC Nantes
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — FC Nantes
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1991
Transfer: FC Nantes B → FC Nantes
91/92 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 121 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals6 total · 2.69/90
Assists2 total · 0.90/90
G+A8 total · 3.58/90
Yellow cards3 total · 1.34/90
Minutes played by club
FC Girondins Bordeaux
6.9%
Deportivo de La Coruña
2.3%
RC Lens
3.9%
Stade Rennais FC
15.5%
SC Bastia
14.3%
FC Nantes
57.2%
AC Ajaccio
0.0%
Servette FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Girondins Bordeaux | 2 | 96/97 | 99/00 | 78 | 11 | 4 | 1,366 |
| Deportivo de La Coruña | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 450 |
| RC Lens | 1 | 97/98 | 97/98 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 773 |
| Stade Rennais FC | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 3,067 |
| SC Bastia | 2 | 04/05 | 94/95 | 60 | 3 | 9 | 2,819 |
| FC Nantes | 7 | 00/01 | 93/94 | 245 | 19 | 10 | 11,306 |
| AC Ajaccio | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Servette FC | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 201 |
| 99/00 | Trophée des Champions | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Copa del Rey | Deportivo de La Coruña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | LaLiga | Deportivo de La Coruña | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 450 |
| 97/98 | Coupe de France | RC Lens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 |
| 97/98 | Coupe de la Ligue | RC Lens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 384 |
| 97/98 | Division 1 | RC Lens | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 247 |
| 96/97 | Coupe de France | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 500 |
| 96/97 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 37 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 665 |
| 95/96 | Coupe de France | Stade Rennais FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Coupe de la Ligue | Stade Rennais FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Division 1 | Stade Rennais FC | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3,067 |
| 94/95 | Coupe de France | SC Bastia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Coupe de la Ligue | SC Bastia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | Division 1 | SC Bastia | 38 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1,668 |
| 93/94 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2,175 |
| 93/94 | UEFA Cup | FC Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 |
| 92/93 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 91/92 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,425 |
| 05/06 | Ligue 1 | AC Ajaccio | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Ligue 1 | SC Bastia | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,151 |
| 04/05 | Super League | Servette FC | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Swisscom Cup | Servette FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Servette FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Nantes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 901 |
| 03/04 | UI Cup | FC Nantes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,297 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | FC Nantes | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 707 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2,267 |
| 01/02 | Trophée des Champions | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Coupe de France | FC Nantes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 00/01 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Nantes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 385 |
| 00/01 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 671 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | FC Nantes | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/92 | 1991-07-01 | FC Nantes B | FC Nantes | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | FC Nantes | SC Bastia | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | SC Bastia | Stade Rennais | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | Stade Rennais | G. Bordeaux | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | G. Bordeaux | Lens | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Lens | Dep. La Coruña | Transfer | 0 | €5.00m |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-01 | Dep. La Coruña | G. Bordeaux | Transfer | 0 | €7.05m |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | G. Bordeaux | FC Nantes | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | FC Nantes | G. Bordeaux | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | G. Bordeaux | FC Nantes | Transfer | 0 | €5.20m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | FC Nantes | Servette FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Servette FC | SC Bastia | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | SC Bastia | AC Ajaccio | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-10-05 | AC Ajaccio | Retired | Transfer | 1250000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.25m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.25m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53762 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9323 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Division 1 | RC Lens | 11 | 32 |
| 99/00 | Division 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 6 | 20 |
| 98/99 | LaLiga | Deportivo de La Coruña | 6 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Division 1 | SC Bastia | 8 | 38 |
| 00/01 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 4 | 31 |
| 01/02 | Division 1 | FC Nantes | 2 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | 2001-06-30 | FC Nantes | G. Bordeaux | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | G. Bordeaux | FC Nantes | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 99/00 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 32 | 201 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 |
| 98/99 | 41 | 450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 97/98 | 40 | 773 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 96/97 | 46 | 1,165 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 95/96 | 40 | 3,067 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 94/95 | 45 | 1,668 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 92/93 | 23 | 873 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 91/92 | 28 | 1,425 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 04/05 | 32 | 1,151 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 03/04 | 37 | 901 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 02/03 | 31 | 1,297 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 01/02 | 40 | 2,974 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 00/01 | 47 | 1,661 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Ligue 1
386 apps
37 G
22 A
LaLiga
36 apps
6 G
1 A
Coupe de France
31 apps
4 G
0 A
Coupe de la Ligue
24 apps
3 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
10 apps
3 G
0 A
Champions League
14 apps
1 G
2 A
Super League
14 apps
0 G
1 A
UI Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
5 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Stéphane Ziani?
Stéphane Ziani is a France professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is Stéphane Ziani?
Stéphane Ziani is 54 years old. He was born on December 9, 1971 in Nantes.
What position does Stéphane Ziani play?
Stéphane Ziani plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Stéphane Ziani play for?
Stéphane Ziani currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Stéphane Ziani scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stéphane Ziani has scored 54 goals in 528 appearances.