Zakaria Bakkali
 Bakkali playing for PSV in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | R.F.C. de Liège | ||
| 2005–2008 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2008–2013 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2013– | PSV | 16 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Belgium U15 | 6 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (7) |
| 2013– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013– | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Zakaria Bakkali (born 26 January 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Dutch club PSV. He has also been selected for the Belgium national football team. He is most famous for becoming the youngest Eredivisie player of all-time to score a hat-trick, at the age of 17 years and 196 days.
Club career
After starting his footballing career at the youth academies of R.F.C. de Liège and later Standard Liège, Bakkali transferred to PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands at the age of 12.[1]
On 30 July 2013, Bakkali made his debut for PSV against Zulte Waregem in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match.[2] He made his Eredivisie debut against ADO Den Haag in the opening game of the season on 3 August.[3]
On 7 August, he scored his first senior goal in the second-leg of the Champions League tie against Zulte Waregem in a 3–0 win.[4] On 10 August, he scored a hat-trick in PSV's 5–0 defeat of NEC Nijmegen at the Philips Stadion, becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Eredivisie history.[5]
In the summer of 2014, Bakkali was set for a move to Atletico Madrid for a fee of around €2-3 million, but the move fell through. After the move failed, interest from the Premier League began to arise throughout of the 2014-15 season. After refusing a new contract from PSV, Bakkali was banished from the first-team with PSV agreeing to sell him in the winter transfer window.[6] Scottish club Celtic offered £750,000 [7] on transfer deadline day for Bakkali, However the offer was declined as the PSV spokesman made it clear that the transfer of Bakkali wasn't certain and the club could make uses of the club banned talented player.[8]
International career
After Bakkali's breakthrough into the PSV first team, Belgium senior coach Marc Wilmots selected him in the 25-man squad in the friendly match against France.[9] Due to a training injury sustained the day before the game, he pulled out of the squad. With his dual nationality and without full international appearances, he still had the choice to play for the Moroccan national football team, but on 7 October 2013 (shortly before Belgium's last two 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers) he formally opted for the Red Devils.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 30 May 2014[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PSV | 2013–14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
International
| Belgium | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "The Scouting Report – PSV wonderkid Zakaria Bakkali". Newstalk. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Jongste PSV ooit overklast Zulte Waregem, maar monsterscore blijft uit". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "PSV record 2-3 win over ADO in first game of the new campaign". Philips Sport Vereniging. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bakkali duwt Zulte Waregem dieperik in". Sportwereld (in Dutch). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Teenage wonder Bakkali's hat-trick hands PSV 5-0 win". Eurosport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "'His career here is over' - PSV confirm Zakaria Bakkali will leave the club". HITCSport. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Celtic set for storming £750,000 Bakkali bid". Daily Record. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "'Future of Bakkali uncertain' - PSV decline Celtic bid". STV Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Teenager Bakkali drafted into Belgium squad - FIFA.com
- ↑ Buysse, Frank (7 October 2013). "Bakkali: ‘Ja, ik kies voor Rode Duivels’". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Z Bakkali". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
External Links
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
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