Mostafa Abdellaoue

Mos Abdellaoue
Personal information
Full name Mostafa Abdellaoue
Date of birth 1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) (age 23)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Vålerenga
Number 20
Youth career
2005–2006 Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Skeid 28 (17)
2009– Vålerenga 33 (7)
2011 → Tromsø (loan) 29 (17)
National team‡
2011- Norway U23 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 3, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 14, 2011

Mostafa "Mos" Abdellaoue (born 1 August 1988) is a Norwegian football forward of Moroccan descent. Abdellaoue currently plays for Norwegian Premier League side Vålerenga. Abdellaoue also plays futsal for Holmlia Futsal.

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Personal life

Born in Oslo, Norway, he is the younger brother of Mohammed Abdellaoue, playing in Hannover 96.

Career

Skeid

Abdellaoue got his debut for Skeid in 2007, and played a total of six games during the relegation campaign from the First Division, the second tier in Norwegian football. He was loaned out to Lillestrøm and played games for their reserve team in Norwegian Second Division, scoring one goal, before returning to Skeid.[1][2] In 2008 he scored 17 goals in 20 matches when Skeid won the Second Division Group 2, and gained direct promotion back to the First Division.[3]

Vålerenga

On 1 January 2009, Abdellaoue signed for Norwegian Premier League side Vålerenga under the Bosman rule.[4] His brother Mohammed had also joined the club from the same club the season before.

On 13 April 2009, Abdellaoue scored his first league goal for Vålerenga in a 2-0 victory away to Lillestrøm.[5]

In the 2010 season, he was named top-scorer of the Norwegian Second Division avd. 1 with Vålerenga's B team, scoring 27 goals. He scored 13 in that division the season before with the same team [1].

Tromsø

Abdellaoue spent the 2011 season loaned out to Tromsø IL, where he became the top scorer of Tippeligaen with 17 goals. He finished runner-up in the league with Tromsø.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup Europe Total
2007 Skeid Adeccoligaen 6 0 0 0 - - 6 0
2008 Second Division 22 17 1 0 - - 23 17
2009 Vålerenga Tippeligaen 15 2 0 0 0 0 15 2
2010 Tippeligaen 18 5 2 3 - - 20 8
2011 Tromsø IL Tippeligaen 29 17 3 5 0 0 32 22
Total Norway 90 41 5 8 0 0 95 49

Honours

Skeid

Tromsø

References

  1. ^ Langerød, Dag (13 April 2009). "- Ikke lært den av broderen" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/article2602918.ece. Retrieved 15 April 2009. 
  2. ^ "Mostafa Abdellaoue" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=116662&teamId=319&tournamentId=5&seasonId=330. Retrieved 15 April 2009. 
  3. ^ Kvatningen, Roy (25 October 2008). "VIF-kjøp scoret fem mål" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. http://www.nettavisen.no/sport/fotball/tippeligaen/article2334654.ece. Retrieved 15 April 2009. 
  4. ^ "20. Mostafa Abdellaoue" (in Norwegian). VIF.no. 24 February 2009. http://www.vif-fotball.no/article2481712.ece. Retrieved 15 April 2009. 
  5. ^ Sveen, Håkon (13 April 2009). "- Fint å holde det i familien når det kommer til å senke erkerivalen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/04/13/sport/tippeligaen/fotball/lillestrom/valerenga/5726933/. Retrieved 15 April 2009. 
Tromsø IL – current squad