Adel Gafaiti

Adel Gafaiti

Personal information
Full name	Adel Gafaiti
Date of birth	(1994-07-16) 16 July 1994
Place of birth	Nanterre, France
Height
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Norwich City
Youth career
0000–2011	Nancy
2011–2012	Rangers
2012–2013	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Norwich City	0	(0)
2014	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2012	Algeria U20	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:23, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Adel Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Norwich City. He plays primarily as a centre-back.

Early career

Rangers

Gafaiti began his career in the youth team at Nancy before joining Rangers in 2011, for whom he also played youth team football. However, only one season at Rangers, Gafaiti was among nine players to be released upon their contract was coming to an end in the summer. It believed it was the ongoing process of the club's administration as its main factor.

Norwich City

During summer 2012, Gafaiti moved to Premier League side Norwich City from Rangers. He made 24 appearances for the Norwich City U-21 side. On 1 July 2013, he was called up to the Norwich City senior squad but so far has made no appearances. Despite not making first team appearance, Gafaiti was linked a move away from Norwich City, as clubs from Europe were keen to sign him.

During the January 2014 transfer window, Gafaiti moved to Football League One side Oldham Athletic joining on a season long loan. He made his debut on 22 March 2014 on a 1-0 home victory against Crawley Town, coming on in added time. Only just making one appearance, it announced on 22 April that Gafaiti returned to his parent club.

International career

Gafaiti has chosen to represent Algeria at international level, and has been capped by their under-20 side.