Moha (footballer, born 1997)

Mohamed Ezzarfani (born 15 November 1997), commonly known as Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a left winger for Cerdanyola del Vallès.

Moha
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ezzarfani
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Nador, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Cerdanyola del Vallès
Number 11
Youth career
Martorell
Hermes
Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Badalona 26 (2)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2017–2018Hércules (loan) 25 (5)
2018–2020 Espanyol B 56 (21)
2019–2021 Espanyol 0 (0)
2020–2021Mirandés (loan) 26 (2)
2021–2023 Sabadell 18 (1)
2023 Tudelano 17 (1)
2023 Baladiyat El Mahalla (cancel contract) 0 (0)
2023– Cerdanyola del Vallès 20 (0)
International career
2018– Morocco U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Club career edit

Born in Nador but raised in Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Moha represented CF Martorell, FP Hermes and CF Damm as a youth.[1] On 28 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he joined Segunda División B side CF Badalona.[2]

Moha made his senior debut on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 home win against Lleida Esportiu. He scored his first goal on 16 October, netting the in a 1–1 draw at CD Alcoyano, and finished the season with two goals in 26 appearances.

On 17 July 2017, Moha signed a two-year contract with FC Barcelona for a fee of 10,000; he was initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[3] On 11 August, however, he was loaned to fellow league team Hércules CF for one year.[4]

On 30 August 2018, after returning from loan, Moha terminated his contract with Barça,[5] and agreed to a two-year deal with another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B, the following day.[6] The following 24 May, he renewed his contract with the latter until 2022.[7]

Moha made his first team debut on 28 November 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Esteban Granero in a 2–2 away draw against Ferencvárosi TC, for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[8] He ended the season with one further appearance with the main squad, which suffered relegation, and scored a career-best 13 goals for the B-side.

On 9 September 2020, Moha was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés, for one year.[9] He scored his first professional goal on 29 October, netting the game's only in a home success over Real Zaragoza.

On 6 August 2021, Moha agreed to a contract with Primera División RFEF side CE Sabadell FC.[10] In August 2023, he joined Egyptian club Baladiyat El Mahalla on a free transfer.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "El Barça se lleva a Mohamed Ezzarfani, extremo del Badalona" [Barça bring in Mohamed Ezzargani, Badalona winger] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Mohamed Ezzarfani refuerza el C.F Badalona" [Mohamed Ezzarfani bolsters C.F Badalona] (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Arriben quatre nous reforços al filial" [Four new additions arrive at the reserve team] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ "El Hércules acuerda con el FC Barcelona la incorporación de Moha y Adrià para la temporada 2017/18" [Hércules agree with FC Barcelona the signing of Moha and Adrià for the 2017/18 season] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Acord per a la resolució del contracte de Moha Ezzarfani" [Agreement for the resolution of Moha Ezzarfani's contract] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Moha Ezzarfani, nuevo jugador del Espanyol B" [Moha Ezzarfani, new player of Espanyol B] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ "¡Moha, 2022!" [Moha, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Darder alarga en el 96' la magia del Espanyol en Europa" [Darder extends Espanyol's Europa magic in the 96'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Moha, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Moha, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Moha Ezzarfani es converteix en nou jugador del CE Sabadell" [Moha Ezzarfani becomes the new player of CE Sabadell] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell FC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ "OFFICIAL: Baladeyet El-Mahalla sign former Barcelona B & Espanyol winger". KingFut. 6 August 2023.

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