Mbark Boussoufa
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| Mbark Boussoufa | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moubarak Boussoufa | |
| Date of birth | 15 August 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Height | 1,67 m | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Anderlecht | |
| Number | 11 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996-2001 2001-2004 |
AFC Ajax Chelsea |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 2004-2006 2006- |
Gent Anderlecht |
57 (14) |
| National team** | ||
| 2006- | Morocco | 4 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Mbark (Moubarak) Boussoufa (Arabic: مُبارك بوصوفا) is a Dutch-born Moroccan football player for R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Born 15 August 1984 in Amsterdam, the attacking midfielder started off at the youth academy of AFC Ajax before joining Chelsea. He spent the 2005/06 season with K.A.A. Gent, winning several prizes in 2006: Belgian Footballer of the Year, Belgian Young Footballer of the Year and Belgian Ebony Shoe. He is only the second player from a North African country to win the Ebony Shoe, after Ahmed Hossam.
Boussoufa had the choice of playing with the Dutch national team, but chose Morocco and played his first match for the Moroccan national team against USA on 23 May 2006.
In June 2006 Boussoufa signed a 4-year contract with R.S.C. Anderlecht in a 3,5 million euro transfer.
| Preceded by: Vincent Kompany |
Belgian Footballer of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by: not selected yet |
| Preceded by: Vincent Kompany |
Belgian Young Footballer of the Year 2006 |
Succeeded by: not selected yet |
| Preceded by: Vincent Kompany |
Belgian Ebony Shoe 2006 |
Succeeded by: not selected yet |
[edit] External links
- "Boussoufa finalises switch to Anderlecht" by Fahd Chafik, Morocco Times, June 7, 2006, retrieved June 11, 2006
- Career history at National Football Teams
| R.S.C. Anderlecht - Current Squad |
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1 Zítka | 3 Deschacht | 4 Vanderhaeghe | 5 Biglia | 6 Van Damme | 7 Tchité | 8 Leiva | 9 Mpenza | 10 Hassan | 11 Boussoufa | 13 Proto | 14 Goor | 17 Mbokani | 18 Allagui | 22 Schollen | 23 Juhász | 24 Akın | 25 Van Steenberghe | 26 Pareja | 29 Frutos | 31 De Man | 36 Legear | 37 Vanden Borre | 38 Lamah | 39 Odjidja-Ofoe | 41 Tiote | 42 Siani | Manager: Vercauteren |
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