Career
He plays primarily as a right-back but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder. Zeffane made his debut for the Olympique Lyonnais B side on 21 August 2010 against RCO Agde at the Stade Louis Sanguin in which he played the full 90 minutes as Lyon"s B team lost the match 1–0. Zeffane then scored his first goal for the Lyon B team the very next season on 13 August 2011 against Football Club Villefranche at the Stade Armand Chouffet when he found the Netto in the 54th minute in what turned out to be Lyon B"s last goal in a 6–0 rout over Villefranche.
In August 2015, Zeffane joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, signing a four-year contract with the club
Born in France to Algerian parents, Zeffane was initially eligible to represent either France or Algeria. In August 2014, Zeffane was named in a provisional 31-man squad by new Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff for a pair of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali.
Ten days later, his name was included in the final squad for the matches.
