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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Affairs/Girlfriends |
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Family
Father | Abdellatif Fellaini (Former Footballer and Bus Driver) | ||||
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Mother | Hafida Fellaini | ||||
Siblings |
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Spouse | N/A | ||||
Children | None |
Career
Football Debut |
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Jersey Number | #8 (Belgium), #27 (Manchester United) | ||||||||
Coach/Mentor | Roberto Martinez, Jose Mourinho | ||||||||
Position | Midfielder | ||||||||
Awards, Honours, Achievements |
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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. |