Former Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentaleb scored in Lille’s 2-0 win at Rennes on Sunday in his first match since struggling a cardiac arrest final 12 months.
The 30-year-old was instructed his profession is likely to be over after struggling the cardiac arrest in June 2024.
Nonetheless, Bentaleb was cleared to return by the French Soccer Federation on Wednesday and scored simply 4 minutes after approaching within the second half at Roazhon Park.
He celebrated by working to the Lille bench, the place he was mobbed by his team-mates and training workers.
“It is worthy of a movie,” stated Lille boss Bruno Genesio. “He deserved it, as a result of I do not imagine in luck, he believed in himself.
“It is an unimaginable, fantastic story.
“Nabil’s purpose put us on cloud 9, it is laborious to explain. It could possibly be a second that can mark the top of our season, that can stay engraved within the historical past of the membership, of this season – and in Nabil’s thoughts, after all.”
Former Arsenal ahead Chuba Akpom sealed the win on 86 minutes to elevate Lille as much as fifth in Ligue 1.
Bentaleb began his senior profession at Tottenham in 2013, making 46 Premier League appearances, earlier than becoming a member of Schalke in 2017.
The Algeria worldwide had a quick mortgage spell at Newcastle and two-year stint at Angers, earlier than becoming a member of Lille in 2023.
