Abderraouf Zarabi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1996 | IRB Ouargla | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1996–1997 | IRB Ouargla | ||
1997–2003 | NA Hussein Dey | ||
2003–2007 | Ajaccio | 18 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Gueugnon (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Gueugnon | 23 | (0) |
2008 | Hibernian | 7 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Nîmes | 86 | (1) |
2011–2012 | JS Kabylie | 22 | (0) |
2012 | CS Constantine | 3 | (0) |
2013 | MC Oran | 2 | (0) |
2013– | PK-35 Vantaa | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2009 | Algeria | 22 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, May 11, 2013 (UTC). |
Abderraouf Zarabi (born March 26, 1979 in Algiers) is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays as a defender for PK-35 Vantaa in the Finnish Ykkönen. He can play as a central defender or as a left-back.
Club career
Hibernian FC
Zarabi signed with the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in January 2008, but was released from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.[1] He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.[1]
Nîmes Olympique
Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[2] On August 1, 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Stade Brestois.[3]
National team statistics
Algeria national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 5 | 0 |
2004 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 7 | 0 |
2008 | 5 | 0 |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 22 | 0 |
Personal
Abderraouf is the son of former Algerian international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer who currently plays for Vitória Setúbal in Portuguese Liga.
Notes
- 1 2 "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008.
- ↑ Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi
- ↑ http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7
External links
- Player profile - L'Equipe.fr
- Player profile - dzfoot.com
- Abderraouf Zarabi career statistics at Soccerbase
- Abderraouf Zarabi at National-Football-Teams.com