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Marouane Fellaini-Bakkioui (born 22 November 1987) is a Belgian professional football

player who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Shandong Luneng Taishan and the Belgium
national team.

Born in Etterbeek to Moroccan parents, Fellaini played youth football for Anderlecht, R.A.E.C.
Mons, Royal Francs Borains and Charleroi S.C. before joining Standard Liège. After winning the
Belgian First Division and the Ebony Shoe as a Liège player, he moved to England to join
Everton. At Everton, he 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. After five years with Manchester
United and more than a decade in England, Fellaini joined Shandong Luneng in February 2019.

On the international stage, Fellaini has been a full international for Belgium since 2007, earning
over 80 caps. He represented the team at the 2008 Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, UEFA
Euro 2016, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, helping Belgium to third place in the latter
tournament

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