Tijany Atallah

Tijany Atallah (born 12 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Early life Tijany Atallah grew up in Vernet, Haute-Garonne, where he started playing football at the age of three. He joined Colomiers in 2013 before also joining the federal of Castelmaurou two years later.

Club career After a one-year spell with Balma during the 2017–18 season, Atallah joined the Bordeaux academy in 2018 as an under-16. He made his professional debut for the club's senior team on 2 January 2022, starting as a center-back in a Coupe de France round of 32 game, a 3–0 away loss to Brest.

International career Atallah is a youth international for France, having played a friendly game against Italy in 2019 with the under-17. In 2021, he was selected with Algeria under-20s for the UNAF Tournament, where despite his side disappointing overall performance, he was among the Algerian revelations.

Style of play A versatile defender, Atallah is able to play as a center-back or on both flanks of the defense, and even as a defensive midfielder.