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After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial team of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Today at Paris FC, Ilan Kebbal joined the Parisian club in 2022, first in the form of a loan from Stade de Reims. Not playing for the Champagne club in Ligue 1, the Algerian agreed to go down a level and move to Ligue 2. To the great surprise of the PFC players who welcomed Kebbal.
During the 2021-2022 season, Ilan Kebbal had played 31 Ligue 1 matches with the Reims stadium. The Algerian had shown himself at ease in the elite, but the following season, he preferred to leave even though he was destined not to play with the Champagne club, not entering the plans of his coach at the time. Absolutely wanting to play football, Kebbal did not hesitate to go to Ligue 2, finding himself loaned to Paris FC.
“I prefer to go to Ligue 2 than to stay in Reims and not play”
« I wanted to play football, I have no shame in telling myself that I am in Ligue 1 and going down to Ligue 2. I have no problem. At the beginning, my agent talked to me about Ligue 2, I would rather go to Ligue 2 than stay in Reims and not play », notably recognized Ilan Kebbal pour Offside.
“The players when I arrive at Paris FC, they tell me why I came there”
Given the season he had just had with the Stade de Reims, Ilan Kebbal could have claimed better than the Paris FC in Ligue 2. This is how the locker room of the PFC was surprised when he saw him arrive. “ I arrive in Ligue 2, the players when I arrive at Paris FC, they tell me why I came there. I knew a lot of them. I had played a lot in Ligue 1 before going on loan to Ligue 2. I had also gone to the selection and that still opened doors for me », explained Kebbal.
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