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Adel Taarabt
Personal information
Full name Adel Taarabt
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2006 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Lens 1 (0)
2006–2007 Lens B 14 (0)
2007 → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 2 (0)
2007–2010 Tottenham Hotspur 7 (0)
2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (1)
2009–2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 41 (7)
2010– Queens Park Rangers 23 (11)
International career‡
2009– Morocco 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 August 2010

Adel Taarabt (Arabic: عادل تعرابت) (born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for and captains Queens Park Rangers as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Born in Fes, Morocco,[2][3] Taarabt grew up in Berre-l'Étang, France having moved there at the age of nine months. He began his career at Lens in 2004, he played 14 games for RC Lens B in the Championnat de France amateur.[4] He made one first team appearance for Lens during the 2006–07 season.[5]

Tottenham Hotspur

Taarabt signed for English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur on a long-term loan on 2 January 2007 after the club offered to quickly integrate him into the first team to offer him maximum playing time.[6] Within two months he made his first senior appearance in a Tottenham shirt, entering as a 87th minute substitute against local rivals West Ham United, which ended as a 4–3 victory.[7] He made a second appearance in the 1–0 loss to Chelsea, again as a second half substitute, playing as a striker.

Tottenham signed Taarabt permanently on 8 June.[8] Upon signing for Tottenham he was hyped as the next Zinedine Zidane. He scored his first goal for Spurs in a pre-season friendly against Stevenage Borough on 7 July. He made his first appearance of the 2007–08 season with Tottenham against Derby County in the 4–0 win on 18 August, which he entered at the 70th minute.

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Taarabt was not given a squad number by then manager Juande Ramos, though he was given his old number when Harry Redknapp took over team management.

On 13 March 2009, he joined Championship team Queens Park Rangers on loan until the end of the season.[9] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 win over Bristol City.[10] His loan spell was cut short after he suffered a knee injury which required surgery.[11]

Taarabt rejoined QPR on a season-long loan for the 2009–10 season on 23 July 2009.[12] On 1 October, Taarabt scored a "wonder strike" in a match against Preston North End. He collected the ball on his chest inside the QPR half and dribbling 20 yards past three players and curled in a shot from 25 yards. This led Jim Magilton labelling Taarabt as a "genius" and the goal is seen as one of the Championship's finest.[13] He scored again the following week against Derby County. With Derby leading 2–0, Taarabt scored from a free kick from 25 yards, leading to a comeback which QPR won 2–4.[14] Taarabt scored the opening goal in a home defeat to Leicester City and contributed both assists in a victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

Tottenham confirmed in October 2009 that Taarabt could stay at QPR for the season providing that a Premier League club did not make a bid for him in the January transfer window.[15] QPR were unable to make the transfer a permanent one because they could not afford the £4.5 million valuation placed on Taarabt by Spurs.[16]

In March 2010, Taarabt was quoted in an interview as being sorry that he signed for Tottenham. He had said "The big mistake was to sign for Tottenham and not go to another club when I first came over". He stated that he wished he had signed for Arsenal instead but had opted for Spurs after Damien Comolli moved from being a scout at Arsenal to director of football at Spurs. He stated that he felt he would have been given more chances to play at Arsenal and was advised at the time not to sign for Spurs by his friends Armand Traore and Abou Diaby, who play for Arsenal.[17]

Taarabt went on to state his intention to sign for one of the top clubs in Spain "I hope to be playing for one of the top four in Spain next season — Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia or Sevilla. I have contact with good teams and I know that they want me. Now I just have to hope they can agree a deal with Tottenham."[17] All four of these clubs are said to be interested in the mercurial genius.

Queens Park Rangers

Taarabt signed for Queens Park Rangers on 4 August 2010 on a 3 year contract for a fee of £600k rising to £1m depending on the club's achievement during the 2010–11 Championship season, with £200k being paid to Spurs if the club finishes in 6th place or higher, and £200k due if the club achieves promotion to the Premier League.[18] He scored his first goal as a permanent QPR player during the first game of QPR's 2010–11 Football League Championship campaign against Barnsley, a penalty during the 4–0 win on 7 August 2010.[19] Taarabt's performances for QPR during August 2010 earned him the Championship's Player of the Month award, as QPR topped the table.[20]

In August 2010, with club captain Martin Rowlands a long-term injury victim and stand-in captain Fitz Hall unavailable, Taarabt was named captain.[21] In December, manager Neil Warnock revealed that Taarabt would continue to serve as captain even after Hall's return from injury.[22]

International career

Taarabt represented France at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, but opted to play for Morocco, saying "I felt the time was right when I was given this opportunity".[2] On 11 February 2009 Taarabt played his first international match with Morocco in a friendly against Czech Republic in Casablanca.[23] He also made an appearance on 29 March during Morocco's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 2–1 defeat against Gabon.

Taarabt scored his first international goal on his first start on 31 March 2009 in a friendly 2–0 victory over Angola.[24] On 6 September 2009 he scored his first goal in an official match against Togo in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification after he broke through the opposing defence in stoppage time.[25] Taarabt will not play for the national team until the autumn of 2011.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 December 2010
Club Season League Cups Europe[26] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RC Lens 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tottenham Hotspur 2006–07 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007–08 6 0 1 0 3 0 10 0
2008–09 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 3 0 4 0 16 0
Queens Park Rangers 2008–09 7 1 0 0 – 7 1
2009–10 41 7 3 0 – 44 7
2010–11 23 11 0 0 – 23 11
Total 71 19 3 0 0 0 74 19
Career Total 81 19 6 0 4 0 91 19

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 March 2009 Estádio do Restelo, Lisboa, Portugal  Angola 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 6 September 2009 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–1 1–1 2010 WCQ
3 10 October 2009 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon  Gabon 1–3 1–3 2010 WCQ

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References

  1. ^ a b "Player profiles". Queens Park Rangers F.C. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  2. ^ a b "International ambition". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Adel Taarabt". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Adel Taarabt". Playerhistory. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Adel TAARABT". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Tottenham sign midfielder Taarabt". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  7. ^ Fletcher, Paul (4 March 2007). "West Ham 3–4 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Tottenham agree deal for Taarabt". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  9. ^ "QPR complete Taarabt loan swoop". BBC Sport. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
  10. ^ "QPR 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  11. ^ Ley, John (28 April 2009). "Adel Taarabt returns to Tottenham from QPR loan needing knee surgery". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  12. ^ "Taarabt seals Loftus Road return". BBC Sport. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  13. ^ "QPR 4 Preston North End 0: Adel Taarabt's wonder strike inspires Rangers romp at Loftus Road". Daily Mail. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  14. ^ McIntyre, David (24 October 2009). "Derby 2–4 QPR". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  15. ^ Warburton, Paul (22 October 2009). "QPR relieved after Spurs confirm Taarabt loan agreement". London Informer. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  16. ^ Butler, Jeremy (29 March 2010). "Preston 2–2 QPR: The Daily Mirror match report". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  17. ^ a b Bennett, Julian (18 March 2010). "Adel Taarabt's parting shot to Tottenham: I wish I had joined Arsenal". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  18. ^ "Queens Park Rangers sign Adel Taarabt from Tottenham". BBC Sport. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  19. ^ "QPR 4–0 Barnsley". BBC Online. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  20. ^ "QPR's Neil Warnock & Adel Taarabt scoop top awards". BBC News. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  21. ^ "Taarabt is captain marvel as QPR prove summit special". Mail on Sunday. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  22. ^ "Taarabt to keep armband". Sky Sports. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  23. ^ "Morocco and Czech Republic draw 0–0 in friendly". USA Today. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  24. ^ "International round-up". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  25. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp-mNylihvo
  26. ^ Counts for appearances and goals at the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, UEFA Supercup and UEFA Intertoto Cup. Including qualifying games.

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