:Abderraouf Zarabi
{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{infobox football biography
| image =
| name = Abderraouf Zarabi
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Algiers, Algeria
| height = 1.82 m
| currentclub =
| position = Left-back
| youthyears1 = 1989–1996
| youthclubs1 = IRB Ouargla
| years1 = 1996–1997
| clubs1 = IRB Ouargla
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1997–2003
| clubs2 = NA Hussein Dey
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2003–2007
| clubs3 = Ajaccio
| caps3 = 18
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2005–2006
| clubs4 = → Gueugnon (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007–2008
| clubs5 = Gueugnon
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2008
| clubs6 = Hibernian
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2008–2011
| clubs7 = Nîmes
| caps7 = 86
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2011–2012
| clubs8 = JS Kabylie
| caps8 = 22
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2012
| clubs9 = CS Constantine
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2013
| clubs10 = MC Oran
| caps10 = 2
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2013
| clubs11 = PK-35 Vantaa
| caps11 = 11
| goals11 = 0
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2009
| nationalteam1 = Algeria
| nationalcaps1 = 22
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
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.{{cite web | url=https://www.dzfoot.com/non-classe/zarabi-jai-realise-mon-reve-de-rester-dans-le-football-145786.html | title=Zarabi : "J'ai réalisé mon rêve de rester dans le football" | date=24 February 2019 }}
Club career
=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. He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.{{cite news |url=http://www.hibs.co.uk/news/more.php?id=2766_0_1_0_C |title=Abdel Zarabi |publisher=Hibernian official website |date=21 May 2008}} {{Dead link|date=August 2010}}
=Nîmes=
Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_247655_2514_N%C3%AEmes-Arrivee-de-Zarabi.shtml Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714074327/http://www.mercato365.com/depeches/filinfo_247655_2514_N%C3%AEmes-Arrivee-de-Zarabi.shtml |date=14 July 2011 }} On 1 August 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Brest.{{cite web |url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7 |title= Ligue de Football Professionnel : Ligue 2, actualités, résultats, classements, statistiques|website=www.lfp.fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019234324/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008%2F2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7 |archive-date=19 October 2008}}
Personal life
Abderraouf is the son of former Algeria international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7"|Algeria
|2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 22 | 0 |
Notes
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External links
- {{Lequipe|19220}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/effectifs/joueur_dz.php?joueur_id=110&saison_id=12 |title=Player profile – dzfoot.com |access-date=14 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225543/http://www.dzfoot.com/effectifs/joueur_dz.php?joueur_id=110&saison_id=12 |archive-date=26 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{NFT player|89}}
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Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Algiers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Algeria men's international footballers
Category:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:NA Hussein Dey players
Category:Hibernian F.C. players
Category:Nîmes Olympique players
Category:CS Constantine players
Category:PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland