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Saturday, 28 August 10, 05:55 AM · Comments (4)

In an official Benfica announced it has loaned to Napoli Hassan Yebda. Il 26enne algerino, centrocampista difensivo, ha giocato l'ultima stagione in prestito agli inglesi del Portsmouth. The 26 year old Algerian midfielder, played last season on loan to Portsmouth. Ha giocato il Mondiale in Sudafrica con la maglia dell'Algeria. He played the World Cup in South Africa with the jersey in Algeria.

Napoli, pending the conclusion Sosa tries to give a sweet to the fans with the purchase of this interesting Algerian midfielder.

Hassan Yebda, nicknamed "the artist" was born in May 1984 in Saint Maurice (a small town 10 kilometers away from Paris) from Algerian parents. It 's the first of seven children and grew up in another town in the Valley of the Marne and here the little Hassan just seven years begins play in the club "Les Lions de Alfortville.

Yebda emerged through AJ Auxerre's youth system, but made no appearances for the first team during his stint; he played regularly for the reserves, in the Championnat de France amateur.

In January 2006, Yebda was loaned to second level's Stade Lavallois. In the same month of the following year, he was definitely released and moved to Le Mans UC72, making his top level debut on 17 February 2007, in a 2–0 loss at FC Sochaux: brought on in the 70th minute, Yebda scored an own goal 10 minutes later, in his only appearance of 2006–07.

In 2007–08, Yebda appeared regularly for Le Mans, helping the team achieve a comfortable ninth place in the league. On 29 May 2008, he signed a four-year contract with S.L. Benfica, on a free transfer. A constant midfield fixture with Benfica, he was voted the league's Player of the Month in September. In February 2009, Yebda netted his first league goal, in a 1–1 draw at F.C. Porto.

hassan con il benfica

Yebda made a move to Premier League side Portsmouth on 1 September 2009, on a season-long loan for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October, against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, which was the winner in Portsmouth's first victory of the season.

yebda nel portsmouth (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

On August 27, 2010, Yebda joined Italian side Napoli on a season-long loan.

Yebda represented France at youth levels, being part of the squad at the victorious 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. As a senior, however, he switched allegiances to Algeria, first being picked for a match against Zambia in September 2009, where he did not play.

Yebda was summoned for the Algerian squad at the 2010 African Cup of Nations, playing (and starting) all the matches for the eventual semi-finalists. In June, he was selected to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, again playing all the games: during the tournament, he partnered Mehdi Lacen (another defensive midfielder), as the national team failed to score a goal, earning one point.