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Nasri aged just 20, is often referred to as the "new Zinedine Zidane".
He is a French attacking midfielder of Algerian kabyle origin. He has been described
as a pacey and flamboyant player who possesses tremendous dribbling skills. He has
been involved in the French national set up for a long time, progressing through
the Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s and 21s. He was also playing for the young Marseille
team who win the France championship. In the 2006/2007 season the youngster scored
his first goal of the year in the Championnat on April 29, 2007, very late into the season.
On this day he started the match against Sochaux and helped his team to a 4-2 victory.
He won his promotion to the full national squad in 2007, to which he has been called up
three times. Nasri scored his first senior international goal in his third appearance
for the senior team in a 1-0 win for France against Georgia on June 6, 2007 in a EURO 2008
qualifier.He received his first cap for France on March 28, 2007 against Austria, in
a home friendly match at the age of 19. He delivered a free kick low into the box,
and fellow debutant Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the match.
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