Adil Rami

Adil Rami's career is the kind of underdog arc I cannot resist. He started kicking a ball as a hobby in France's amateur fourth division, then clawed his way up to become a Corsica-born centre-back for the national team and a 2018 World Cup winner. At 190 cm he was a wall who threw his body into every challenge, and the Legion of Honour that followed felt earned, not gifted. What strikes me most is the contrast: a fierce defender who was also a famously upbeat dressing-room presence. I have a soft spot for late bloomers who turn persistence into a medal, and Rami is a textbook one.

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Name (English)

Adil Rami

Name (Japanese)

アディル・ラミ

Reading

あでぃる・らみ

Born

December 27, 1985 (age 40)

Origin

Bastia, Haute-Corse, France

Height

190 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Awards & achievements

• 2018 Knight of the Legion of Honour

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil%20Rami
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1909

Tags

• Haute-Corse
• association football player

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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