Fouad Bachirou
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Valence, France | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2006 | USA Clichy | ||
2006–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Paris Saint-Germain CFA[1] | 22 | (1) |
2010–2014 | Greenock Morton | 117 | (2) |
2014–2017 | Östersunds FK | 86 | (2) |
2018– | Malmö FF | 56 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Comoros | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 |
Fouad "Fred" Bachirou (born 15 April 1990) is a French-born Comorian international footballer who plays for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan.
He had previously played for Paris Saint-Germain reserves, Greenock Morton in Scotland and Swedish side Östersund.
Career
Paris Saint-Germain
Born in Valence, Bachirou started his career in the youth teams at local side Football Club de la Place de Clichy, before winning a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, where he played in the CFA side in the French third division – scoring once against UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole.[2]
Morton
He transferred to Greenock Morton in July 2010, after a trial spell at the club.[3] He made his competitive debut for Greenock Morton in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Dumbarton on 25 July 2010.[4] In June 2011, Bachirou signed a new one-year contract at Morton.[5] After over 50 appearances for the club, Bachirou scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South on 7 April 2012.[6] Bachirou stated he would not be seeking a new contract with the club in May 2012.[7] On 17 August 2012, Bachirou made a U-turn and re-signed for the club,[8] after rejecting a move to league rivals Hamilton Accies.[9]
In September 2013, he signed a contract extension until summer 2015.[10]
Östersunds FK
Bachirou made a surprise move to Östersunds FK in August 2014.[11] He made his debut from the bench away to promoted club Husqvarna FF.[12] During his time at Östersund they managed to get a promotion to Allsvenskan, win the Swedish Cup and qualify for the 2017-18 UEFA Europa League.
Malmö FF
On 9 January 2018, Swedish champions Malmö FF confirmed the transfer of Bachirou for an estimated fee of around 7 million SEK (roughly £600,000).
International career
In February 2014, Bachirou received a call-up to the Comoros national football team for their friendly against Burkina Faso.[13] Bachirou played for 90 minutes as Comoros recorded a respectable 1–1 draw in Marseille, France.[14]
He made his first competitive appearance, and won his second cap, in the first leg of an Africa Cup of Nations first round qualifier away to Kenya in Nairobi.[15] Bachirou started the match but couldn't prevent Comoros from suffering a narrow 1–0 defeat.
Career statistics
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Club
- As of 11 November 2019[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
PSG Reserves | 2008–09 | CFA | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2009–10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Greenock Morton | 2010–11 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
2011–12 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
2011–12 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | Championship | 35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
Total | 117 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | ||
Östersunds FK | 2014 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
2015 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
2016 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
2017 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
Total | 86 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 102 | 3 | ||
Malmö FF | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
2019 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
Career total | 271 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 351 | 4 |
Personal life
Bachirou is a Muslim, and his parents hail from the Comoros.[17] In 2019, he married his Scottish fiancée, Debbie, who now lives with him in Malmö.
Honours
See also
- Greenock Morton F.C. season 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14
- Östersunds FK season 2016 | 2017
- Malmö FF season 2018
References
- ^ "Fouad Bachirou joueur de Libre/Etranger – Foot National" (in French). Foot-National. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Football à Clichy : Des jeunes à haut niveau" (in French). Clichy Evenements. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "ALBA EXTRA: Moore will go with the flow". Evening Times. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ "Morton sink Dumbarton 4–3 on penalties after stalemate". BBC Sport. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (4 June 2011). "Sean and Fred sign up for Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Morton 2–2 Queen of the South: Plucky showing as Queens seek survival". The Scotsman. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 May 2012). "Fred: It's time to move on". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (18 August 2012). "BREAKING NEWS: Bachirou back at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Tait, Chris (28 August 2012). "Happy to be Bach". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 September 2013). "EXCLUSIVE Duo pen new deals for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 August 2014). "Bachirou make Sweden switch". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "HUSQVARNA VS. ÖSTERSUNDS FK 1 – 4". Soccerway. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (26 February 2014). "Fred's delight at international call-up". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 March 2014). "Bachirou's joy at international debut". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (21 May 2014). "Bachirou earns his 2nd cap". Greenock Telegraph.
- ^ "Fouad Bachirou". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Jonathan, "An Interview With Fouad Bachirou", Greenock Morton F.C. official matchday programme
External links
- Fouad Bachirou at Soccerbase
- Fouad Bachirou at Soccerway
- Fouad Bachirou on X
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Living people
- Comorian footballers
- Comoros international footballers
- 1990 births
- French footballers
- People from Valence, Drôme
- French people of Comorian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- French expatriate footballers
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- French Muslims
- French expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Östersunds FK players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Sportspeople from Drôme