Mohammad Za'abia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Noureddine Abdusalam Za'abia | ||
| Date of birth | March 20, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | JS Kabylie | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Aschat | 21 | (13) |
| 2006–2011 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | 73 | (54) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | 11 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Partizan | 4 | (1) |
| 2013– | JS Kabylie | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008-2011 | Libya | 27 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, January 19, 2014 (EST). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mohammad Noureddine Abdusalam Za'abia (Arabic: محمد نور الدين عبد السلام زعبية) (born March 20, 1989) is a Libyan footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club JS Kabylie.
Club career
Born in Tripoli, he was playing with Aschat S.C. when he moved in 2006 to Al-Ittihad where he stayed until 2011 and where he won 5 successive Libyan Premier League championships.
In 2007 Za'abia was handed a one-year ban by CAF[1] for trying to assault the assistant referee in his side's CAF Champions League match against FAR Rabat of Morocco. He returned after a six-month suspension and scored two goals.[2] in the Libyan SuperCup final against Al Akhdar.
In August 2011, Za'abia sign for Al Arabi Kuwait.[3]
On June 11, Za'abia agreed a four-year contract with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade. After passing medical exams and after reaching an agreement with Al-Arabi, Zaabia officially signed on June 12 and was prepared to join his new teammates as it was designated as priority by Partizan manager Vladimir Vermezović to have the team complete as soon as possible to start preparing the team for the UEFA Champions League qualification which were a litlle more than a month away.[4]
Za'abia made his debut for Partizan in club´s first official match of the season, on July 17, 2012, in a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first-leg match, away, against Valletta.[5]
Za'abia was released from his Partizan contract in January 2013.[6]
In Novembre 2013, Za'abia sign for JS Kabylie.[7]
National team
Zubya played for the Libyan national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[8]
Honours
- Al Ittihad Tripoli
- Libyan Premier League (5): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Libyan Cup (3): 2006, 2007, 2009.
- Libyan SuperCup (5): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Al Arabi Kuwait
- Kuwait Crown Cup: 2011-12
References
- ↑ Al Ittihad's Zubya banned by Caf . BBC News (2007-07-31). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- ↑ Goals scored by: Mohamed Zubya. Goalzz (2010-12-21). Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- ↑ يصل الأسبوع المقبل... والفريق يبدأ تدريباته غداً. Alraimedia.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-21.
- ↑ Mohamed Zabija potpisao za crno-bele at Sportski žurnal, 12-6-2012 (Serbian)
- ↑ Mohammad Zubya at Soccerway
- ↑ Doviđenja, Zabija at Sportski žurnal, 23-1-2013 (Serbian)
- ↑ . radioalgerie.dz. Retrieved on 2017-11-7.
- ↑ Mohamed Zubya at FIFA.com
External links
- Mohamed Zubya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player Profile @ Goalzz.com