Mounir El Hamdaoui
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| Mounir El Hamdaoui | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mounir El Hamdaoui | |
| Date of birth | July 14, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AZ | |
| Number | 24 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2004 2004-2006 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Excelsior Rotterdam Tottenham Hotspur → Derby County (loan) Willem II AZ |
74 (32) 0 (0) 9 (3) 7 (3) 5 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| Netherlands | 0 (0) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mounir El Hamdaoui (born July 14, 1984 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands.
He signed a three and a half year contract with Tottenham Hotspur and moved from Excelsior Rotterdam in January 2005. He never made his debut in the Premiership but featured in the Peace Cup in July 2005 in which Tottenham lifted the trophy following a 3-1 win against Olympique Lyonnais. He also scored 2 goals on his debut in a friendly against Northampton Town and scored against Aldershot Town on his first team debut in another friendly.
In September 2005 he joined Derby County on loan appearing 6 times, scoring 2 goals before a dislocated shoulder forced the loan to be cut short and he returned to Spurs. Derby continued to monitor his progress and in January 2006 he returned to Pride Park for another loan spell. Unfortunately, this too was to be disrupted due to injury, a groin problem forcing him to return to Tottenham in early March. This second loan deal was not cancelled, but after returning to duty with Derby in April, a further injury problem may have prematurely ended his season.
In June 2006, El-Hamdaoui moved back to his native Netherlands to play for Willem II, due to a lack of opportunities at Spurs. After an impressive start, scoring three goals in four matches he again suffered an injury, which will avoid him playing for at least six months.[1]
Although being born in the Netherlands and having played for their Under-21 side he has pledged his international future to Morocco and is currently awaiting his first full international cap.
On November 6, 2006, El Hamdaoui stated in an interview to Dutch football magazine Voetbal International that he, at one point, wanted to play senior international football for the Moroccan national side, but later changed his mind and that he has now pledged his international future to the Dutch national team.
On August 31, 2007, El Hamdaoui signed with AZ Alkmaar until 2012.[2]
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