Abderraouf_Zarabi
Abderraouf Zarabi
Algerian footballer
Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1979-03-26) 26 March 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| 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 | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Algeria | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hibernian
Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He 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.[2] He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.[2]
Nîmes
Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[3] On 1 August 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Brest.[4]
Abderraouf is the son of former Algeria international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
- "Zarabi : "J'ai réalisé mon rêve de rester dans le football"". 24 February 2019.
- "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008. [dead link]
- Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Ligue de Football Professionnel : Ligue 2, actualités, résultats, classements, statistiques". www.lfp.fr. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008.
- Abderraouf Zarabi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- "Player profile – dzfoot.com". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
- Abderraouf Zarabi at Soccerbase
- Abderraouf Zarabi at National-Football-Teams.com
