Yannis Tafer: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Yannis Tafer: profile

Yannis Tafer (born 11 February 1991 in Grenoble, France) is a retired Algerian footballer who played as a forward.

Tafer made the step into senior football with Olympique Lyonnais in 2008. He played for 4 clubs in 2 countries since 2008. His most appearances came at FC Lausanne-Sport (2012–2014), where he made 56 appearances and scored 9 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 82 appearances and 10 goals.

At international level, Tafer represented Algeria (2015–present). Before committing to Algeria, he had represented France U17, France U18, France U19 and France U20.

Grenoble has produced 6 footballers in our database, including Rafik Djebbour, Amine El Ouazzani and Sekou Yansané.

Nationality explained: Why does Yannis Tafer play for Algeria?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2015 (aged about 24)
Countries played in: 2: France and Switzerland
Club goals per game: 0.12 (10 in 82)
Height: 180 cm — taller than 50% of Algerian internationals on record
Latest move: FC St. Gallen (2014)
Shares a birthday with: Dango Ouattara, Anis Hadj Moussa and Titi Buengo (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2008–2012	Olympique Lyonnais	Ligue 1	10	1
2010–2011	Toulouse FC	Ligue 1	16	0
2012–2014	FC Lausanne-Sport	Swiss Super League	56	9
2014–	FC St. Gallen	Swiss Super League	–	–
	Total		82	10

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2007–2008	France U17	Under-17	19	11
2008–2009	France U18	Under-18	8	7
2009–2010	France U19	Under-19	14	6
2010–2011	France U20	Under-20	11	3
2015–	Algeria	Senior	–	–