Redwan Bourlès (born 2 January 2003) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Career

Born in

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

, Bourlès started playing football as early as 2009, with the Vigilante de Keryado, an amateur club from his hometown. He moved to their neighbors of CEP Lorient in 2011, before entering the

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academy in 2014. Bourlès made his professional debut for Lorient on 13 August 2021, coming on as a substitute during the 1–0

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home win against

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. On 16 January 2024, Bourlès signed for

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

club

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on a contract until 2026.

Personal life

Bourlès is of Moroccan descent.

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* 2003 births Living people Footballers from Lorient French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Lorient players Stade Rennais FC players NK Maribor players Championnat National 2 players Ligue 1 players Slovenian PrvaLiga players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia French sportspeople of Moroccan descent 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub