Abderraouf Zarabi
Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 11 May 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 11 May 2013 (UTC) | |||
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 1 August 2008 he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Stade Brestois.[3]
National team statistics
| Algeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008.
- Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7 Archived 2008-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Abderraouf Zarabi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- "Player profile - dzfoot.com". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
- Abderraouf Zarabi at Soccerbase
- Abderraouf Zarabi at National-Football-Teams.com