Steve Shamal

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Steve Shamal

| image =

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| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|2|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ivry-sur-Seine, France

| height = 1.81m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Martigues

| clubnumber = 17

| youthyears1 = 2003–2004

| youthclubs1 = CA Vitry

| youthyears2 = 2004–2009

| youthclubs2 = Bonneuil sur Marn

| youthyears3 = 2009–2014

| youthclubs3 = Bordeaux

| years1 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = Bordeaux II

| caps1 = 47

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Auxerre II

| caps2 = 19

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2017–2019

| clubs3 = Reims II

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Reims

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = → Quevilly-Rouen (loan)

| caps5 = 34

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2019–2020

| clubs6 = US Boulogne

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2020–2022

| clubs7 = Caen

| caps7 = 27

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022–2024

| clubs8 = Annecy

| caps8 = 48

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = Şanlıurfaspor

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Martigues

| caps10 = 10

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13 May 2025

| ntupdate = 23:30, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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Steve Shamal (born 22 February 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays for France club Martigues as a winger.

Professional career

On 10 August 2017, Shamal joined Stade de Reims after a couple of years in the reserve sides of Bordeaux and Auxerre.{{cite web|url=http://stade-de-reims.com/national-2-steve-shamal-renfort-offensif/|title=National 2 : Steve Shamal en renfort offensif – Stade de Reims|date=10 August 2017|publisher=}} Shamal made his first team debut for Reims in a 3–1 Ligue 2 win over RC Lens on 17 March 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/83494|title=LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Domino's Ligue 2 – Saison 2017/2018 – 30ème journée – Stade de Reims / RC Lens|website=www.lfp.fr}} He signed his first professional contract, of three-years duration, with the club in April 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.girondins33.com/Actualites/steve-shamal-apres-avoir-signe-son-premier-contrat-pro-a-reims-c-etait-un-peu-ma-derniere-chance/26916|title=Steve Shamal, après avoir signé son premier contrat pro, à Reims : "C'était un peu ma dernière chance"|publisher=girondins33.com|language=fr|date=6 May 2018}} He helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and gain promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018-19 season.{{cite web|url=http://stade-de-reims.com/ensemble-fetons-nos-champions/|title=Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims|date=7 May 2018|publisher=}}

In June 2018 Shamal joined Quevilly-Rouen on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=https://www.qrm.fr/m-1377-steve-shamal-arrive-en-pret-de-reims.html|title=Steve Shamal Arrive en Prêt de Reims|publisher=US Quevilly-Rouen|language=fr|date=14 June 2018}}

In August 2019 Shamal joined Boulogne on a two-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.lunion.fr/id89289/article/2019-08-28/football-stade-de-reims-shamal-sengage-avec-boulogne|title=Football (Stade de Reims). Shamal s’engage avec Boulogne|publisher=L'Union|language=fr|date=28 August 2019}} Having been tracked by Caen throughout the 2019–20 season, he was signed by the club in October 2020, although due to a cruciate ligament injury he was not expected to play until 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-steve-shamal-boulogne-sur-mer-signe-a-caen/1180468|title=Transferts : Steve Shamal (Boulogne-sur-Mer) signe à Caen|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=5 October 2020}}

On 17 June 2022, Shamal agreed to move to Annecy.{{cite web|publisher=Annecy|url=https://www.fc-annecy.fr/actualite/post/l2-bienvenue-a-steve-shamal|title=Ligue 2 : Bienvenue à Steve Shamal|date=17 June 2022|access-date=11 July 2022|language=fr}}

International career

Shamal was born in France to a Palestinian father and Algerian mother. He is a youth international for France, having played for the France U16s.{{Cite web|url=https://khedmanews.com/2022/11/لاعب-فلسطيني-في-أوروبا-يختار-الجنسية-ا.html|title=لاعب فلسطيني في أوروبا يختار الجنسية الجزائرية لتمثيل الخضر|date=November 1, 2022}}