Hatem Ben Arfa is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille. Known for his dribbling ability, he has been described as "one of the best-rated talents in France" but has been criticised by the media and players alike for lacking discipline.Ben Arfa's career started in the Île-de-France region, where he trained at Boulogne-Billancourt and Versailles. In 1999, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. He spent three years there before leaving for Lyon, where he won four Ligue 1 titles. In his early career at Lyon, he played as a centre forward but moved into a winger role during the 2007–08 season. In the summer of 2008, Ben Arfa signed with rivals Marseille for €11 million in a move that required the intervention of the Ligue de Football Professionnel. With Marseille, he won the 2009–10 league title, his fifth overall, as well as the Coupe de la Ligue in 2010. After two years at Marseille, Ben Arfa joined English club Newcastle United on loan for the 2010–11 season. The deal was made permanent later in the season.Ben Arfa spent four years at Newcastle, with a loan spell at Hull City in his final season at the club. He signed for Nice in January 2015 but was unable to make his debut until August, having already represented Newcastle United Reserves and Hull City the previous season. He scored 17 goals in 32 league appearances for Nice, attracting the interest of several European clubs, and signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 1 July 2016. After failing to make a competitive appearance in the 2017–18 season, Ben Arfa signed for Rennes, where he won the Coupe de France over Paris Saint-Germain. He then went on to play for Valladolid and Bordeaux before joining Lille in 2022.
Ben Arfa is a former French youth international and has played at all levels for France. At the under-17 level, he was a part of the team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in October 2007 for a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands. He has made 15 appearances for France, scoring twice.
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Some of their strengths
Hatem Ben Arfa has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Charming, Energetic, Intelligent, Strong, Artistic, Ambitious, and Caring.
Soulful and Understanding
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Hatem Ben Arfa is someone who is a soulful, understanding, and conscious person, who combines smarts with a deep talent for creativity and imagination. A person who defines themself by their friends and what groups they belong to.
Adaptable and Versatile
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Hatem Ben Arfa well know them as someone who can be adaptable, flexible, and polite, like a flower or a sapling.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Hatem Ben Arfa as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Vigorous and Friendly
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Hatem Ben Arfa is someone who has a vigor and energy that applies itself to all life's activities and endeavors, and a knack for forming family-like structures, groups, and communities.
They are also someone who is balanced, organized, and in-charge, and who loves traveling, working hard, and figuring out the patterns of things.
Creative and Imaginative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Hatem Ben Arfa tends to be someone who is sensitive, imaginative, creative, and somewhat of a dreamer. Who is intuitive and compassionate, and who has a friendly, easygoing, calming and relaxing effect on people and for whom friends and family mean the world.
Some of Hatem Ben Arfa's challenges
While Hatem Ben Arfa has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Hatem Ben Arfa can be Unrealistic, Impulsive, Indecisive, Hypocritical, Self-centered, Stubborn, and Idle.
Indecisive and Unrealistic
One of Hatem Ben Arfa's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as indecisive and unrealistic.
Hatem Ben Arfa must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can have difficulty dealing with responsibility, authority, or criticism.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Hatem Ben Arfa is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Lethargic and Unrealistic
Finally, Hatem Ben Arfa also can be too soft, lazy and lethargic, and who can have difficulty finding others who share a similarly dreamy outlook on life.
