Bilal Boutobba

Bilal Boutobba (born 29 August 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Saudi club Al-Najma.

Club career

Marseille Born in Marseille and a youth product of Marseille, Boutobba made his league debut on 14 December 2014 in a 1–0 away defeat against Monaco at the Stade Louis II, replacing Mario Lemina for the last six minutes of the game. In doing so, he became the youngest ever player to play an official match for Marseille, at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 15 days. The record was previously held by his teammate Jérémie Porsan-Clémenté, who was aged 16 years and 8 months on his debut earlier in the season.

Sevilla On 18 June 2016, Boutobba confirmed that he would not be renewing his contract with Marseille and would instead be joining La Liga side Sevilla on a free transfer. On 7 July he joined them on a four-year deal, initially assigned to their reserve side. Boutobba made his debut in Segunda División on 10 September, replacing David Carmona for the final seven minutes of a 1–0 loss at Lugo.

On 31 August 2018, Boutobba terminated his contract with Sevilla.

Montpellier On 21 September 2018, Boutobba returned to Ligue 1 with Montpellier Montpellier on an undisclosed contract. He was assigned to their reserve team in Championnat National 3. He made his first-team debut on 24 February 2019, replacing Nicolas Cozza after an hour of a 4–2 home loss to Reims, and made one more appearance off the bench over the season.

Niort In August 2020, out of contract at Montpellier, Boutobba signed a three-year deal at Niort in Ligue 2. He scored his first professional league goal on 7 November to open a 4–3 win at Sochaux that put his team in first place.

Al-Najma On 27 August 2025, Boutobba joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Najma.

International career Boutobba was born in France and is of Algerian descent. Boutobba made his debut for France under-17 on 25 October 2014 in a European qualifier at Pafiako Stadium in Paphos, Cyprus, playing the entirety of a 3–0 win over Macedonia. In the opening match of the Elite Round on 20 March 2015, he netted the only goal in the first minute of the second half to defeat Israel. He was part of the French squad which won the finals in Bulgaria, netting in a 5–0 win over Scotland in the first group game.

Later in the year, he went with the team to the FIFA U-17 World Cup, forcing a James McGarry own goal and scoring in a 6–1 rout of New Zealand in the opening group game in Puerto Montt. Three days later, with a third-minute goal, he opened a 4–3 win over Paraguay. In the last 16, he scored in the penalty shootout as France were eliminated by Costa Rica after a goalless draw.

Career statistics

Honours France UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2015