Gaëtan Arib (born 2 November 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Virton.

Gaëtan Arib
Arib in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saint-Saulve, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Virton
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2006 Raismes 72
2006–2018 Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Valenciennes B 18 (0)
2018–2022 Valenciennes 12 (0)
2020–2021Las Rozas (loan) 11 (0)
2023 Francs Borains 15 (0)
2023– Virton 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Professional career

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Arib made his professional debut with Valenciennes FC in a 4–0 Ligue 2 loss to Clermont Foot on 31 August 2018.[2]

On 19 July 2023, Arib joined Virton in the Belgian third-tier Belgian National Division 1.[3]

Personal life

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Born in France, Arib is of Algerian descent.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gaetan ARIB - Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels". www.unfp.org.
  2. ^ "Valenciennes vs. Clermont - 31 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Bienvenue Gaëtan !" [Welcome Gaëtan!] (in French). Virton. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Fennec: Une nouvelle pépite algérienne est née". fennecfootball.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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