Mbark Boussoufa
{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mbark Boussoufa
| image = Mbark Boussoufa.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Boussoufa with Morocco in 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| position = Attacking midfielder, winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1994–1995
| youthclubs1 = Middenmeer
| youthyears2 = 1995–1996
| youthclubs2 = Fortius
| youthyears3 = 1996–2001
| youthclubs3 = Ajax
| youthyears4 = 2001–2004
| youthclubs4 = Chelsea
| years1 = 2004–2006
| clubs1 = Gent
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2006–2011
| clubs2 = Anderlecht
| caps2 = 137
| goals2 = 43
| years3 = 2011–2013
| clubs3 = Anzhi Makhachkala
| caps3 = 55
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2013–2016
| clubs4 = Lokomotiv Moscow
| caps4 = 39
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2016
| clubs5 = → Gent (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2016–2018
| clubs6 = Al Jazira
| caps6 = 37
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2019
| clubs7 = Al-Shabab
| caps7 = 13
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2019–2020
| clubs8 = Al-Sailiya
| caps8 = 15
| goals8 = 3
| totalcaps = 360
| totalgoals = 81
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2019
| nationalteam1 = Morocco
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalgoals1 = 8
}}
Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa ({{langx|ar|مُبارك بوصوفة}}; born 15 August 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2006, 2009, and 2010. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Morocco national team from 2006 to 2019 making 70 appearances and scoring eight goals.
Club career
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Boussoufa started off at the youth academy of Ajax before joining Chelsea F.C. He spent the 2005–06 season with K.A.A. Gent, winning several prizes in 2006: Belgian Golden Shoe, Belgian Footballer of the Year, Belgian Young Footballer of the Year and Belgian Ebony Shoe.
In June 2006, Boussoufa signed a four-year contract with R.S.C. Anderlecht after a €3.5 million transfer.[http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=28&id=15247 "Boussoufa finalises switch to Anderlecht"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916191020/http://www.moroccotimes.com/paper/article.asp?idr=28&id=15247 |date=16 September 2016 }} by Fahd Chafik, Morocco Times, 7 June 2006, retrieved 11 June 2006 In his first season he was a regular in the title-clinching squad. He became a key player for the team that finished second in both the 2007–2008 and the 2008–09 seasons. Boussoufa was named Belgian Footballer of the Year for a second time after the 2008–09 season in which Anderlecht barely missed out on the title, losing the Championship play-off against Standard de Liège. The next year, he managed 14 goals and 24 assists which made him the most valuable player in Anderlecht's championship-winning squad. He was named Belgian Footballer of the Year for a second consecutive time and the third time overall. After the season, he renewed his contract with a significant raise, making him the best paid footballer in Belgium.[http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/1.768355 "Boussoufa: Did Herman drink too much champagne?"] (Dutch), Sporza, 27 April 2010 He won the Belgian Golden Shoe for the second time in 2010.[http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/110119_Gouden_Schoen_verslag "Mbark Boussoufa wins Golden Shoe 2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121200845/http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/110119_Gouden_Schoen_verslag |date=21 January 2011 }} (Dutch), Sporza, 19 January 2011
In March 2011, Russian side FC Terek Grozny announced his signing,{{cite web|publisher=FC Terek Grozny|url=http://fc-terek.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1720&Itemid=9|script-title=ru:Мбарк Буссуфа перешел в "Терек".|access-date=7 March 2011|language=ru}} but his transfer fell through three days later. Instead, Boussoufa signed for another Russian team, Anzhi Makhachkala.{{cite web|publisher=sporza.be|url=http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/110310_Boussoufa_Anzji|title=Boussoufa moves to Anzhi, not to Grozny|access-date=10 March 2011|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312215711/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/voetbal/Jupiler_Pro_League/110310_Boussoufa_Anzji|archive-date=12 March 2011}}
Boussoufa signed a three-year contract with FC Lokomotiv Moscow in August 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=21367|publisher=fclm.ru|title=Mbark Boussoufa in Loko!|access-date=16 August 2013|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820035753/http://www.fclm.ru/ru/info/news/index.php?id_4=21367|archive-date=20 August 2013|url-status=dead}} With Lokomotiv he won the 2015 Russian Cup, scoring the second goal as they beat Kuban Krasnodar 3–1 after extra time in the final.{{Cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/0221-0e90cf0ba013-71e36ad9c07b-1000--lokomotiv-comeback-seals-russian-cup/|title=Member associations - Russia - News – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|date=21 May 2015|work=UEFA|access-date=31 May 2018|language=en}} He returned to K.A.A. Gent on loan from in February 2016.{{cite web|publisher=K.A.A. Gent|url=http://www.kaagent.be/supporter/nieuws/02-02-2016/welcome-back-mbark/|title=Welcome back Mbark!|date=2 February 2016|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204232829/http://www.kaagent.be/supporter/nieuws/02-02-2016/welcome-back-mbark|archive-date=4 February 2016}}
In July 2016, Boussoufa signed a two-year contract with UAE club Al Jazira.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/ten-cate-krijgt-bij-aljazira-beschikking-over-boussoufa.htm Ten Cate krijgt bij Al-Jazira beschikking over Boussoufa] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} He made 16 appearances and scored three times as Al-Jazira went on to win the 2016-17 UAE Arabian Gulf League.{{Cite web|url=http://uae.agleague.ae/en/stats/the-arabian-gulf-league.html?seasonID=47|title=Stats - Arabian Gulf League - UAE Pro League Committee|last=Studios|first=XS|website=uae.agleague.ae|language=en|access-date=31 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://uae.agleague.ae/en/players/details.html?player_id=58081|title=UAE Pro League Committee|last=Studios|first=XS|website=uae.agleague.ae|language=en|access-date=31 May 2018}}
On 3 January 2019, Boussoufa signed a contract until the end season with Saudi club Al-Shabab.{{cite news|url=https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/72941/moroccan-international-footballer-mbark-boussoufa.html|title= Moroccan international footballer Mbark Boussoufa joins Saudi club Al Shabab|date=4 January 2019|access-date=9 January 2019|website=yabiladi.com}}
International career
Eligible to play for both Morocco and The Netherlands, Boussoufa chose to represent Morocco and made his international debut against the USA on 23 May 2006.
Boussoufa has represented Morocco at Africa Cup of Nations tournaments; in 2012, 2017 and 2019.
In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, where he was a starting player in all three of their games.{{cite news |last1=Gleeson |first1=Mark |title=Boufal left out by Morocco after Southampton fallout |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-mar-squad/boufal-left-out-by-morocco-after-southampton-fallout-idUKKCN1II2U7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023042/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-worldcup-mar-squad/boufal-left-out-by-morocco-after-southampton-fallout-idUKKCN1II2U7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2018 |access-date=12 July 2019 |work=Reuters |date=17 May 2018}}
On 5 July 2019, Boussoufa announced his retirement after Morocco's loss against Benin in the round of 16, 4–1 in penalties (following a 1–1 draw), in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48895443|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Mbark Boussoufa retires from internationals after Morocco exit|website=BBC News|date=6 July 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Gent
|rowspan="3"|Belgian First Division |29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2005–06
|28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 11 | ||
| 2006–07
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 16 | |
| rowspan="6"|Anderlecht
|rowspan="5"|Belgian First Division |33 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 46 | 10 | ||
| 2007–08
|22 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09
|33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 | |
| 2009–10
|26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 18 | |
| 2010–11
|23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 11 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!137 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 208 | 58 | |
| rowspan="4"|Anzhi
|2011–12{{Soccerway|12896}}{{cite web |title=Moubarak Boussoufa » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/moubarak-boussoufa/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=12 July 2019}} |rowspan="3"|Russian Premier League |25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 7 | |
| 2012–13
|26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 44 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 13 | |
| rowspan="4"|Lokomotiv Moscow
|rowspan="3"|Russian Premier League |21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15
|17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| Gent
|5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| rowspan="3"|Al Jazira
|rowspan="2"|UAE Pro-League |21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in UAE Super Cup}} | 0 | 29 | 8 | |
| 2017–18
|16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5{{efn|One appearance in UAE Super Cup, four appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 11 | |
| Al-Shabab
|13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Al-Sailiya
|15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!360 | 81 | 45 | 13 | 77 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 512 | 110 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT|14511}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="14"|Morocco
|2006 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 70 | 8 |
:Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boussoufa goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mbark Boussoufa |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |
|---|
| align="center"|1
| 2 September 2006 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | {{fb|MWI}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 |
| align="center"|2
| rowspan="2"|9 February 2011 | rowspan="2"|Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | rowspan="2"|{{fb|NIG}} | align="center"|1–0 |rowspan="2" align="center"| 3–0 | rowspan="2"|Friendly |
| align="center"|3
| align="center"|2–0 |
| align="center"|4
| 9 October 2011 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | {{fb|TAN}} | align="center"|3–1 | align="center"|3–1 |
| align="center"|5
| 29 February 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | {{fb|BFA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|6
| 13 October 2014 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | {{fb|KEN}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|7
| 31 May 2017 | Stade Adrar, Agadir, Morocco | {{fb|NED}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–2 | Friendly |
| align="center"|8
| 1 July 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | {{fb|RSA}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–0 |
Honours
Anderlecht{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}
Anzhi Makhachkala
- Russian Cup runners-up: 2012–13
Lokomotiv Moscow
- Russian Cup: 2014–15
Al Jazira
Individual
- Best Gent player of the Season: 2005–06{{Cite web|title=Erelijst Trofee Jean-Claude Bouvy|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150519_01689059|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Het Nieuwsblad|language=nl-BE}}
- Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 2005–06{{cite web|title=Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/alle-palmaressen-op-een-rijtje~b21f9e9f/}}
- Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2005–06{{cite web|title=Homme de la saison belge|url=https://www.football-the-story.com/homme-de-la-saison-belge}}
- Belgian Ebony Shoe: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10{{Cite web|date=2011-11-28|title=Ebbenhouten schoen|url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/erelijsten/binnenland/ebbenhouten-schoen/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=Malinwa Statistics|language=nl}}
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 2006, 2009, 2010{{cite web|title=Winnaars Gouden Schoen|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213}}
- Belgian Lion Award: 2010, 2011
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110528214658/http://www.fc-anji.ru/users/39/?lng=en Profile on Anzhi Makhachkala official website]
- {{NFT|14511}}
- {{soccerway|mbark-boussoufa/12896}}
- [https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ed-0f8618161833-b5069c9f3252-1000--boussoufa-named-as-belgium-s-finest/ Boussoufa named as Belgium's finest By Berend Scholten @ UEFA.com ] Boussoufa named as Belgium's finest By Berend Scholten @ UEFA.com
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