{{short description|Footballer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nabil Ghilas | image = Algérie - Arménie - 20140531 - Nabil Ghilas.jpg | caption = Ghilas with Algeria in 2014 | fullname = Nabil Ghilas<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Algeria|publisher=FIFA|page=1|date=14 July 2014|access-date=11 May 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121051710/http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf|archive-date=21 January 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|20|df=y}}<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/n-ghilas/fc-porto/1574-63-18099|title=N. Ghilas|publisher=Mais Futebol|language=pt|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> | birth_place = Marseille, France<ref name=Bio/> | height = 1.83 m<ref name=Bio/> | position = Striker | currentclub = Berre SpC | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2007–2008 | youthclubs1 = Burel FC | youthyears2 = 2008–2009 | youthclubs2 = AJ Bosquet-Néréïdes | years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Cassis Carnoux | caps1 = 23 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2010–2013 | clubs2 = Moreirense | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2010–2011 | clubs3 = → Vizela (loan) | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 6 | years4 = 2013–2017 | clubs4 = Porto | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = Porto B | caps5 = 1 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2014–2015 | clubs6 = → Córdoba (loan) | caps6 = 27 | goals6 = 7 | years7 = 2015–2016 | clubs7 = → Levante (loan) | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = → Gaziantepspor (loan) | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 8 | years9 = 2017–2019 | clubs9 = Göztepe | caps9 = 29 | goals9 = 7 | years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = Vitória FC | caps10 = 15 | goals10 = 2 | years11 = 2021–2022 | clubs11 = Athlético Marseille | caps11 = 1 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2023- | clubs12 = Berre SpC | caps12 = | goals12 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = Algeria | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | club-update = 22:44, 4 August 2022 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }} '''Nabil Ghilas''' (born 20 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Berre SpC. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team.
==Club career== ===Early years and Moreirense=== Born in Marseille, France, Ghilas only played amateur football in the country. In 2010, aged 20, he transferred to Moreirense F.C. in Portugal, being immediately loaned to F.C. Vizela in the third division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/opiniao/leitores/interior.aspx?content_id=799636|title=Portugal dos Pequenitos|trans-title=Little Portugal|newspaper=Record|first=Sandro|last=Veloso|language=pt|date=21 January 2013|access-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213205034/http://www.record.xl.pt/opiniao/leitores/interior.aspx?content_id=799636|archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> He returned for the 2011–12 season, helping the club return to the Primeira Liga after a seven-year absence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11487-verts-d-europe-l-accession-en-liga-pour-nabil-ghilas.php|title=Verts d'Europe: L'accession en Liga pour Nabil Ghilas|trans-title=Greens of Europe: Liga rise for Nabil Ghilas|publisher=DZFoot|date=14 May 2012|access-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213171723/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11487-verts-d-europe-l-accession-en-liga-pour-nabil-ghilas.php|archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>
Ghilas played all 30 games for the Moreira de Cónegos side in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring 13 goals in the league and 16 overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/ghilas-o-goleador-que-se-apaixonou-pelo-futebol-ha-poucos-meses|title=Ghilas: o goleador que se apaixonou pelo futebol há poucos meses|trans-title=Ghilas: the scorer who fell in love with football a few months ago|publisher=Mais Futebol|first=Sara|last=Marques|language=pt|date=8 July 2013|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> Highlights included braces in home wins against C.D. Nacional (3–1)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jn.pt/desporto/moreirense-vence-nacional-por-3-1-2737076.html|title=Moreirense vence Nacional por 3–1|trans-title=Moreirense defeat Nacional by 3–1|newspaper=Jornal de Notícias|language=pt|date=26 August 2012|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> and S.C. Beira-Mar (3–0),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-nos/detalhe/moreirense-beira-mar-3-0-pujanca-de-ghilas-no-cinismo-de-inacio-804002|title=Moreirense-Beira-Mar, 3–0: Pujança de Ghilas no cinismo de Inácio|trans-title=Moreirense-Beira-Mar, 3–0: Ghilas power in Inácio cynicism|newspaper=Record|language=pt|date=10 February 2013|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref> but his team suffered immediate relegation.
===Porto=== On 8 July 2013, Ghilas joined FC Porto on a four-year contract for a fee rumoured to be around €3 million,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=413680|title=É o tudo ou nada para Nabil Ghilas|trans-title=It's all or nothing for Nabil Ghilas|newspaper=A Bola|language=pt|date=8 July 2013|access-date=8 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222043014/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=413680|archive-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> with a buyout clause of €30m.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=413729|title=Ghilas certo por quatro épocas|trans-title=Ghilas confirmed for four seasons|newspaper=A Bola|language=pt|date=8 July 2013|access-date=8 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713063545/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=413729|archive-date=13 July 2015}}</ref> He made his official debut on 22 September, playing injury time in a 2–2 draw at G.D. Estoril Praia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/fc-porto/interior/pior-exibicao-da-epoca-custa-primeira-perda-de-pontos-3435121.html|title=Pior exibição da época custa primeira perda de pontos|trans-title=Worst display of season equals loss of first points|newspaper=Diário de Notícias|first=João|last=Ruela|language=pt|date=22 September 2013|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref>
Ghilas scored his first goal for the northerners on 5 February 2014, against the same opponent for a 2–1 home win in the quarter-finals of the Taça de Portugal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Labreca |first1=Tiago |url=http://www.vavel.com/pt/futebol-portugues/326439-vitoria-tirada-a-ferros-leva-fc-porto-para-as-meias-finais-da-taca.html|title=Vitória "tirada a ferros" leva Porto para as meias finais da Taça|work=VAVEL |trans-title=Win "with tweezers" takes Porto to Cup semi-finals|publisher=Vavel|language=pt|date=6 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His second came 22 days later, as he netted the 3–3 at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 and Porto progressed 5–5 on aggregate; on both occasions, he came on as a second-half substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/025a-0ea885aa2268-29fdb8143635-1000--porto-snatch-last-16-place-from-eintracht-s-grasp/|title=Porto snatch last-16 place from Eintracht's grasp|publisher=UEFA|date=27 February 2014|access-date=27 February 2014}}</ref>
On 1 September 2014, Ghilas was loaned to Spanish club Córdoba CF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cordobacf.com/-/nabil-ghilas-nuevo-jugador-del-cordoba-c-f-|title=Nabil Ghilas nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F.|trans-title=Nabil Ghilas new player of Córdoba C.F.|publisher=Córdoba CF|language=es|date=1 September 2014|access-date=1 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903122052/http://www.cordobacf.com/-/nabil-ghilas-nuevo-jugador-del-cordoba-c-f-|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> His maiden La Liga appearance occurred on 12 September, replacing Mike Havenaar in the 59th minute of a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-divisi%C3%B3n/match/402601/almeria-cordoba/report|title=Cartabia leveller denies Almeria|publisher=ESPN FC|date=12 September 2014|access-date=15 September 2014}}</ref>
Ghilas scored his first goal for the Andalusians on 18 October, netting his team's only in a 2–1 home loss to Málaga CF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/match/402554/cordoba-malaga/report|title=Malaga keep Cordoba waiting for win|publisher=ESPN FC|date=18 October 2014|access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref> On 10 July 2015, he moved to fellow league side Levante UD on loan for one year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante25276.html|title=Nabil Ghilas llega al Levante cedido por el FC Porto|trans-title=Nabil Ghilas arrives at Levante loaned from FC Porto|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=10 July 2015|access-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711020233/http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante25276.html|archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref>
==International career== Ghilas was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time in March 2013, for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-13249-en-cm-algerie-benin-les-24-joueurs-convoques.php|title=CM / Algérie – Bénin, les 24 joueurs convoqués|trans-title=WC / Algeria – Benin, the 24 called players|publisher=DZFoot|language=fr|date=7 March 2013|access-date=13 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310024654/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-13249-en-cm-algerie-benin-les-24-joueurs-convoques.php|archive-date=10 March 2013}}</ref> but did not play in the match. He won his first cap on 9 June against the same opponent and for the same competition, replacing Islam Slimani in the 74th minute and scoring the last goal in a 3–1 away victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Benin-algerie-1-3/377448|title=Bénin – Algérie: 1–3|trans-title=Benin – Algeria: 1–3|newspaper=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=9 June 2013|access-date=13 December 2013}}</ref>
Ghilas made his World Cup debut on 17 June 2014, playing the last six minutes of a 2–1 group stage loss to Belgium in Belo Horizonte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=subs-inspire-belgian-comeback-2374548.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617190805/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=subs-inspire-belgian-comeback-2374548.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2014|title=Subs inspire Belgian comeback|publisher=FIFA|date=17 June 2014|access-date=18 June 2014}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ghilas' older brother, Kamel, is also a former footballer and a forward. He too played in France, Portugal and for Algeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lebuteur.com/international/actualites/nabil-ghilas%C2%A0-%C2%A0-je-veux-faire-mieux-que-mon-frere|title=Nabil Ghilas: "Je veux faire mieux que mon frère"|trans-title=Nabil Ghilas: "I want to do better than my brother"|publisher=Le Buteur|language=fr|date=28 August 2012|access-date=13 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218112334/http://www.lebuteur.com/international/actualites/nabil-ghilas%C2%A0-%C2%A0-je-veux-faire-mieux-que-mon-frere|archive-date=18 December 2013}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 27 November 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nabil-ghilas/87593/|title=N. Ghilas|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=6 November 2014}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{Efn|Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey, Turkish Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{Efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Cassis Carnoux |2009–10 |CFA |23||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||1 |- | rowspan="4" |Moreirense |2010–11 |Liga de Honra |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |0 |0 |- |2011–12 |Liga de Honra |17||2||3||1||4||1||colspan="2"|—||24||4 |- |2012–13 |Primeira Liga |30||13||2||0||5||3|| colspan="2" |—||37||16 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!15!!5!!1!!9!!4!! colspan="2" |—!!61!!20 |- |Vizela (loan) |2010–11 |Segunda Divisão |26||6||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||26||6 |- |Porto |2013–14 |Primeira Liga |16||1||5||1||4||0||10{{Efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League}}||2||35||4 |- |Porto B |2013–14 |Segunda Liga |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- |Córdoba (loan) |2014–15 |La Liga |27||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||7 |- |Levante (loan) |2015–16 |La Liga |20||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||0 |- |Gaziantepspor (loan) |2016–17 |Süper Lig |29||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||8 |- |rowspan="2"|Göztepe |2017–18 |rowspan="2"|Süper Lig |21||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6 |- |2018–19 |8||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||1 |- |Vitória FC |2019–20 |Primeira Liga |15||2||2||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||19||5 |- |Athlético Marseille |2021–22 |National 3 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total ! 234!! 47!! 17!! 5!! 15!! 4!! 10!! 2!! 276!!58 |} <references group="lower-alpha" />
===International goals=== {{updated|31 May 2014}} :''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ghilas goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Nabil Ghilas |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 9 June 2013 || Mustapha Tchaker, Blida, Algeria || {{fb|BEN}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || 2014 World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|2 || 31 May 2014 || Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly |}
==Honours== '''Porto''' *Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsf.pt/desporto/interior/supertaca-fc-porto-3-vit-de-guimaraes-0-final-3366597.html|title=Supertaça: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – final|trans-title=Supercup: FC Porto 3 – Vit. de Guimarães 0 – end|publisher=TSF|language=pt|date=10 August 2013|access-date=31 July 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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{{Algeria squad 2014 FIFA World Cup}}
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