Rachid Arma

Rachid Arma (born 16 January 1985) is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Italian club Virtus Verona.

Rachid Arma
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985
Place of birth Agadir, Morocco
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Virtus Verona
Number 9
Youth career
US Prova[1]
Sambonifacese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Sambonifacese 107 (43)
2008–2009 SPAL 35 (16)
2009–2010 Torino 12 (2)
2010–2011 Vicenza 9 (1)
2011–2012 SPAL 34 (18)
2012–2013 Carpi 30 (9)
2013–2015 Pisa 67 (31)
2015–2016 Reggiana 32 (10)
2016–2017 Pordenone 36 (17)
2017–2018 Triestina 34 (8)
2018–2020 LR Vicenza 56 (10)
2020– Virtus Verona 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020

Club career

Rachid Arma was born in Agadir. In 1989, his father left Morocco to move to San Bonifacio, Italy, for work purposes, and the rest of the family, including Rachid, joined him later in 1995.[1][2]

In 2004, he was promoted into Sambonifacese's first team, and played four consecutive Serie D seasons with the Verona club, being instrumental in their promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione during the 2007–08 season thanks to his 21 goals.

SPAL

He was consequently noted by a number of professional clubs, and was acquired by Lega Pro Prima Divisione outfit SPAL during the 2008 summer transfer window. With SPAL, he immediately managed to achieve some space under the guidance of head coach Aldo Dolcetti, and provided a 13-goal tally in his first professional season. He then achieved national coverage after he managed to score two goals to Serie A side Palermo in the third round of the Coppa Italia 2009–10; the match ended with a 4–2 win for the Sicilians, but Arma was subsequently noted by Serie B giants Torino and was acquired by the granata in co-ownership deal only days after his impressive performance in the Coppa Italia, which also proved to be his final game with SPAL.[3]

In June 2010, SPAL bought back Arma from Torino. In July 2010, he was acquired by Serie B club Cittadella in a co-ownership bid, with Francesco Battaglia moved to opposite direction .[4][5] On 31 August 2010, Vicenza Calcio acquired the co-ownership from Cittadella, for a peppercorn fee of €500.[6] He returned to SPAL for a second spell in July 2011 in temporary deal. In June 2012 SPAL bought back Arma for €84,115.[7][8]

Carpi

After SPAL went bankrupted, Arma left for Carpi F.C. 1909.[9]

Pisa

On 2 August 2013 Arma was signed by A.C. Pisa 1909, in Lega Pro Prima Divisione.[10][11]

Reggiana

On 24 July 2015 Arma left Pisa and moved to A.C. Reggiana 1919.[12] In reggiana he became the best striker of the team.

Pordenone

On 30 June 2016, he joined Pordenone.[13] But at the end of the season, he decides to terminate his contract to join Triestina.

L.R. Vicenza Virtus

On 18 August 2018 Arma joined Serie C club L.R. Vicenza Virtus, a phoenix club of Vicenza Calcio.[14][15]

Virtus Verona

On 11 September 2020 he joined Virtus Verona on a 2-year contract.[16]

References
  1. "Il favoloso e generoso mondo di Arma letale". Lo Spallino (in Italian). 17 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009 – via issuu.com.
  2. "Un uomo solo all'attacco: Arma letale" (in Italian). Lo Spallino. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  3. "Arma, operaio nuovo bomber granata: "Porterò i marocchini a vedere il Toro"" (in Italian). La Stampa. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  4. "Il Chievo non libera Iunco Pettinari: "Voglio la Samp"". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 11 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Arma al Cittadella" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  6. Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
  7. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
  8. "Compartecipazioni: tutte le operazioni" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. "ARMA… IN PIU' PER IL CARPI" (in Italian). Carpi FC 1909. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  10. "Arma al Pisa" (in Italian). Carpi FC 1909. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  11. "Ufficiale l'ingaggio di Rachid Arma". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. http://gazzettadireggio.gelocal.it/sport/2015/07/24/news/la-reggiana-ha-preso-il-bomber-arma-1.11829009
  13. "RACHID ARMA IN NEROVERDE".
  14. "Ufficiale, Arma al Vicenza". Il Piccolo (in Italian). Trieste: GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  15. "Ufficiale: Rachid Arma ceduto a titolo definitivo al L.R. Vicenza Virtus" (Press release) (in Italian). Trieste: U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  16. "Rachid Arma è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Verona" (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 11 September 2020.
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