Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui |
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| Nickname | Giraffro |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 194 cm |
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| Weight | 80 kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Personal Life
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
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| Hometown | Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium |
| Religion | Islam |
| Ethinicity | Moroccan Berber |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
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Family
| Father | Abdellatif Fellaini (Former Footballer and Bus Driver) | ||||
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| Mother | Hafida Fellaini | ||||
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| Spouse | N/A | ||||
| Children | None |
Career
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| Jersey Number | #8 (Belgium), #27 (Manchester United) | ||||||||
| Coach/Mentor | Roberto Martinez, Jose Mourinho | ||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||
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| Controversy | He was banned on 17 December 2012 for three matches by the Football Association after he headbutted Ryan Shawcross during a game against Stoke City. |
Favourites
| Favourite Food | Moules-Frites |
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Style Quotient
| Cars Collection |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Marouane Fellaini smokes. | |
| Marouane Fellaini drinks alcohol. | |
| He inherited his passion for football from his father, a former professional goalkeeper. | |
| Marouane Fellaini has an identical twin brother named Mansour Fellaini. | |
| During his childhood, he was more interested in track events, particularly 10,000m races. | |
| At the age of 8, he enrolled in the Anderlecht Academy under the guidance of his father. | |
| He scored 63 goals in his first two seasons with the Anderlecht club before joining Mons at age 10. | |
| Marouane Fellaini signed his first professional contract with Standard Liege at 17. | |
| His first goal for Belgium was against Portugal in UEFA Euro 2008. | |
| In 2008, he joined Everton and scored his debut goal against Newcastle United in October. | |
| Marouane Fellaini signed for Manchester United in September 2013 and played his first match against Bayer Leverkusen. | |
| He played for Belgium in the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, scoring crucial goals. | |
| His distinctive Afro hairstyle has made him popular with football fans, who sometimes wear Afro wigs to support him. |
