Hatem Ben Arfa played for OM, PSG, Nice, Newcastle and Stade Rennais. However, at 35, he disappeared from the radar after a few matches at LOSC in 2022. Enough to devote himself to recreational football with fives. This is indeed what SDM revealed. But the rapper’s team may well have precipitated his break with football.
After two final, not really conclusive tests in France on the side of Girondins de Bordeaux a you LOSC at the beginning of the decade, Hatem Ben Arfa has been off the radar since 2022. And while there was talk of possible participation in the Kings League France last spring with Samir Nasri, Jeremy Menez or even Fair Ramiit was nothing of the sort.
“Final score: +2 for us”
The cause? Hatem Ben Arfa moved away from football to devote himself to padel and it seems that SDM be no stranger to this. “Ben Arfa, two years ago. Five, in Thiais in 94. My brother who knows a friend of his: “Go ahead, come on, let’s organize a five, I’ll bring my team, you bring yours.” My brother’s friend shows up, who’s on his team? Hatem Ben Arfa. Wow. On the other hand we say “ah the bastards, Hatem”. Final score: +2 for us. At five, you count in +. Who did I bring back? Only guys from my neighborhood including one who plays in D1 in Cluj in Romania: Issouf Macalou, my brother, big shout out to you. +2”.
“We sent him to padel”
Pour Offensethe rapper author of German racing car notably recounted how this double defeat against his team could have influenced the end of the love story between Hatem Ben Arfa and football, in a joking tone. “So, Hatem takes things in hand and says: “It’s okay, you play well, but my friend doesn’t know how to make a good team. Come on, we’ll play again next week, I’ll make the team.” He makes his team: +7 for us. Defeat for them. In our list, Ben Arfa, nice brother and strength, but we sent him to padel. The last time I saw this guy play football was at five with us.”
