Stéphane Houcine Nater (born 20 January 1984) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Balzers. Born in France, he represented Tunisia at international level, and also holds Swiss citizenship having spent much of his upbringing there.

Stéphane Nater
Stéphane Nater, 2014
Personal information
Full name Stéphane Houcine Nater
Date of birth (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Balzers
Number 5
Youth career
0000 Balzers
0000 Schaan
0000–2002 St. Gallen
2002–2004 Vaduz[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Vaduz 2 (0)
2004–2008 Chur 97 0 (0)
2007–2008Biaschesi (loan) 26 (0)
2008–2010 Schaffhausen 53 (2)
2010–2012 Servette 31 (3)
2012–2014 St. Gallen 63 (1)
2014–2016 Club Africain 38 (1)
2016–2017 Étoile du Sahel 9 (0)
2017–2020 Rapperswil-Jona 43 (1)
2020–2021 Balzers 11 (1)
2021–2022 YF Juventus 18 (0)
2022– Balzers 55 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Tunisia 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2015

Club career edit

Nater was transferred to St. Gallen, where he was formed as a youth player, after two years at Servette FC, where he played one season in the Challenge League and one season in the top flight.[2]

In the summer of 2014, he joined Club Africain for his first spell in the Tunisian league, signing a two-year deal.[3]

International career edit

Nater has joined to the Tunisian national team in November 2013. He was an unused substitute in the final 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Cameroon.[4] His international debut was in a friendly match against Colombia on 5 March 2014.

References edit

  1. ^ "1. Mannschaft: Bereit für kämpferische Rückrunde" [1st team: Ready for a fighting second half of the season] (in German). FC Schaan. 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Nater quitte Servette pour St-Gall". Le Matin.
  3. ^ "Football : Stéphane Houcine Nater signe au CA" (in French). clubafricain.com. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Cameroon 4:1 (2:0) Tunisia – Report". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.

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