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{{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox Football biography
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
| playername = Marouane Fellaini
{{Infobox football biography
| image = [[File:Fellaini, Everton FC.jpg|240px]]
| fullname = Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui
| name = Marouane Fellaini
| image = Marouane Fellaini 2018.jpg
| height = {{height|m=1.94}}
| caption = Fellaini playing for [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1987|11|22|df=y}}
| full_name = Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/84136 |title=Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2016 |access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>
| cityofbirth = [[Etterbeek]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|11|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_Squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of players: Belgium |publisher=FIFA |page=3 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202943/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_Squadlists.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| countryofbirth = [[Belgium]]
| birth_place = [[Etterbeek]], Brussels, Belgium
| currentclub = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| height = 1.94 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3604/Marouane-Fellaini/overview |title=Marouane Fellaini: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>
| clubnumber = 25
| position = [[Defensive Midfielder]], [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]], [[Striker|Second Striker]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears = 1994&ndash;1997<br>1997&ndash;2000<br>2000&ndash;2002<br>2002&ndash;2004<br>2004&ndash;2006
| youthyears1 = 1994–1997
| youthclubs = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]<br />[[R.A.E.C. Mons|Mons]]<br />[[R. Francs Borains]]<br />[[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]]<br />[[Standard Liège]]
| youthclubs1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| years = 2006&ndash;2008<br />2008&ndash;
| youthyears2 = 1997–2000
| clubs = [[Standard Liège]]<br />[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| youthclubs2 = [[R.A.E.C. Mons (1910)|Mons]]
| caps(goals) = 60 {{0}}(9)<br />50 (10)
| youthyears3 = 2000–2002
| nationalyears = 2007&ndash; |
| youthclubs3 = [[R. Francs Borains]]
| nationalteam = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| youthyears4 = 2002–2004
| nationalcaps(goals) = 16 {{0}}(3)
| youthclubs4 = [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]]
| ntupdate = 15:06, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
| youthyears5 = 2004–2006
| pcupdate = 18:27, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
| youthclubs5 = [[Standard Liège]]
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps1 = 64
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2008–2013
| clubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
| caps2 = 141
| goals2 = 25
| years3 = 2013–2019
| clubs3 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| caps3 = 119
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2019–2023
| clubs4 = [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]]
| caps4 = 108
| goals4 = 39
| totalcaps = 432
| totalgoals = 85
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-18 football team|Belgium U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Belgium national under-19 football team|Belgium U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2006
| nationalteam3 = [[Morocco national under-20 football team|Morocco U20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam4 = [[Belgium national under-21 football team|Belgium U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 7
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2007–2018
| nationalteam5 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps5 = 87
| nationalgoals5 = 18<!-- Three of his matches with the Belgium national football team are not official according to FIFA rules.-->
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|BEL}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]|}}
}}
}}
'''Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui''' ({{langx|ar|مروان فيلايني}}; born 22 November 1987) is a Belgian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].


Born in [[Etterbeek]] to Moroccan parents, Fellaini played youth football for [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], [[R.A.E.C. Mons (1910)|R.A.E.C. Mons]], [[R. Francs Borains|Royal Francs Borains]] and [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]] before joining [[Standard Liège]]. After winning the [[Belgian Pro League]] and the [[Belgian Ebony Shoe|Ebony Shoe]] as a Liège player, he moved to England to join [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].
'''Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui''' (born 22 November 1987 in [[Etterbeek]], [[Brussels]]) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[association football|footballer]] of Moroccan descent currently playing for [[Premier League]] side [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian national team]]. He was previously at [[Standard Liège]]. He can play central midfield position, although at times he could operate as a second striker. His main attributes are his stamina, heading ability and tough tackling, though he has been criticized for being too aggressive at times.

At Everton, Fellaini was the club's Young Player of the Season for 2008–09, when the club were losing finalists in the [[FA Cup]]. After five years at Everton, he transferred to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in a deal worth £27.5&nbsp;million in September 2013. Fellaini spent over five years at Manchester United, helping the club win four trophies including the [[FA Cup]], [[EFL Cup]] and [[UEFA Europa League]]. After more than a decade in England in total, Fellaini joined [[Chinese Super League]] club [[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]] in February 2019.

A full international for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] from 2007 until his international retirement in March 2019, Fellaini amassed 87 caps and 18 goals for Belgium. He played for the team at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2008 Olympics]], the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2016|Euro 2016]], and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018 World Cup]], helping Belgium to third place in the latter tournament.

==Early life==
Fellaini was born to [[Moroccans|Moroccan]] parents from [[Tangier]] and brought up in [[Brussels]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/collins-calling-1-1302413|title=Collins' calling – Scotland on Sunday|work=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Publishing|access-date=16 June 2010}}</ref> His father, Abdellatif, was a former goalkeeper for [[Raja Casablanca]] and [[Hassania Agadir]] who signed for [[Racing Mechelen]] but was unable to play as his former Moroccan club refused to release his paperwork. Instead of returning home, he opted to become a bus driver for [[STIB]].<ref>[http://www.bladi.net/marouane-fellaini-top-europeen.html Marouane Fellaini prêt pour le top 10 européen?] Bladi, 26 March 2008 {{in lang|fr}}</ref> Fellaini is Muslim.<ref name="independent">{{cite news|last=Din|first=Tusdiq|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/fasting-and-football-how-do-topflight-muslims-cope-2342187.html|title=Fasting and football. How do top-flight Muslims cope?|work=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print|date=23 August 2011|access-date=10 July 2013|location=London}}</ref>


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Belgium===
===Early career===
Born in [[Etterbeek]], Brussels, Fellaini began playing football at the age of 7 for [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. He also competed in [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], with the [[10,000 metres]] being his preferred event.<ref name="mfprofile">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8047494.stm |title=How Fellaini became Everton's mane man|publisher=[[BBC Sport]] (British Broadcasting Corporation)|date=28 May 2009 |access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> However, Fellaini's father Abdellatif, who was a professional footballer himself, guided his son towards football.<ref name="mfprofile" />
Fellaini began playing football at the age of 7 for [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. In his first season at Anderlecht's Academy, he scored 26 goals and in his second he scored 37. He was at the club's academy until the age of 10 when he joined [[R.A.E.C. Mons|Mons]]. Three years later, he joined [[R. Francs Borains]] before leaving the club when he signed for [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]]. At the age of 17, he signed his first permanent contract with [[Standard Liège]]. Between 2006 and 2008, he made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 11 times.<ref name=efcprofile>{{cite web|url=http://evertonfc.com/player-profile/marouane-fellaini|title= Players: Squad Profiles: Marouane Fellaini|publisher=www.evertonfc.com|accessdate=2008-09-02}}</ref> He is known for his heading ability and stamina, which made him one of the best [[Box-to-box#.22Box-to-box.22 midfielder|box-to-box]] midfielders in the [[Belgian First Division]] and resulted in him winning the [[Belgian Ebony Shoe|Ebony Shoe]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1325/Standard/article/detail/259456/2008/04/28/Ebbenhouten-Schoen-voor-Marouane-Fellaini.dhtml|
In his first season at Anderlecht's Academy, he scored 26 goals and in his second he scored 37. He was at Anderlecht's academy until the age of 10 when he joined [[R.A.E.C. Mons (1910)|Mons]], due to his father getting a new job in the city.<ref name="mfprofile" /> Three years later, he joined [[R. Francs Borains]] before leaving the club when he signed for [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Sporting Charleroi]]. At 17, he signed his first permanent contract with [[Standard Liège]]. Between 2006 and 2008, he made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 11 times.<ref name=efcprofile>{{cite web|url=http://evertonfc.com/player-profile/marouane-fellaini|title=Players: Squad Profiles: Marouane Fellaini|publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=2 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119212651/http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/marouane-fellaini|archive-date=19 November 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is known for his heading ability and stamina, which made him one of the best [[Midfielder#Box-to-box midfielder|box-to-box]] midfielders in the [[Belgian First Division]] and resulted in him winning the [[Belgian Ebony Shoe|Ebony Shoe]] in 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1325/Standard/article/detail/259456/2008/04/28/Ebbenhouten-Schoen-voor-Marouane-Fellaini.dhtml|title=Ebbenhouten Schoen voor Marouane Fellaini|date=28 April 2008|access-date=2 September 2008|work=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]]|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707020034/http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1325/Standard/article/detail/259456/2008/04/28/Ebbenhouten-Schoen-voor-Marouane-Fellaini.dhtml|archive-date=7 July 2008}}</ref> an award given to the best player of the season of African descent.
title=Ebbenhouten Schoen voor Marouane Fellaini|date=2008-04-28|accessdate=2008-09-02|publisher=www.hln.be}} {{nl icon}}</ref> an award given to the best player of the season of African descent.

===Everton===
After rejecting the advances of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Richardson could quit United |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2492890,00.html|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=22 May 2009}}</ref> and following reported interest from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/08/29/aston-villa-weigh-up-move-for-standard-liege-star-marouane-fellaini-115875-20716062/|title=Aston Villa weigh up move for Standard Liege star Marouane Fellaini.|work=Daily Mirror|date=29 August 2008|access-date=27 October 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210074720/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/08/29/aston-villa-weigh-up-move-for-standard-liege-star-marouane-fellaini-115875-20716062/|archive-date=10 December 2008}}</ref> [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25032008/58/premier-league-toffees-fellaini-bid-comes-unstuck.html|title=Premier League – Toffees' Fellaini bid comes unstuck|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|date=25 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513084037/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25032008/58/premier-league-toffees-fellaini-bid-comes-unstuck.html|archive-date=13 May 2008}}</ref> Fellaini signed for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in September 2008 on a five-year deal from Standard Liège for an initial transfer fee of £15&nbsp;million (at the time a record for a Belgian player and [[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Transfer records|club record]] for Everton).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7593190.stm|title=Everton smash record for Fellaini|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 September 2008|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080903/sport/everton-sign-fellaini-for-record-fee.223336|title=Everton sign Fellaini for record fee|work=[[Times of Malta]]|agency=Reuters|date=3 September 2008|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> He made his Everton debut in a 3–2 away victory at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 14 September 2008,<ref>{{soccerbase|46145}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the team against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in a 2–2 home draw on 5 October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7639486.stm|title=Everton 2–2 Newcastle|first=Russell|last=Barder|publisher=BBC Sport|date=5 October 2008|access-date=30 October 2008}}</ref> Fellaini went on to score 9 goals in his first season.
During his debut season he was booked 10 times in his first 17 games and avoided a lengthy suspension by attending a personal hearing with England's chief referee, [[Keith Hackett]], where he vowed to improve his behaviour. He picked up three further bookings in 16 games following the meeting, his total the highest of all [[Premier League]] players that season.<ref name="mfprofile" />
At the end of the 2008–09 season he was named Everton's Young Player of the Season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/05/23/young-gun-to-marked-man-for-fellaini-100252-23692567/|title=Fulham FC v Everton FC: Young gun to marked man for Fellaini|work=[[Liverpool Echo]]|publisher=Trinity Mirror|date=23 May 2009|first=Dominic|last=King|access-date=28 May 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Fellaini, Everton FC.jpg|thumb|left|Fellaini warming up before a match against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in 2009]]

In England he has become well known for his large [[afro]] hairstyle, becoming a fan favourite with Everton fans regularly sporting Afro wigs as a homage to Fellaini.<ref name="mfprofile"/> Fellaini was deployed as a [[second striker]] during the [[2008–09 Everton F.C. season|2008–09 season]], when Everton had all of their forwards out injured, usually playing behind another midfielder being used as an attacker, [[Tim Cahill]].<ref name="mfeverton">{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/marouane-fellaini|title=25 Marouane Fellaini|publisher=Everton F.C.|access-date=10 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617103828/http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/marouane-fellaini|archive-date=17 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later Fellaini reverted to play in his least favourite defensive midfield area. His performances in late 2009 and early 2010 became so impressive that [[David Moyes]] labelled him "as good as anyone in the league", and he re-iterated this after Fellaini won [[Man of the Match]] against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] on 16 January.<ref name="mf">{{cite web|url=http://thefootballproject.net/england/2011/11/is-marouane-here-to-stay/ |title=Is Marouane hair to stay? |publisher=The Football Project |date=18 November 2011 |access-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005021556/http://thefootballproject.net/england/2011/11/is-marouane-here-to-stay/ |archive-date=5 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/01/david_moyes_demonstrated_a_sur.html|title=Fellaini shows up sorry Robinho|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=16 January 2010|access-date=24 January 2012}}</ref> Fellaini was stretchered off in the 34th minute of the [[Merseyside derby]] on 6 February after a two-footed tackle by [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]], ruling him out for the rest of the 2009–10 season. Kyrgiakos was sent off as a result of Fellaini's injury.<ref name="mf" />

Fellaini suffered an ACL injury in an FA Cup replay victory against Chelsea in February 2011 and although he was able to play in a 2–0 win against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] a week later, the injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/05/david-moyes-everton-marouane-fellaini|title=Everton not to blame for Marouane Fellaini injury, says David Moyes|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Andy|last=Hunter|date=5 March 2011|access-date=10 April 2012|location=London}}</ref> He did not play a competitive match until August 2011, when he appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] at [[Goodison Park]] and played the full match in the very next fixture, as Everton beat [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] 3–1 in the [[2011–12 Football League Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/everton-sheffield-united-carling-cup-3322703|title=Everton 3–1 Sheffield United: Barkley enjoys crazy Carling Cup debut|work=Daily Mirror|date=24 August 2011|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref> In November 2011, he signed a new five-year contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15773932.stm|title=Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini pens long-term contract|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 November 2011|access-date=11 December 2011}}</ref> He finished the season having won the most tackles, aerial duels and made more passes than anyone else at the club. He won the second highest number of tackles in the [[2011–12 Premier League|league]] and won possession of the ball 190 times, the most out of any player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eplindex.com/14562/everton-201112-good-bad-opta-stats-analysis.html/2|title=Everton 2011/12 – The Good and the Bad|date=16 May 2012|publisher=English Premier League Index|access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>

In the opening game of the [[2012–13 Premier League|2012–13 Premier League season]] against Manchester United, Fellaini received plaudits for his outstanding performance, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/19240566|title=Everton 1–0 Man Utd|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=20 August 2012|access-date=21 August 2012}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/match-facts-everton-v-manchester-united-040458283.html|title=Brilliant Fellaini condemns United to defeat|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=21 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821164949/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/match-facts-everton-v-manchester-united-040458283.html|archive-date=21 August 2012}}<br>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/aug/20/everton-manchester-united-premier-league|title=Maroaune {{sic|nolink=y}} Fellaini gives Everton fine victory over Manchester United|work=The Guardian|first=Kevin|last=McCarra|date=20 August 2012|access-date=21 August 2012|location=London}}</ref> He continued the season in great form with goals against Arsenal, Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham amongst others. Fellaini was subsequently awarded Premier League Player of the Month for November 2012.

Fellaini was banned for three matches by the Football Association on 17 December 2012 after headbutting [[Ryan Shawcross]] during a game against Stoke City, an incident missed by the match officials at the time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Everton's Marouane Fellaini banned for three games by FA|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20754074|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 December 2012}}</ref> The same month he was ranked as number 60 in "The 100 Best Footballers in the World" by ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=The world's best footballers: the top 100 list|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/datablog/2012/dec/24/world-best-footballers-top-100-list|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 March 2013|date=24 December 2012|location=London|first=Ami|last=Sedghi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The 100 best footballers in the world – interactive|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/interactive/2012/dec/20/top-100-footballers-in-the-world-interactive?CMP=twt_gu|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 March 2013|date=24 December 2012|location=London|first1=Christine|last1=Oliver|first2=Richard|last2=Williams|first3=Daniel|last3=Taylor|authorlink3=Daniel Taylor (journalist)|first4=Sid|last4=Lowe|authorlink4=Sid Lowe|first5=Nicky|last5=Bandini|first6=Raphael|last6=Honigstein|authorlink6=Raphael Honigstein|first7=Fernando|last7=Duarte|first8=Jonathan|last8=Wilson|authorlink8=Jonathan Wilson (writer)|first9=Michael|last9=Cox|first10=Amy|last10=Lawrence|first11=Paul|last11=Doyle|first12=Marcus|last12=Christenson}}</ref>

===Manchester United===
====2013–14 season====
On 2 September 2013, Fellaini signed a four-year contract, with the option of extension of another season, reuniting with former manager [[David Moyes]] at Manchester United in a £27.5&nbsp;million, deadline day deal,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/02/manchester-united-everton-marouane-fellaini|title=Manchester United complete £27.5m deal for Everton's Marouane Fellaini|work=The Guardian|date=3 September 2013}}</ref> despite the fact that he had a lower buyout clause earlier in the transfer window. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, in a 2–0 home win against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for [[Anderson (footballer, born 1988)|Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23999569|title=Man Utd 2–0 Crystal Palace|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Mandeep|last=Sanghera|date=14 September 2013|access-date=14 September 2013 }}</ref> He made his full debut on 17 September, starting in a 4–2 win against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24028109|title=Man Utd 4–2 Bayer Leverkusen|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=17 September 2013|access-date=17 September 2013}}</ref> On 5 November, Fellaini received his first [[Ejection (sports)|red card]] for Manchester United in a match against [[Real Sociedad]] in the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] of the Champions League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-sociedad-0-manchester-united-0-match-report-ashley-young-tumbles-again-but-robin-van-persie-penalty-miss-means-a-blank-night-for-united-8923529.html|title=Real Sociedad 0 Manchester United 0 match report: Ashley Young tumbles again but Robin van Persie penalty miss means a blank night for United|date=6 November 2013|work=The Independent|location=London|first=Ian|last=Herbert}}</ref>

In April 2014, Fellaini was named as one of the "10 Worst Buys of the [[2013–14 Premier League|Premier League season]]" by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/picturegalleries/10771972/Premier-League-transfers-10-worst-of-2013-14-season.html|title=Premier League transfers: 10 worst of 2013–14 season|access-date=22 April 2014|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=17 April 2014}}</ref> He made only fifteen league starts throughout the season, in contrast to thirty one starts he made in the previous season while at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref name="M. Fellaini">{{cite web|title=M. Fellaini|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/marouane-fellaini/13519/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>

====2014–15 season====
In his first pre-season game of [[2014–15 Manchester United F.C. season|2014–15]], Fellaini came off the substitutes bench to score his first Manchester United goal in injury time, giving the club a 2–1 win over [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] in [[Louis van Gaal]]'s first game at Old Trafford as manager.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11029831/Manchester-United-2-Valencia-1-Marouane-Fellaini-scores-late-to-give-Louis-van-Gaal-winning-start-at-Old-Trafford.html|title=Manchester United 2 Valencia 1: Marouane Fellaini scores late to give Louis van Gaal winning start at Old Trafford|website=The Telegraph|date=12 August 2014 }}</ref>

On 20 October 2014, he scored his first competitive goal for Manchester United in a 2–2 draw in the [[2014–15 Premier League|Premier League]] against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] two minutes after coming on as a half time substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29592002|title=West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Manchester United|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Luke|last=Reddy|date=20 October 2014|access-date=21 October 2014}}</ref> He was given his first start of the season by Van Gaal in the following match against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], and helped United earn a point against the league leaders. Fellaini covered 12.17 kilometres in the match, the most by any United player, and made 70 high-intensity runs, more than anyone else on the pitch. During second half stoppage time, he contributed to United's goal when his header was saved by [[Thibaut Courtois]] and ultimately rebounded in by [[Robin van Persie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/15115/9536571/marouane-fellaini-played-an-important-role-in-shackling-cesc-fabregas-for-manchester-united-against-chelsea|title=Marouane Fellaini played an important role in shackling Cesc Fabregas for Manchester United against Chelsea|last=Bate|first=Adam|publisher=Sky Sports|date=27 October 2014|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> On 2 December, Fellaini scored his first competitive home goal for Manchester United in a 2–1 defeat of Stoke City.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30188282|title=Manchester United 2–1 Stoke City|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Jonathan|last=Jurejko|date=2 December 2014|access-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>

Fellaini's third goal of the season came in a 2–0 away win at Queens Park Rangers on 17 January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30758389|title=Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Manchester United|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=17 January 2015|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> On 15 March 2015, he scored his fourth goal of the season and assisted the second goal for [[Michael Carrick]] in a home game against Tottenham in which United won 3–0 and he was voted Man of the Match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31785852|title=Manchester United 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=15 March 2015|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> On 12 April, he scored the second goal for Manchester United in a 4–2 win in the [[Manchester derby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/32187754|title=Manchester United 4–2 Manchester City|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|date=12 April 2015|access-date=13 April 2015}}</ref> On 9 May, he scored the winner, his seventh of the season, for Manchester United in a 2–1 win over [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/c-palace-vs-man-utd/report/313740|title=Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United: Marouane Fellaini puts visitors on brink of Champions League|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 May 2015|access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> On 24 May, Fellaini was sent off in Manchester United's final Premier League fixture of the season, a 0–0 draw with [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] at the [[KC Stadium]], 18 minutes after appearing as a substitute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/van-gaal-slams-unbelievably-stupid-9322060|title=Van Gaal slams 'unbelievably stupid' Fellaini after Hull red card|work=Manchester Evening News|date=24 May 2015|access-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>

====2015–16 season====
[[File:Marouane Fellaini 2015.jpg|thumb|right|Fellaini during the [[2015–16 Manchester United F.C. season|2015–16 season]]]]

On 18 August, his first match for the club in the [[2015–16 Manchester United F.C. season|2015–16 season]], Fellaini scored the third goal in a 3–1 home victory over [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] in the first leg of the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League play-offs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33954080|title=Manchester United 3–1 Club Brugge|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Mandeep|last=Sanghera|date=18 August 2015|access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> On 25 August 2015, Louis van Gaal stated that Fellaini would feature more as a striker.<ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini handed striking role by Louis van Gaal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/aug/25/manchester-united-marouane-fellaini-striker-louis-van-gaal|work=The Guardian|first=Jamie|last=Jackson|date=25 August 2015|access-date=25 August 2015}}</ref>

Fellaini scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in the [[FA Cup]] semi-final at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 23 April 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/apr/23/everton-manchester-united-fa-cup-match-report|title=Anthony Martial takes Manchester United past Everton to final at the last|work=The Guardian|first=Paul|last=Wilson|date=23 April 2016|access-date=23 April 2016}}</ref> On 5 May, Fellaini was handed a 3-match suspension by the [[The Football Association|FA]] for throwing an elbow at [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]'s [[Robert Huth]]. Huth was handed the same punishment for tugging at Fellaini's hair during the altercation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/english-football/2016/05/05/23164822/fellaini-must-learn-to-control-himself-claims-van-gaal?ICID=SP|title=Fellaini must learn to control himself, claims Van Gaal|publisher=Goal.com|last=Hanson|first=Peter|date=5 May 2016|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref> He played the full 120 minutes as Manchester United beat [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] 2–1 in extra time in the [[2016 FA Cup final]].<ref name="fa cup 2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36292265|title=Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United|first=Phil|last=McNulty|authorlink=Phil McNulty|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 May 2016|access-date=24 May 2016}}</ref> He also assisted [[Juan Mata]]'s equaliser in the final.

====2016–17 season====
[[File:Fellaini 2017-03-09.jpg|thumb|left|Fellaini with United in 2017]]

On 7 August 2016, Fellaini played the full 90 minutes in United's 2–1 [[2016 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] victory over Leicester City.<ref name=2016facs>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36934956 |title=Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United |first=Chris |last=Bevan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2016 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> On 4 December, he made his 100th appearance for United against his former club Everton and conceded a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] just a few minutes after coming on as an 85th-minute substitute. [[Leighton Baines]] successfully converted the spot kick in the 89th minute to secure a late equaliser for the ''Toffees'' in a match that finished 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38121198|title=Everton 1–1 Manchester United|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Jamie|last=Strickland|date=4 December 2016|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> Due to [[José Mourinho]]'s preference for [[Ander Herrera]] alongside [[Paul Pogba]] in central midfield, Fellaini's appearances for Manchester United had become limited to coming off the bench; however, on 11 January – the day after he scored the second goal in Manchester United's 2–0 win over [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] in the first leg of their [[2016–17 EFL Cup]] semi-final – Manchester United activated a one-year extension clause in Fellaini's contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |first=Simon |last=Stone |title=Marouane Fellaini: Man Utd boss Mourinho triggers midfielder's contract extension |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38590948 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=11 January 2017 |access-date=12 January 2017 }}</ref> The Belgian featured for the entirety of United's [[2017 UEFA Europa League Final]] victory against Dutch club [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2017/matches/round=2000797/match=2019702/index.html|title=UEFA Europa League – Ajax-Man. United|last=UEFA.com|website=UEFA.com}}</ref>

====2017–18 season====
Fellaini's first goal of the [[2017–18 Manchester United F.C. season|2017–18 season]] came against Leicester City, in a 2–0 win on 26 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Edwards|first1=Luke|title=Manchester United 2 Leicester City 0: Rashford and Fellaini strike to place Utd back on top|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/08/26/manchester-united-vs-leicester-city-premier-league-watch-live/|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=3 October 2017|date=26 August 2017}}</ref> He then scored a header against [[FC Basel|Basel]], helping United win the Champions League group stage game 3–0 on 12 September.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dawkes|first1=Phil|title=Manchester United 3–0 FC Basel|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41154816|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=3 October 2017|date=12 September 2017}}</ref> On 30 September, Fellaini scored a brace in a 4–0 win against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], upping his goal tally to four goals in eight games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Paul|title=Marouane Fellaini double sinks Crystal Palace as Manchester United march on|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/sep/30/manchester-united-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=30 September 2017|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> After the win, José Mourinho praised his performances, saying "He had to be a strong character. He is a fighter, a guy with lots of pride and I am really pleased I helped him reach this level and change the perception the fans have now. I'm really happy for him."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Critchley|first1=Mark|title=Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hails 'strong character' Marouane Fellaini|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-vs-crystal-palace-fellaini-goals-jose-mourinho-highlights-a7975936.html|website=[[The Independent]]|access-date=3 October 2017|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> He signed a new two-year contract at the end of the campaign.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United midfielder signs new two-year deal | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 29 June 2018 | access-date = 29 June 2018 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44659159}}</ref>

====2018–19 season====
Fellaini made 19 appearances for Manchester United in the first half of the 2018–19 season, scoring 90th-minute goals against both [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] in the [[EFL Cup]] and [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] in the UEFA Champions League. However, after the dismissal of head coach [[José Mourinho]], Fellaini found opportunities limited and he played in just two of nine possible matches under caretaker manager [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]], both as a substitute.

===Shandong Taishan===
At the end of January 2019, Fellaini agreed a contract with Chinese club [[Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C.|Shandong Luneng]] and was officially transferred on 1 February 2019, concluding his five-and-a-half year spell with Manchester United.<ref>{{cite news |title=Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United midfielder joins Shandong Luneng in China |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47095288 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 }}</ref>


He played in this club for five years. On 3 November 2023, Fellaini announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fellaini to retire after season, says Shandong coach|url=https://english.news.cn/20231103/ccfc93fa33fe498f8af1c47b9cf0485c/c.html|publisher=Xinhuanet|date=3 November 2023}}</ref> He played his last match for the club at the [[2023 Chinese FA Cup]] final against [[Shanghai Shenhua F.C.|Shanghai Shenhua]].<ref>{{cite news |title=足协杯 决赛 |url=https://live.leisu.com/detail-4033926|publisher=雷速体育|date=25 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini bids farewell to Shandong Taishan|url=https://www.wionews.com/sports/former-manchester-united-star-marouane-fellaini-bids-farewell-to-shandong-taishan-665000|publisher=WION|date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
[[image:Marouane Fellaini.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Fellaini playing for Everton]]


===England===
===Retirement===
On 3 February 2024, Fellaini announced his retirement from professional football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68190865|title=Marouane Fellaini retires: Ex-Everton and Man Utd midfielder finishes playing at 36|publisher=BBC|date=3 February 2024}}</ref>
After rejected advances from [[Manchester United]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2492890,00.html|title=Richardson could quit United|publisher=SkySports.com|accessdate=2009-05-22}}</ref> and following reported interest from [[Aston Villa]],<ref>[http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2008/08/29/aston-villa-weigh-up-move-for-standard-liege-star-marouane-fellaini-115875-20716062/ Aston Villa weigh up move for Standard Liege star Marouane Fellaini] Daily Mirror, 29 August 2008</ref> [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]],<ref>[http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/25032008/58/premier-league-toffees-fellaini-bid-comes-unstuck.html Premier League - Toffees' Fellaini bid comes unstuck] Eurosport, 25 March 2008</ref> Fellaini signed for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in September 2008 on a five year deal from Standard Liège for an initial transfer fee of £12&nbsp;million rising to £15&nbsp;million (a record for a Belgian player and a club record for Everton).<ref>[http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/fellaini-becomes-record-signing.html Marouane Fellaini signs for Everton] Everton FC, 2 September 2008</ref> He made his Everton debut in a 3&ndash;2 away victory at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] on 14 September 2008,<ref>{{soccerbase|46145}}</ref> and scored his first goal for the team against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in a 2-2 home draw on 5 October 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7639486.stm|title=Everton 2-2 Newcastle|first=Russell|last=Barder|publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC Sport Online]]|date=2008-10-05|accessdate=2008-10-30}}</ref> At the end of the 2008&ndash;09 season Fellaini was named Everton's Young Player of the Season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2009/05/23/young-gun-to-marked-man-for-fellaini-100252-23692567/|title=Fulham FC v Everton FC: Young gun to marked man for Fellaini|publisher=''[[Liverpool Echo]]''|date=2009-05-23|first=Dominic|last=King|accessdate=2009-05-28}}</ref>
In his time in England he has become well known for his large "afro" hair, becoming a cult hero with Everton fans regularly sporting afro wigs as a homage to Fellaini. Fellaini was deployed as a [[Second striker]] during the 2008-09 season, when Everton had all of their forwards out injured, usually playing behind another midfielder being used as an attacker, [[Tim Cahill]]. After a degree of inconsistency in the attacking position and after this time of injury crisis had calmed and Everton signed [[Louis Saha]] and [[Jô]], Fellaini reverted to play a key role in his favoured defensive midfield area. His performances in late 2009 and early 2010 became so impressive that David Moyes labelled him "as good as anyone in the league", and he re-iterated this after Fellaini won [[Man of the Match]] against Manchester City on January 16, in which he showed his ability to match the £15m price for the first time, showing off incredible passing ability, tackling and forward play. He also showed a memorable piece of skill, dispossessing [[Craig Bellamy]] of the ball before performing a [[Marseille turn]] or a "[[Maradona]]" to manouvre around him. <ref>http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=726539&sec=england&cc=3436</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
[[Image:Italy vs Belgium - Marouane Fellaini.jpg|right|thumb|110px|Fellaini with Belgium in 2008]]
[[File:Marouane Fellaini vs USA.jpg|thumb|right|Fellaini before an international friendly against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in 2013]]
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Fellaini was eligible to play for [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] or [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. Having already played for Belgium at youth level, he chose to continue representing the country of his birth. He scored his first goal in a 2-1 defeat against Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.


Fellaini was eligible to play for either [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] or [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. He chose to represent Belgium, from youth level upwards. He represented the under-23 team at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]], when they finished in fourth place, losing to [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]] in the bronze medal match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/beijing2008/teams/team=1889276/squadlist.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514031429/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/mensolympic/beijing2008/teams/team=1889276/squadlist.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2014|title=Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Belgium – Squad List|publisher=FIFA|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> His senior team debut was made in February 2007,<ref name="M. Fellaini" /> and his first goal for the senior team came in a 2–1 defeat against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] a [[UEFA Euro 2008]] qualification match.<ref name="firstseniorgoal">{{cite web|url=https://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Belgium/2008uecBEL_v_POR|title=Belgium v Portugal : European Championship 2008 Qualifying Round|publisher=Scoreshelf.com|date=2 June 2007|access-date=11 January 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111054411/http://scoreshelf.com/gjbb/en/Belgium/2008uecBEL_v_POR|archive-date=11 November 2015}}</ref>
Fellaini also represented the U-23 team at the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] and achieved 4th place, losing to Brazil.


Fellaini made seven appearances in Belgium's [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign]], scoring once, as Belgium reached the finals for the first time since [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25588|title=Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui|publisher=EU-football.info|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref> On 4 June 2014, Fellaini was selected as part of Belgium's 23-man squad for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium World Cup 2014 squad|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/belgium/10810493/Belgium-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=4 June 2014|access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> On 17 June, in Belgium's opening match against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], Fellaini came on as a second-half substitute and scored the Red Devils' equalising goal in a 2–1 win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/17/belgium-algeria-world-cup-2014-group-h-match-report|title=Belgium's Dries Mertens completes fightback against impressive Algeria|work=The Guardian|first=Owen|last=Gibson|date=17 June 2014|access-date=17 June 2014}}</ref> He was then named in the starting line-up for the second match against [[Russia national football team|Russia]] on 22 June<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25285242|title=World Cup 2014: Belgium 1–0 Russia|publisher=BBC Sport|first=Graham|last=Chase|date=22 June 2014|access-date=22 June 2014}}</ref> and went on to play every minute of ''les Diables Rouges''' run to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated 1–0 by [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in [[Brasília]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=290902/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080807102759/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=290902/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2008|title=Marouane Fellaini|access-date=3 April 2015|publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
===International goals===
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During [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying|qualification]] for [[UEFA Euro 2016]], Fellaini scored two goals in Belgium's 5–0 defeat of [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2016/matches/live/day=-8/session=2/match=2013931/index.html|title=Belgium 5–0 Cyprus|date=28 March 2015|access-date=3 April 2015|publisher=UEFA}}</ref> and the winner in a 1–0 away victory in [[Israel national football team|Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013836/postmatch/report/index.html|title=Ten-man Belgium hold off Israel to top Group B|publisher=UEFA|date=31 March 2015|access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> Following these goals, on 7 June 2015, he reached five in his last three internationals by scoring the opening two goals in a 4–3 friendly win over [[France national football team|France]] at the [[Stade de France]].<ref name="twogoalsvsfrance">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/07/marouane-fellaini-france-belgium-friendly|title=Marouane Fellaini too hot for France to handle in Belgium friendly win|work=The Guardian|agency=Reuters|date=7 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref> On 3 September 2015, he scored his sixth goal in four international appearances against [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34124267|title=Belgium 3–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2015|access-date=4 September 2015}}</ref>
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At the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia, Fellaini scored the equalising goal after Japan had gone 2–0 up in a round of 16 match that saw Belgium win 3–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Live blog|date=2 July 2018|access-date=2 July 2018|work=fifa.com|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331551/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233902/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331551/|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2018}}</ref> On 7 March 2019, Fellaini announced his retirement from international football. He earned a total of 87 caps and scored 18 goals for Belgium between 2007 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marouane Fellaini retires from international football after 12 years with Belgium|date=7 March 2019|access-date=7 March 2019|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47491572}}</ref>
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==Style of play==
Fellaini was considered to be one of the best players in the [[Premier League]] in his prime.<ref>{{cite web |title=No. 40: Marouane Fellaini, Man Utd |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37415798/marouane-fellaini-man-united-espn-fc-premier-league-rank |work=ESPN.com |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=27 May 2015}}</ref> A versatile player,<ref name="Unappreciated"/> Fellaini was capable of playing in several positions. He often played in a [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfield]] role, or in the [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|centre]] as a [[box-to-box midfielder]],<ref name="Fellaini to play more as striker">{{cite web |title=Fellaini to play more as striker - Van Gaal |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37430827/marouane-fellaini-play-more-striker-midfielder |work=ESPN.com |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=25 August 2015}}</ref> but was also capable of playing in a more [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|advanced creative role]] as [[playmaker]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Laurence |first1=Martin |title=Is Marouane Fellaini a good attacking option for Man Utd? |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/9966724/fellaini |access-date=7 June 2024 |work=Sky Sports |date=26 August 2015 |language=en}}</ref> or even as [[second striker]] or [[centre-forward]] during his time under [[David Moyes]] at Everton;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Andy |title=Everton's Marouane Fellaini sinks teeth into his favourite midfield role |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jan/16/marouane-fellaini-everton-interview |access-date=7 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=16 January 2010}}</ref> he was also deployed as a [[centre-back]] or [[Midfielder#Winger|out wide]] in his youth.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunderland |first1=Tom |title=Marouane Fellaini Hints at Centre-Back Role for Manchester United |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796667-marouane-fellaini-hints-at-centre-back-role-for-manchester-united |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=3 October 2013}}</ref> Fellaini was known for his tackling and work-rate, despite his lack of pace; he was also known for his eye for goal from [[midfielder|midfield]] and ability to get forward, and was able to shoot and pass well with either foot, despite often favouring simple solutions when in possession.<ref name="Unappreciated">{{cite web |last1=Merkle |first1=Adam |title=Why Marouane Fellaini Is World Football's Most Unappreciated Star |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1245217-world-footballwhy-marouane-fellaini-is-world-footballs-most-unappreciated-star |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=3 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="What can Fellaini bring"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Marouane Fellaini |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/marouane-fellaini/ |publisher=mlssoccer |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Wilson (writer) |title=David Moyes' Tactics at Manchester United: The Rooney-Fellaini Problem and More |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1824928-david-moyes-tactics-at-manchester-united-the-rooney-fellaini-problem-and-more |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=25 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Greg |title=Marouane Fellaini's Key Attributes and How Manchester United Should Use Him |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1769689-marouane-fellainis-key-attributes-and-how-manchester-united-should-use-him |publisher=Bleacher Report |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=12 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fellaini could be Man United's Ambrosini |url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/37377505/fellaini-manchester-united-ambrosini |publisher=ESPN |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=30 May 2014}}</ref> While not the most naturally technically gifted player, he was also known for his hold-up play and ability to control the ball well with his chest.<ref name="What can Fellaini bring">{{cite web |title=What can Fellaini bring as United's striker? |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37469568/what-marouane-fellaini-bring-manchester-united-lone-striker |work=ESPN.com |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en |date=13 March 2017}}</ref> Due to his height and physique, he was known in particular for his ability in the air and penchant for scoring headers,<ref name="Unappreciated"/> which led manager [[Louis van Gaal]] to deploy him as a deep-lying [[target man]], or even as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] [[Forward (association football)|up-front]], in a 4–3–3 formation on occasion during their time together at Manchester United, which suited the team's [[Long ball (association football)|long ball]] tactics.<ref name="Fellaini to play more as striker"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Luckhurst |first1=Samuel |title=Manchester United chose long-ball tactics with Marouane Fellaini selection |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-chose-long-ball-tactics-8578102 |access-date=7 June 2024 |work=Manchester Evening News |date=4 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Wilson (writer) |title=Louis van Gaal's latest masterstroke: Fellaini as deep-lying target man |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/apr/09/louis-van-gaal-masterstroke-fellaini-deep-lying-target-man |access-date=7 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=9 April 2015}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Marouane Fellaini |url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=11&CPID=4&pStr=Player&PLID=198682&TEID=230 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234758/http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=11&CPID=4&pStr=Player&PLID=198682&TEID=230 |archive-date=30 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013 |website=guardian.touch-line.com |publisher=Guardian News and Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Marouane Fellaini |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=46145 |access-date=10 September 2016 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Marouane Fellaini |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/fellaini.html |website=StretfordEnd.co.uk |access-date=24 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=M. Fellaini |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/13519/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps
!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Standard Liège]]
|[[2006–07 Belgian First Division|2006–07]]
|[[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]
|30||3||7||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], one appearance in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||40||4
|-
|[[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]]
|Belgian First Division
|31||6||5||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}||0||colspan="2"|—||39||7
|-
|[[2008–09 Belgian First Division|2008–09]]
|Belgian First Division
|3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!9!!12!!2!!0!!0!!8!!0!!0!!0!!84!!11
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|[[2008–09 Everton F.C. season|2008–09]]
|[[Premier League]]
|30||8||4||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||9
|-
|[[2009–10 Everton F.C. season|2009–10]]
|Premier League
|23||2||2||0||2||0||7{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||34||3
|-
|[[2010–11 Everton F.C. season|2010–11]]
|Premier League
|20||1||3||1||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||3
|-
|[[2011–12 Everton F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|34||3||6||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||5
|-
|[[2012–13 Everton F.C. season|2012–13]]
|Premier League
|31||11||4||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||12
|-
|[[2013–14 Everton F.C. season|2013–14]]
|Premier League
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!141!!25!!19!!4!!10!!3!!7!!1!!0!!0!!177!!33
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[2013–14 Manchester United F.C. season|2013–14]]
|Premier League
|16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||21||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Manchester United F.C. season|2014–15]]
|Premier League
|27||6||4||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||7
|-
|[[2015–16 Manchester United F.C. season|2015–16]]
|Premier League
|18||1||6||2||2||0||8{{efn|Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
|[[2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season|2016–17]]
|Premier League
|28||1||3||1||4||1||11{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in [[FA Community Shield]]}}||0||47||4
|-
|[[2017–18 Manchester United F.C. season|2017–18]]
|Premier League
|16||4||3||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||1{{efn|name=USC|Appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]]}}||0||23||5
|-
|[[2018–19 Manchester United F.C. season|2018–19]]
|Premier League
|14||0||1||0||1||1||5{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||21||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!119!!12!!17!!4!!7!!2!!32!!4!!2!!0!!177!!22
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Shandong Taishan F.C.|Shandong Taishan]]
|[[2019 Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. season|2019]]
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|align=center|22||7||4||1||colspan="2"|—||8{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||4||colspan="2"|—||34||12
|-
|[[2020 Chinese Super League|2020]]
|Chinese Super League
|align=center|12||4||5||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|Appearances in Chinese Super League championship play-offs}}||1||23||8
|-
|[[2021 Chinese Super League|2021]]
|Chinese Super League
|align=center|20||10||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||11
|-
|[[2022 Chinese Super League|2022]]
|Chinese Super League
|align=center|28||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||28||7
|-
|-
|[[2023 Chinese Super League|2023]]
| 1 || 2007-03-24 || [[Stade Roi Baudouin]], [[Brussels]]|| {{fb|POR}} || 1-1 || 1-2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|2008 Euro Qualifying]]
|Chinese Super League
|align=center|26||11||3||1||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Chinese FA Super Cup]]}}||0||33||13
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
| 2 || 2008-10-11 || [[Stade Roi Baudouin]], [[Brussels]]|| {{fb|ARM}} || 2-0 || 2-0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 5|2010 World Cup Qualifying]]
!108!!39!!15!!6!!0!!0!!11!!5!!7!!1!!141!!51
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
| 2 || 2009-11-15 || [[Jules Ottenstadion]], [[Ghent]]|| {{fb|HUN}} || 1-0 || 3-0 || [[Friendly]]
!432!!85!!63!!16!!17!!5!!58!!10!!9!!1!!579!!117
|}
|}


{{notelist}}
==Personal life==
Fellaini was born to [[Morocco|Moroccan]] parents from [[Tangier]] and brought up in [[Brussels]].<ref>http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/international/Collins39-calling.4812160.jp</ref> His father, Abdellatif, was a former goalkeeper for [[Raja Casablanca]] and [[Hassania Agadir]] who signed for [[Racing Mechelen]] but was unable to play as his former Moroccan club refused to release his paperwork. Instead of returning home, he opted to become a bus driver for [[STIB]].<ref>[http://www.bladi.net/marouane-fellaini-top-europeen.html Marouane Fellaini prêt pour le top 10 européen?] Bladi, 26 March 2008 {{fr icon}}</ref>


==Statistics==
===International===
[[File:Fellaini 2018 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Fellaini with [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]]]
===Club===

{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
{{Football player statistics 2|BEL|YY}}
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name=nft>{{cite web |title=Marouane Fellaini |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25588|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]{{Cref2|N}}
|2006&ndash;07
|2007||8||1
|rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|[[Standard Liege]]
|rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|[[Belgian First Division]]
|30||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||30||3
|-
|-
|2008||6||1
|2007–08
|30||6||0||0||0||0||0||0||30||6
|-
|-
|2009||7||1
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|-
|-
|2010||5||1
|[[Premier League 2008-09|2008-09]]
|rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|rowspan="2" align=center valign=center|[[Premier League]]
|30||8||2||1||1||0||0||0||33||9
|-
|-
|2011||6||1
|[[Premier League 2009-10|2009-10]]
|-
|20||2||1||0||2||0||5||1||28||3
|2012||6||0
|-
|2013||9||2
|-
|2014||13||2
|-
|2015||6||6
|-
|2016||9||0
|-
|2017||5||1
|-
|2018||7||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!87!!18
|}
|}


:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first''<ref name=nft/>


{| class="wikitable"
*Updated as of January 16 2010
|+List of international goals scored by Marouane Fellaini
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref.
|-
| align=center | 1 || 2 June 2007 || [[King Baudouin Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|POR}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A|UEFA Euro 2008 qualification]] || <ref name="firstseniorgoal" />
|-
| align=center | 2 || 11 October 2008 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|ARM}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium 2–0 Armenia|url=http://www.goal.com/en-za/match/belgium-vs-armenia/705633/lineups|publisher=Goal.com|date=11 October 2008|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 3 || 14 November 2009 || [[Jules Ottenstadion]], [[Ghent]], Belgium || {{fb|HUN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=ode Duivels doen vertrouwen op tegen Hongarije|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/1.633543|publisher=Sporza|date=14 November 2009|access-date=11 January 2016|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184030/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Rode_Duivels/1.633543|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 4 || 12 October 2010 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|AUT}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 4–4 || rowspan=2|[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group A|UEFA Euro 2012 qualification]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium and Austria serve up eight-goal draw|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002127/postmatch/report/index.html|publisher=UEFA|date=12 October 2010|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 5 || 11 October 2011 || [[Esprit Arena]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany || {{fb|GER}} || align=center | '''1'''–3 || align=center | 1–3 || <ref>{{cite web|title=Germany stamp out Belgium's fire|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002112/postmatch/report/index.html|publisher=UEFA|date=11 October 2011|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 6 || 29 May 2013 || [[FirstEnergy Stadium (Cleveland)|FirstEnergy Stadium]], [[Cleveland]], United States || {{fb|USA}} || align=center | '''4'''–1 || align=center | 4–2 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite web|title=United States 2–4 Belgium: Sloppy defensive play leads to friendly defeat|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/united-states-vs-belgium/1460935/report|publisher=Goal.com|date=29 May 2013|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 7 || 7 June 2013 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|SRB}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group A|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium 2–1 Serbia|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258374/match=300182190/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519014508/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=258374/match=300182190/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2014|publisher=FIFA |date=7 June 2013|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 8 || 5 March 2014 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|CIV}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–2 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium pegged back by Ivory Coast|url=http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/friendlies/season=2014/matches/round=2000374/match=2013694/postmatch/report/|publisher=UEFA|date=5 March 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 9 || 17 June 2014 || [[Mineirão]], [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil || {{fb|ALG}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 2–1 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group H|2014 FIFA World Cup]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Belgium 2–1 Algeria|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186479/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618083108/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186479/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2014|publisher=FIFA|date=17 June 2014|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 10 || rowspan="2" | 28 March 2015 || rowspan="2" | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || rowspan="2" | {{fb|CYP}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align=center | 5–0 || rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2016 qualification]] || rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium 5–0 Cyprus|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2015/mar/28/belgium-v-cyprus|work=The Guardian|date=28 March 2015|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 11 || align=center | '''3'''–0
|-
| align=center | 12 || 31 March 2015 || [[Teddy Stadium]], [[Jerusalem]], Israel || {{fb|ISR}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || <ref>{{cite news|title=Gutsy Israel goes down 1–0 to Belgium in Euro soccer qualifier|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/gutsy-israel-goes-down-1-0-to-belgium-in-euro-soccer-qualifier/|work=Times of Israel|date=31 March 2015|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 13 || rowspan="2" | 7 June 2015 || rowspan="2" | [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France || rowspan="2" | {{fb|FRA}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 4–3 || rowspan="2" | Friendly || rowspan="2" | <ref name="twogoalsvsfrance" />
|-
| align=center | 14 || align=center | '''2'''–0
|-
| align=center | 15 || 3 September 2015 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|BIH}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 3–1 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualification || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4055/mamain/2015/09/03/15024582/belgium-3-1-bosnia-herzegovina-fellaini-de-bruyne-hazard-get-the-|title=Belgium 3-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina: Fellaini, De Bruyne & Hazard get the job done|website=Goal.com}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 16 || 5 June 2017 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|CZE}}{{Cref2|N}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || rowspan=2 |Friendly || <ref>{{cite news|title=Belgium edges Czech Republic 2–1 in friendly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2017/06/05/belgium-edges-czech-republic-2-1-in-friendly/102527904/|work=USA Today|date=5 June 2017|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 17 || 6 June 2018 || King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium || {{fb|EGY}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44373921 |title=Belgium 3–0 Egypt |website=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 18 || 2 July 2018 || [[Rostov Arena]], [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia || {{fb|JPN}} || align=center | '''2'''–2 || align=center | 3–2 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|2018 FIFA World Cup]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/44691496 |title=World Cup 2018: Belgium 3-2 Japan highlights |website=BBC Sport |date=2 July 2018 }}</ref>
|}

'''Notes'''
{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}
{{Cnote2|N|''Fellaini caps against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] on 14 November 2012, against [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] on 26 May 2014 and against [[Czech national football team|Czech Republic]] (included his one goal) on 5 June 2017 were counted by [http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/alle-rode-duivels RBFA] but not officially recognised by [[FIFA]] due to an excessive number of [[Substitute (association football)|substitutions]] according to the [[Laws of the Game (association football)|Laws of the Game]].<ref name="FArules">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/laws/football-11-11/law-3---the-number-of-players |title=Rules & Governance – Law 3: The number of players |publisher=[[The Football Association]] |access-date=1 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141025102228/http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/laws/football-11-11/law-3---the-number-of-players |archive-date=25 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=3770|title=Football MATCH: 14.11.2012 (Romania v Belgium)
|publisher=EU Football|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=925|title=Football MATCH: 26.05.2014 (Belgium v Luxembourg)|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=2237|title=Football MATCH: 05.06.2017 (Belgium v Czech Republic)|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>}}
{{Cnote2 End}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
===Standard Liège===
'''Standard Liège'''
*[[Belgian First Division]]: [[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]]<ref name="M. Fellaini" />


'''Manchester United'''
Winner
*[[FA Cup]]: [[2015–16 FA Cup|2015–16]];<ref name="fa cup 2016"/> runner-up: [[2017–18 FA Cup|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/44091559 |title=Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink=Phil McNulty|website=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref>
*[[Belgian First Division]] - 2007&ndash;08
*[[EFL Cup]]: [[2016–17 EFL Cup|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39018813 |title=Manchester United 3–2 Southampton |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink=Phil McNulty |work=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2017 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Ebony Shoe]] - 2008
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[2016 FA Community Shield|2016]]<ref name=2016facs/>
*[[UEFA Europa League]]: [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40004559 |title=Ajax 0–2 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |authorlink=Phil McNulty |work=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>


'''Shandong Taishan'''
===Everton FC===
*[[Chinese Super League]]: [[2021 Chinese Super League|2021]]{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
*[[Chinese FA Cup]]: [[2020 Chinese FA Cup|2020]], [[2021 Chinese FA Cup|2021]], [[2022 Chinese FA Cup|2022]]; runner-up: [[2023 Chinese FA Cup|2023]]{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}


'''Belgium'''
Runners-Up
*[[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331536/#match-lineups |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712022702/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331536/#match-lineups |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2018 |title=Belgium 2–0 England: Line-ups |publisher=FIFA |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[FA Cup]] - 2009
*[[Belgian Golden Shoe#Secondary awards|Best Belgian Player Abroad]]: 2008<ref>{{cite news |title=De Tijd - Axel Witsel wint Gouden Schoen |language=nl |url=https://www.tijd.be/nieuws/wijde/wereld/axel-witsel-wint-gouden-schoen/8132928.html}}</ref>

*[[Belgian Golden Shoe|Belgian Bronze Shoe]]: 2008<ref name="Yashin Award232">{{cite web |title=De Standaard - Axel Witsel wint Gouden Schoen 2008 |date=20 January 2009 |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/b28792650090121}}</ref>
* Young Player of the Season - 2008/09
*[[Ebony Shoe]]: 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7373804.stm|title=Fellaini scoops Ebony Boot award|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 April 2008|access-date=14 June 2016}}</ref>

*[[List of Everton F.C. records and statistics#Awards#Evertonfc.com player awards|Everton Young Player of the Season]]: [[2008–09 Everton F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluekipper.com/players/squad/50-marouane_fellaini.html|title=Marouane Fellaini Player Info|publisher=Blue Kipper|date=31 July 2009|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100501070543/http://www.bluekipper.com/players/squad/50-marouane_fellaini.html|archive-date=1 May 2010}}</ref>
== References ==
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[2012–13 Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3604/Marouane-Fellaini/overview |title=Marouane Fellaini: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Lion Award]] [[:fr:Lion belge#Meilleur Joueur à l'Etranger|Best Player Abroad]]: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Belgische Leeuw - Marouane Fellaini is opnieuw beste Belg met Maghrebijnse roots in het buitenland |language=nl |url=https://sportmagazine.knack.be/sport/belga-sport/belgische-leeuw-marouane-fellaini-is-opnieuw-beste-belg-met-maghrebijnse-roots-in-het-buitenland/article-belga-1458253.html}}</ref>


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Marouane Fellaini
Fellaini playing for Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui[1]
Date of birth (1987-11-22) 22 November 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1997 Anderlecht
1997–2000 Mons
2000–2002 R. Francs Borains
2002–2004 Sporting Charleroi
2004–2006 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Standard Liège 64 (9)
2008–2013 Everton 141 (25)
2013–2019 Manchester United 119 (12)
2019–2023 Shandong Taishan 108 (39)
Total 432 (85)
International career
2004–2005 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2006 Belgium U19 6 (1)
2006 Morocco U20 1 (0)
2006–2007 Belgium U21 7 (0)
2007–2018 Belgium 87 (18)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Belgium
FIFA World Cup
Third place 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui (Arabic: مروان فيلايني; born 22 November 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Born in Etterbeek to Moroccan parents, Fellaini played youth football for Anderlecht, R.A.E.C. Mons, Royal Francs Borains and Charleroi before joining Standard Liège. After winning the Belgian Pro League and the Ebony Shoe as a Liège player, he moved to England to join Everton.

At Everton, Fellaini was the club's Young Player of the Season for 2008–09, when the club were losing finalists in the FA Cup. After five years at Everton, he transferred to Manchester United in a deal worth £27.5 million in September 2013. Fellaini spent over five years at Manchester United, helping the club win four trophies including the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. After more than a decade in England in total, Fellaini joined Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan in February 2019.

A full international for the Belgium national team from 2007 until his international retirement in March 2019, Fellaini amassed 87 caps and 18 goals for Belgium. He played for the team at the 2008 Olympics, the 2014 World Cup, Euro 2016, and the 2018 World Cup, helping Belgium to third place in the latter tournament.

Early life

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Fellaini was born to Moroccan parents from Tangier and brought up in Brussels.[4] His father, Abdellatif, was a former goalkeeper for Raja Casablanca and Hassania Agadir who signed for Racing Mechelen but was unable to play as his former Moroccan club refused to release his paperwork. Instead of returning home, he opted to become a bus driver for STIB.[5] Fellaini is Muslim.[6]

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Etterbeek, Brussels, Fellaini began playing football at the age of 7 for Anderlecht. He also competed in athletics, with the 10,000 metres being his preferred event.[7] However, Fellaini's father Abdellatif, who was a professional footballer himself, guided his son towards football.[7] In his first season at Anderlecht's Academy, he scored 26 goals and in his second he scored 37. He was at Anderlecht's academy until the age of 10 when he joined Mons, due to his father getting a new job in the city.[7] Three years later, he joined R. Francs Borains before leaving the club when he signed for Sporting Charleroi. At 17, he signed his first permanent contract with Standard Liège. Between 2006 and 2008, he made 84 appearances for the club, scoring 11 times.[8] He is known for his heading ability and stamina, which made him one of the best box-to-box midfielders in the Belgian First Division and resulted in him winning the Ebony Shoe in 2008,[9] an award given to the best player of the season of African descent.

Everton

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After rejecting the advances of Manchester United[10] and following reported interest from Aston Villa,[11] Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich,[12] Fellaini signed for Everton in September 2008 on a five-year deal from Standard Liège for an initial transfer fee of £15 million (at the time a record for a Belgian player and club record for Everton).[13][14] He made his Everton debut in a 3–2 away victory at Stoke City on 14 September 2008,[15] and scored his first goal for the team against Newcastle United in a 2–2 home draw on 5 October 2008.[16] Fellaini went on to score 9 goals in his first season. During his debut season he was booked 10 times in his first 17 games and avoided a lengthy suspension by attending a personal hearing with England's chief referee, Keith Hackett, where he vowed to improve his behaviour. He picked up three further bookings in 16 games following the meeting, his total the highest of all Premier League players that season.[7] At the end of the 2008–09 season he was named Everton's Young Player of the Season.[17]

Fellaini warming up before a match against Fulham in 2009

In England he has become well known for his large afro hairstyle, becoming a fan favourite with Everton fans regularly sporting Afro wigs as a homage to Fellaini.[7] Fellaini was deployed as a second striker during the 2008–09 season, when Everton had all of their forwards out injured, usually playing behind another midfielder being used as an attacker, Tim Cahill.[18] Later Fellaini reverted to play in his least favourite defensive midfield area. His performances in late 2009 and early 2010 became so impressive that David Moyes labelled him "as good as anyone in the league", and he re-iterated this after Fellaini won Man of the Match against Manchester City on 16 January.[19][20] Fellaini was stretchered off in the 34th minute of the Merseyside derby on 6 February after a two-footed tackle by Sotirios Kyrgiakos, ruling him out for the rest of the 2009–10 season. Kyrgiakos was sent off as a result of Fellaini's injury.[19]

Fellaini suffered an ACL injury in an FA Cup replay victory against Chelsea in February 2011 and although he was able to play in a 2–0 win against Sunderland a week later, the injury caused him to miss the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[21] He did not play a competitive match until August 2011, when he appeared as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers at Goodison Park and played the full match in the very next fixture, as Everton beat Sheffield United 3–1 in the League Cup.[22] In November 2011, he signed a new five-year contract with the club.[23] He finished the season having won the most tackles, aerial duels and made more passes than anyone else at the club. He won the second highest number of tackles in the league and won possession of the ball 190 times, the most out of any player.[24]

In the opening game of the 2012–13 Premier League season against Manchester United, Fellaini received plaudits for his outstanding performance, as he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory.[25] He continued the season in great form with goals against Arsenal, Manchester City, Sunderland and Fulham amongst others. Fellaini was subsequently awarded Premier League Player of the Month for November 2012.

Fellaini was banned for three matches by the Football Association on 17 December 2012 after headbutting Ryan Shawcross during a game against Stoke City, an incident missed by the match officials at the time.[26] The same month he was ranked as number 60 in "The 100 Best Footballers in the World" by The Guardian.[27][28]

Manchester United

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2013–14 season

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On 2 September 2013, Fellaini signed a four-year contract, with the option of extension of another season, reuniting with former manager David Moyes at Manchester United in a £27.5 million, deadline day deal,[29] despite the fact that he had a lower buyout clause earlier in the transfer window. He made his debut for the club on 14 September, in a 2–0 home win against Crystal Palace, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Anderson.[30] He made his full debut on 17 September, starting in a 4–2 win against Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League.[31] On 5 November, Fellaini received his first red card for Manchester United in a match against Real Sociedad in the group stage of the Champions League.[32]

In April 2014, Fellaini was named as one of the "10 Worst Buys of the Premier League season" by The Daily Telegraph.[33] He made only fifteen league starts throughout the season, in contrast to thirty one starts he made in the previous season while at Everton.[34]

2014–15 season

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In his first pre-season game of 2014–15, Fellaini came off the substitutes bench to score his first Manchester United goal in injury time, giving the club a 2–1 win over Valencia in Louis van Gaal's first game at Old Trafford as manager.[35]

On 20 October 2014, he scored his first competitive goal for Manchester United in a 2–2 draw in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion two minutes after coming on as a half time substitute.[36] He was given his first start of the season by Van Gaal in the following match against Chelsea, and helped United earn a point against the league leaders. Fellaini covered 12.17 kilometres in the match, the most by any United player, and made 70 high-intensity runs, more than anyone else on the pitch. During second half stoppage time, he contributed to United's goal when his header was saved by Thibaut Courtois and ultimately rebounded in by Robin van Persie.[37] On 2 December, Fellaini scored his first competitive home goal for Manchester United in a 2–1 defeat of Stoke City.[38]

Fellaini's third goal of the season came in a 2–0 away win at Queens Park Rangers on 17 January 2015.[39] On 15 March 2015, he scored his fourth goal of the season and assisted the second goal for Michael Carrick in a home game against Tottenham in which United won 3–0 and he was voted Man of the Match.[40] On 12 April, he scored the second goal for Manchester United in a 4–2 win in the Manchester derby.[41] On 9 May, he scored the winner, his seventh of the season, for Manchester United in a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace.[42] On 24 May, Fellaini was sent off in Manchester United's final Premier League fixture of the season, a 0–0 draw with Hull City at the KC Stadium, 18 minutes after appearing as a substitute.[43]

2015–16 season

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Fellaini during the 2015–16 season

On 18 August, his first match for the club in the 2015–16 season, Fellaini scored the third goal in a 3–1 home victory over Club Brugge in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs.[44] On 25 August 2015, Louis van Gaal stated that Fellaini would feature more as a striker.[45]

Fellaini scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Everton in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium on 23 April 2016.[46] On 5 May, Fellaini was handed a 3-match suspension by the FA for throwing an elbow at Leicester City's Robert Huth. Huth was handed the same punishment for tugging at Fellaini's hair during the altercation.[47] He played the full 120 minutes as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2–1 in extra time in the 2016 FA Cup final.[48] He also assisted Juan Mata's equaliser in the final.

2016–17 season

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Fellaini with United in 2017

On 7 August 2016, Fellaini played the full 90 minutes in United's 2–1 Community Shield victory over Leicester City.[49] On 4 December, he made his 100th appearance for United against his former club Everton and conceded a penalty just a few minutes after coming on as an 85th-minute substitute. Leighton Baines successfully converted the spot kick in the 89th minute to secure a late equaliser for the Toffees in a match that finished 1–1.[50] Due to José Mourinho's preference for Ander Herrera alongside Paul Pogba in central midfield, Fellaini's appearances for Manchester United had become limited to coming off the bench; however, on 11 January – the day after he scored the second goal in Manchester United's 2–0 win over Hull City in the first leg of their 2016–17 EFL Cup semi-final – Manchester United activated a one-year extension clause in Fellaini's contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.[51] The Belgian featured for the entirety of United's 2017 UEFA Europa League Final victory against Dutch club Ajax.[52]

2017–18 season

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Fellaini's first goal of the 2017–18 season came against Leicester City, in a 2–0 win on 26 August 2017.[53] He then scored a header against Basel, helping United win the Champions League group stage game 3–0 on 12 September.[54] On 30 September, Fellaini scored a brace in a 4–0 win against Crystal Palace, upping his goal tally to four goals in eight games.[55] After the win, José Mourinho praised his performances, saying "He had to be a strong character. He is a fighter, a guy with lots of pride and I am really pleased I helped him reach this level and change the perception the fans have now. I'm really happy for him."[56] He signed a new two-year contract at the end of the campaign.[57]

2018–19 season

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Fellaini made 19 appearances for Manchester United in the first half of the 2018–19 season, scoring 90th-minute goals against both Derby County in the EFL Cup and Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League. However, after the dismissal of head coach José Mourinho, Fellaini found opportunities limited and he played in just two of nine possible matches under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær, both as a substitute.

Shandong Taishan

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At the end of January 2019, Fellaini agreed a contract with Chinese club Shandong Luneng and was officially transferred on 1 February 2019, concluding his five-and-a-half year spell with Manchester United.[58]

He played in this club for five years. On 3 November 2023, Fellaini announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season.[59] He played his last match for the club at the 2023 Chinese FA Cup final against Shanghai Shenhua.[60][61]

Retirement

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On 3 February 2024, Fellaini announced his retirement from professional football.[62]

International career

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Fellaini before an international friendly against the United States in 2013

Fellaini was eligible to play for either Belgium or Morocco. He chose to represent Belgium, from youth level upwards. He represented the under-23 team at the 2008 Olympics, when they finished in fourth place, losing to Brazil in the bronze medal match.[63] His senior team debut was made in February 2007,[34] and his first goal for the senior team came in a 2–1 defeat against Portugal a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match.[64]

Fellaini made seven appearances in Belgium's 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, scoring once, as Belgium reached the finals for the first time since 2002.[65] On 4 June 2014, Fellaini was selected as part of Belgium's 23-man squad for the 2014 World Cup.[66] On 17 June, in Belgium's opening match against Algeria, Fellaini came on as a second-half substitute and scored the Red Devils' equalising goal in a 2–1 win.[67] He was then named in the starting line-up for the second match against Russia on 22 June[68] and went on to play every minute of les Diables Rouges' run to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated 1–0 by Argentina in Brasília.[69]

During qualification for UEFA Euro 2016, Fellaini scored two goals in Belgium's 5–0 defeat of Cyprus[70] and the winner in a 1–0 away victory in Israel.[71] Following these goals, on 7 June 2015, he reached five in his last three internationals by scoring the opening two goals in a 4–3 friendly win over France at the Stade de France.[72] On 3 September 2015, he scored his sixth goal in four international appearances against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[73]

At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Fellaini scored the equalising goal after Japan had gone 2–0 up in a round of 16 match that saw Belgium win 3–2.[74] On 7 March 2019, Fellaini announced his retirement from international football. He earned a total of 87 caps and scored 18 goals for Belgium between 2007 and 2018.[75]

Style of play

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Fellaini was considered to be one of the best players in the Premier League in his prime.[76] A versatile player,[77] Fellaini was capable of playing in several positions. He often played in a defensive midfield role, or in the centre as a box-to-box midfielder,[78] but was also capable of playing in a more advanced creative role as playmaker,[79] or even as second striker or centre-forward during his time under David Moyes at Everton;[80] he was also deployed as a centre-back or out wide in his youth.[81] Fellaini was known for his tackling and work-rate, despite his lack of pace; he was also known for his eye for goal from midfield and ability to get forward, and was able to shoot and pass well with either foot, despite often favouring simple solutions when in possession.[77][82][83][84][85][86] While not the most naturally technically gifted player, he was also known for his hold-up play and ability to control the ball well with his chest.[82] Due to his height and physique, he was known in particular for his ability in the air and penchant for scoring headers,[77] which led manager Louis van Gaal to deploy him as a deep-lying target man, or even as a striker up-front, in a 4–3–3 formation on occasion during their time together at Manchester United, which suited the team's long ball tactics.[78][87][88]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[89][90][91][92]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2006–07 Belgian First Division 30 3 7 1 — 3[a] 0 — 40 4
2007–08 Belgian First Division 31 6 5 1 — 3[b] 0 — 39 7
2008–09 Belgian First Division 3 0 0 0 — 2[c] 0 — 5 0
Total 64 9 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 84 11
Everton 2008–09 Premier League 30 8 4 1 1 0 — — 35 9
2009–10 Premier League 23 2 2 0 2 0 7[d] 1 — 34 3
2010–11 Premier League 20 1 3 1 2 1 — — 25 3
2011–12 Premier League 34 3 6 1 3 1 — — 43 5
2012–13 Premier League 31 11 4 1 1 0 — — 36 12
2013–14 Premier League 3 0 — 1 1 — — 4 1
Total 141 25 19 4 10 3 7 1 0 0 177 33
Manchester United 2013–14 Premier League 16 0 0 0 — 5[c] 0 — 21 0
2014–15 Premier League 27 6 4 1 0 0 — — 31 7
2015–16 Premier League 18 1 6 2 2 0 8[e] 1 — 34 4
2016–17 Premier League 28 1 3 1 4 1 11[d] 1 1[f] 0 47 4
2017–18 Premier League 16 4 3 0 0 0 3[c] 1 1[g] 0 23 5
2018–19 Premier League 14 0 1 0 1 1 5[c] 1 — 21 2
Total 119 12 17 4 7 2 32 4 2 0 177 22
Shandong Taishan 2019 Chinese Super League 22 7 4 1 — 8[h] 4 — 34 12
2020 Chinese Super League 12 4 5 3 — — 6[i] 1 23 8
2021 Chinese Super League 20 10 3 1 — — — 23 11
2022 Chinese Super League 28 7 0 0 — 0 0 — 28 7
2023 Chinese Super League 26 11 3 1 — 3[h] 1 1[j] 0 33 13
Total 108 39 15 6 0 0 11 5 7 1 141 51
Career total 432 85 63 16 17 5 58 10 9 1 579 117
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  7. ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  8. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
  9. ^ Appearances in Chinese Super League championship play-offs
  10. ^ Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup

International

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Fellaini with Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Appearances and goals by national team and year[93]
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium[N] 2007 8 1
2008 6 1
2009 7 1
2010 5 1
2011 6 1
2012 6 0
2013 9 2
2014 13 2
2015 6 6
2016 9 0
2017 5 1
2018 7 2
Total 87 18
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first[93]
List of international goals scored by Marouane Fellaini
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 2 June 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Portugal 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualification [64]
2 11 October 2008 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Armenia 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [94]
3 14 November 2009 Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent, Belgium  Hungary 1–0 3–0 Friendly [95]
4 12 October 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Austria 2–2 4–4 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification [96]
5 11 October 2011 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany  Germany 1–3 1–3 [97]
6 29 May 2013 FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States  United States 4–1 4–2 Friendly [98]
7 7 June 2013 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Serbia 2–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [99]
8 5 March 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Ivory Coast 1–0 2–2 Friendly [100]
9 17 June 2014 Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil  Algeria 1–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup [101]
10 28 March 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Cyprus 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [102]
11 3–0
12 31 March 2015 Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel  Israel 1–0 1–0 [103]
13 7 June 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 1–0 4–3 Friendly [72]
14 2–0
15 3 September 2015 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification [104]
16 5 June 2017 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Czech Republic[N] 1–0 2–1 Friendly [105]
17 6 June 2018 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Egypt 3–0 3–0 [106]
18 2 July 2018 Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia  Japan 2–2 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup [107]

Notes

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    Fellaini caps against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg on 26 May 2014 and against Czech Republic (included his one goal) on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA but not officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of the Game.[108][109][110][111]

Honours

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Standard Liège

Manchester United

Shandong Taishan

Belgium

Individual

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