Mohammed Fellah
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohammed Fellah
| image = Fellah.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| caption = Fellah with Vålerenga in 2010
| fullname = Mohammed Fellah
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Attacking midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1995–2004
| youthclubs1 = Holmlia
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006
| youthclubs2 = Vålerenga
| years1 = 2006–2013
| clubs1 = Vålerenga
| caps1 = 121
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 2013–2016
| clubs2 = Esbjerg fB
| caps2 = 55
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2016–2018
| clubs3 = FC Nordsjælland
| caps3 = 12
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → OB (loan)
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Sandefjord
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Vålerenga
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 202
| totalgoals = 22
| nationalyears1 = 2004
| nationalteam1 = Norway U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005
| nationalteam2 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2006
| nationalteam3 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam4 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2007
| nationalteam5 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps5 = 5
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| nationalyears6 = 2010
| nationalteam6 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps6 = 3
| nationalgoals6 = 3
| nationalyears7 = 2013
| nationalteam7 = Norway
| nationalcaps7 = 2
| nationalgoals7 = 0
}}
Mohammed Fellah ({{langx|ar|محمد فلاح}}; born 24 May 1989) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
=Vålerenga =
Fellah was born in Oslo to Moroccan parents from Al Hoceima{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2.no/sport/fotball/landslag/tarik-tror-fellah-blir-aarets-landslagshit-han-skal-vaere-her-3958853.html |language=Norwegian |title=Tarik tror Fellah blir årets landslagshit: – Han skal være her |publisher=TV 2 |first=Morten |last=Stokstad |date=6 January 2013 |accessdate=12 January 2013}} and was raised in Holmlia, a multicultural satellite town in southern part of Oslo. He started his football career with local side Holmlia SK before being discovered by Vålerenga.{{cite news|last1=Andresen|first1=Gorm S.|title=Holmlia-gutten som får spille med idolet|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/holmlia-gutten-som-far-spille-med-idolet/66329188|accessdate=19 May 2017|work=Dagbladet|date=15 April 2007|language=Norwegian}} Fellah scored in his debut for Vålerenga in Tippeligaen. on 10 September 2006 in a match against Fredrikstad.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
When the Norway U18 team met Turkey twice in three days in August 2007, Fellah was badly injured in a challenge with Serdar Aziz in the second game and broke his calf bone.{{cite web|url=http://www.vpn.no/intervjuer/jeg_saa_at_den_brakk_med_en_gang_vpn_moeter_fellah |title=VPN - - Jeg så at den brakk med en gang. VPN møter Fellah |accessdate=7 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202113550/http://vpn.no/intervjuer/jeg_saa_at_den_brakk_med_en_gang_vpn_moeter_fellah |archivedate=2 December 2010 }} He required surgery, and lost the rest of the 2007 season. The injury would not heal properly, and during the fall of 2008 he had to operate again. Fellah came back fully in the 2009 season playing a total of 23 games in Tippeligaen.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
Fellah started Vålerenga's first 14 matches in Tippeligaen in the 2010 season and was voted "man of the match" in three of the games by Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
=Esbjerg=
In August 2013 Fellah moved to Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB on a three-year contract.{{cite web|title=Esbjerg bring in Fellah from Vålarenga|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/020c-0e9fc8fd714d-01cdb0b8c784-1000--esbjerg-bring-in-fellah-from-valarenga/|publisher=UEFA| date=30 August 2013 |access-date=30 July 2014}}
=Nordsjælland=
In May 2016, Fellah moved to Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland on a three-year contract.
=Sandefjord=
On 31 August 2018 Fellah signed a one-year deal with Sandefjord.[http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/nyheter/fellah-har-signert/ Fellah har signert]‚ sandefjordfotball.no, 31 August 2018
=Return to Vålerenga=
In September 2019, Fellah returned to Vålerenga.[http://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/fellah-gjor-comeback-i-valerenga Fellah gjør comeback i Vålerenga!]‚ vif-fotball.no, 11 September 2019
International career
=Youth=
Fellah is of Moroccan descent, but has represented Norway at youth international level. He played for the Norway U-17 national team in qualifiers for the 2006 UEFA European U-17 Championship, scoring the first goal for Norway in their 3–1 win over Liechtenstein.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under17/FixturesResults/Round=2151/Match=80853/Report=EV.html |publisher=UEFA |accessdate=29 August 2006 |date=25 September 2005 |title=Norway 3 Liechtenstein 1}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
=Senior=
When Fellah was left out of the Norwegian national team squad for the 2012 King's Cup, which only consisted of players playing in Scandinavia, he stated that he wanted to play for Morocco instead of Norway.{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/landslaget/artikkel.php?artid=10075314 |language=Norwegian |title=Drillo: – Fellah har vært mer aktuell før |publisher=Verdens Gang |first=Wegard |last=Bakkehaug |date=12 January 2012 |accessdate=12 January 2013}} One year later he was called up for the Norwegian squad for the friendly matches against South Africa and Zambia in January 2013, and said that he now wanted to play for Norway.{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/landslaget/artikkel.php?artid=10048167 |language=Norwegian |title=Fellah tatt ut på landslaget: – Det var på tide |publisher=Verdens Gang |first1=Per |last1=Opsahl |first2=Anders K. |last2=Christiansen |date=26 November 2012 |accessdate=12 January 2013}} He made his debut for Norway against South Africa on 8 January 2013, and started the match against Zambia four days later.{{cite news |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2013/01/12/sport/landslaget/vm-kvalifisering/egil_drillo_olsen/mohammed_fellah/25201455/ |language=Norwegian |title=- Jeg har vært gjennom mye dritt |publisher=Dagbladet |first=Lars Hohjem |last=Kvam |date=12 January 2013 |accessdate=12 January 2013}}
Personal life
In August 2020, Fellah faced allegations of racist harassment related to the sharing of private messages on Instagram. These messages contained sexist and racially offensive content, originating from a user account associated with Fellah. He denied any involvement.{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Martin Busk |last2=Eriksrud |first2=Ole Jonny |title=Tidligere Vålerenga-spiller beskyldes for rasisme: - Meldingene ble sendt uten at jeg hadde noen anelse |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/tidligere-valerenga-spiller-beskyldes-for-rasisme-meldingene-ble-sendt-uten-at-jeg-hadde-noen-anelse/s/12-95-3424000669 |access-date=8 October 2023 |work=Nettavisen |date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304035841/https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/tidligere-valerenga-spiller-beskyldes-for-rasisme-meldingene-ble-sendt-uten-at-jeg-hadde-noen-anelse/s/12-95-3424000669 |archive-date=4 March 2023 |language=no}}
After his retirement, Fellah pursued a career as a sports agent. His nephew, Osame Sahraoui, is also a professional footballer.{{cite news |last1=Giæver |first1=Jonas |title=Bekrefter storklubbens interesse |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/bekrefter-storklubbens-interesse/77067224 |access-date=8 October 2023 |work=Dagbladet |date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905035748/https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/bekrefter-storklubbens-interesse/77067224 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |language=no}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|mohammed-fellah/8011}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Cup, Danish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe{{efn|Includes UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="9"|Vålerenga
|2006 |2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2007
|Tippeligaen |7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2008
|Tippeligaen |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009
|Tippeligaen |23 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |
| 2010
|Tippeligaen |29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011
|Tippeligaen |24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2012
|Tippeligaen |25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2013
|Tippeligaen |10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!122 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 24 | |
| rowspan="4"|Esbjerg fB
|12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Superliga |25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2015–16
|Superliga |18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 6 | |
| rowspan="3"|Nordsjælland
|Superliga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|Superliga |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | ||
| OB
|Superliga |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sandefjord
|2018 |Eliteserien |4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 2 | ||
| Vålerenga
|2019 |Eliteserien |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!202 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 236 | 33 |
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References
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External links
- [http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10004285 Fellah: "I play to entertain"] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://eurorivals.net/players/mohammed-fellah:valerenga.html Player profile on EuroRivals.net]
- [http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=111863&seasonId=332&teamId=314 Players profile on altomfotball.no] {{in lang|no}}
- {{Soccerway|mohammed-fellah/8011}}
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Category:Footballers from Oslo
Category:Norwegian people of Moroccan descent
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Norway men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:FC Nordsjælland players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Sandefjord Fotball players
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark