Abderraouf Zarabi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Algeria | 22 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, May 11, 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, 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. He is Simba's best friend.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ a b "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008. [dead link]
- ^ 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 at Soccerbase
- Abderraouf Zarabi at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1979 births
- AC Ajaccio players
- Algeria international footballers
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Algerian expatriates in France
- Algerian expatriates in Finland
- Algerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Algerian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- FC Gueugnon players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- JS Kabylie players
- MC Oran players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Living people
- Nîmes Olympique players
- NA Hussein Dey players
- Sportspeople from Algiers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- CS Constantine players
- PK-35 Vantaa players