Anas Namri

Anas Namri

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Paris, France[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Virton
Number	7
Youth career
2010–2020	Troyes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Troyes B	26	(1)
2022–2023	Saint-Étienne B	16	(0)
2022–2023	Saint-Étienne	5	(0)
2023–	Virton	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:21, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Anas Namri (born 12 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Belgian National Division 1 club Virton.

Career

In July 2022, after his contract expired with Troyes, Namri went on trial with Saint-Étienne's reserve team.^[2][3] He eventually signed with the club on a one-year contract with an option for a further year, initially playing in the Championnat National 3, as he had done with Troyes previously.^[4] On 22 October 2022, Namri made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne in a 1–0 away win over Amiens in Ligue 2. He made four tackles and won eight out of ten ground duels, a performance for which he was voted as the second-best player in the match by Saint-Étienne fans.^[5][6] At the end of the season, Namri left upon his contract's expiration.^[7]

On 27 July 2023, Namri signed for the Belgian club Virton.^[8]

Personal life

Born in France, Namri is of Moroccan descent.^[9]

References

1. Anas Namri at Soccerway
2. Mangin, Alan (25 July 2022). "Anas Namri effectue un essai à Saint-Étienne". L'Est éclair (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. "Mercato : Anas Namri n'a pas encore signé à l'ASSE". Envertetcontretous.fr (in French). 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
4. Hess, Laurent (27 September 2022). "ASSE : ET SI C'ÉTAIT L'HEURE D'ANAS NAMRI ?". But! Football Club (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
5. "Matthieu Dreyer et Anas Namri honorés après la victoire à Amiens" (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. "La première d'Anas Namri à la loupe !". Peuple-Vert.fr (in French). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. "ASSE - Mercato : départ acté pour un Vert écarté par Batlles !". OneFootball (in French). 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
8. "Mercato : Un latéral quitte l'ASSE et rejoint la Belgique - ASSE - EVECT". EVECT.fr (in French). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
9. "Anas Namri dans la bonne direction". L'Est éclair (in French). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.