Fouad Idabdelhay (born 2 May 1988) is a Dutch footballer who most recently played for Wydad Casablanca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fouad Idabdelhay | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Bergen | |||
| NAC Breda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | NAC Breda | 50 | (23) |
| 2009–2010 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | VfL Osnabrück | 16 | (6) |
| 2013 | FC Dordrecht | 15 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | AEL Limassol | 22 | (5) |
| 2014 | Wydad Casablanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Recreativo de Huelva | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U20 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2015 | |||
Biography edit
Born in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant to Moroccan parents, Idabdelhay made his début in 2007/2008 against Stormvogels Telstar Reserves in the KNVB Cup. He replaced Matthew Amoah in the attack in the 78th minute. Three minutes later, he scored the winning goal for NAC Breda.
A few days later, he made his Eredivisie debut against PSV Eindhoven. Short before the final whistle he replaced Viktor Sikora.
On 22 January 2008, Idabdelhay scored his first Eredivisie goal against AZ Alkmaar, before he was substituted 18 minutes before the final whistle. A few minutes later he scored the 1–1 for NAC Breda. In the last minute he scored his second goal, and gave NAC the victory. A week later, against Roda JC, Idabdelhay was substituted in the 68th minute. In the same minute he was substituted, he scored the 2–0 goal, which was also the final result.
On 13 July 2011, Idabelhay signed a two-year contract with the German 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück, but he was released six months later.
In February 2013, Idabdelhay signed with FC Dordrecht until the end of the season, scoring 7 goals. After leaving FC Dordrecht, Idabdelhay signed with AEL Limassol.[1]
In August 2014, Idabdelhay signed a three-year contract with Wydad Casablanca.[2][3] After only one game for Wydad Casablanca, Idabdelhay suffered a back injury. After not being paid by Wydad Idabdelhay was set to be loaned to Chabab Rif Al Hoceima, but the deal fell through, due to not being paid his owed salary by Wydad. Idabdelhay left Wydad after not being paid for three months.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Idabdelhay geniet op Cyprus". goal.com/nl (in Dutch). Goal.com. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Le WAC recrute Fouad Id Abdelhay". radiomars.ma (in French). Radio Mars. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Fouad Idabdelhay, dernière recrue offensive des Rouges". lematin.ma (in French). lematin. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Idabdelhay: "Nooit gedacht dat een club uit Marokko mij dit aan zou doen"". atlas-lions.fr/ (in French). atlas-lions. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
External links edit
- Fouad Idabdelhay at Soccerway