Jaouad Zairi
{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1982)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jaouad Zairi
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|4|17}}
| birth_place = Taza, Morocco
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1997–2000 |youthclubs1 = Gueugnon
| years1 = 2000–2001 |clubs1 = Gueugnon |caps1 = 28 |goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2001–2006 |clubs2 = Sochaux |caps2 = 87 |goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2006 |clubs3 = → Al-Ittihad (loan) |caps3 = 24 |goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2006–2007 |clubs4 = Boavista |caps4 = 6 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2007 |clubs5 = → Nantes (loan) |caps5 = 8 |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2007–2009 |clubs6 = Asteras Tripolis |caps6 = 42 |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2009–2011 |clubs7 = Olympiacos |caps7 = 32 |goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2011–2012 |clubs8 = PAS Giannina |caps8 = 8 |goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2012 |clubs9 = Anorthosis Famagusta |caps9 = 8 |goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2013–2014 |clubs10 = Salalah |caps10 = 5 |goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2014 |clubs11 = Monts d'Or Azergues Foot |caps11 = 3 |goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2015 |clubs12 = Football Club Vaulx-en-Velin |caps12 = 9 |goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2015–2017 |clubs13 = Zakynthos |caps13 = 24 |goals13 = 7
| totalcaps = 284
| totalgoals = 30
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2009 |nationalteam1 = Morocco |nationalcaps1 = 34 |nationalgoals1 = 6
}}
Jaouad Zairi ({{langx|ar|جواد الزايري}}; born 17 April 1982) is a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Morocco national team between 2000 and 2009, making 34 appearances and scoring six goals.
Early life
Club career
Zairi joined the French Ligue 2 team FC Gueugnon at the age of 15.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} In the summer of 2001, he joined FC Sochaux and played for them until 2008. In January 2006 he was loaned to the Saudi club Al-Ittihad. He moved to Portugal and played for one year with Boavista F.C. (2006–2007). He returned in France and played another year with FC Nantes (2007–2008).
He moved to Greece and played for Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis for the 2008–09 season.
On 25 April 2009, Olympiacos announced Zairi would join for the 2009–10 season. He won the 2010–11 Super League Greece with the club.{{cite news |title=El Olympiacos gana la liga griega tras pasar por encima del AEK |url=https://www.marca.com/2011/03/20/futbol/futbol_internacional/1300649663.html |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=Marca |date=20 March 2011 |language=es}} After two seasons with Olympiacos he was informed by Olympiacos' manager Ernesto Valverde that he was not to renew his contract with the club and that he was free to leave.{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
In July 2017, he made an appearance for Indonesian club Persija Jakarta in a friendly match against Espanyol.{{cite web |last1=Elkerf |first1=Nassim |title=Image: Lions de l'Atlas: Jaouad Zaïri veut toujours jouer au football... en Indonésie! |url=https://sport.le360.ma/marocains-du-monde/image-lions-de-latlas-jaouad-zairi-veut-toujours-jouer-au-football-en-indonesie-38102 |website=sport.le360.ma |access-date=27 September 2020 |language=fr |date=24 July 2017}}
International career
Zairi made a debut for Morocco national team in 2000. He played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 when Morocco made it to the finals but lost to their North African rivals Tunisia.
Zairi also played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports-Reference.com |title=Jawad Zairi Biography and Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/jawad-zairi-1.html |access-date=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126144518/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/jawad-zairi-1.html |archive-date=26 January 2011 }}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zairi goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Jaouad Zairi{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4475/Jaouad_Zairi.html|title=Zairi, Jaouad|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=17 April 2017}} | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 20 June 2003 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | {{fb|GAB}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| align="center"|2 | 8 February 2004 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia | {{fb|ALG}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 (a.e.t) | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations |
| align="center"|3 | 31 March 2004 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | {{fb|ANG}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|4 | rowspan="3"|9 February 2005 | rowspan="3"|Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | rowspan="3"|{{fb|KEN}} | align="center"|1–0 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–1 | rowspan="3"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|5 | align="center"|2–0 | |||||
| align="center"|6 | align="center"|5–0 |
Honours
Olympiacos
Morocco
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|jaouad-zairi/29753}}
{{Morocco men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{portal bar|Association football|Morocco}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zairi, Jaouad}}
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
Category:Morocco men's international footballers
Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Naturalized citizens of France
Category:French men's footballers
Category:2004 African Cup of Nations players
Category:2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Category:Boavista F.C. players
Category:Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
Category:Olympiacos F.C. players
Category:PAS Giannina F.C. players
Category:Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
Category:Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players
Category:Al Nasr SCSC (Salalah) players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
Category:Olympic footballers for Morocco
Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Oman
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France