Naïm Aarab

Naïm Aarab

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-02-07) 7 February 1988
Place of birth	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Tubize
Number	19
Youth career
	Tubize
	Anderlecht
	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	NEC	6	(0)
2008–2012	AEL	52	(0)
2010–2011	→ Charleroi (loan)	29	(1)
2012–2013	Újpest	9	(0)
2013–2014	Sint-Truidense	26	(1)
2014–2016	Wydad Casablanca	45	(4)
2015–2016	→ Deinze (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	Deinze	2	(0)
2017–2019	Wydad Casablanca
2019–	Tubize	11	(2)
International career
2009–2010	Belgium U-21	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for A.F.C. Tubize as a centre back.

Career

Aarab ran through the youth ranks of AFC Tubize and RSC Anderlecht, before joining the reserves of NEC Nijmegen. He received his first professional contract − a one-year deal − with NEC in 2007. Aarab made his league debut in a 5–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven, as an 84th-minute substitute for Jonas Olsson.

He decided to leave NEC Nijmegen after not reaching a new agreement, and joined AEL in the Greek Super League.

On 23 July 2012, Aarab joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Újpest FC on a four-year contract.

External links

• Naïm Aarab at Soccerway
• Naïm Aarab at FootballDatabase.eu