Faissal El Bakhtaoui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faissal El Bakhtaoui | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Tropez,[1] France | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Racing Club de la Baie | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Dunfermline Athletic | 70 | (31) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2016. | |||
Faissal El Bakhtaoui (born 8 November 1992) is a French Moroccan[2] footballer who plays as a forward for Dunfermline Athletic.
Career
Born in Saint-Tropez,[1] El Bakhtaoui begin his career with French side Racing Club de la Baie. In July 2012, Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic signed El Bakhtaoui after he impressed then-manager Jim Jefferies in trial matches against Berwick Rangers and Lochgelly.[3] His first season with The Pars resulted in him mainly working on his development, with only two appearances being made in the latter stages of the season.
With Dunfermline's financial difficulties causing many first team players to leave the club, El Bakhtaoui started to feature in more matches, mainly in the second half of the 2013–14 season, where he went on to score four goals in 18 matches; two of which were in Scottish Championship play-off matches against Stranraer in May 2014.[4][5]
The 2014–15 season started even more brightly for El Bakhtaoui, having been included in the Pars team for most matches. In October and November, he scored four goals in five league matches to help Dunfermline in their push for promotion to the Scottish Championship.
El Bakhtaoui's start to the 2015–16 season was even more impressive than the previous season, with the forward scoring four consecutive braces in the first four competitive matches of the season, scoring a further two against Scottish Premiership side Dundee in the Scottish League Cup.[6] After attracting interest from other teams, El Bakhtaoui was named Scottish League One Player of the Month for the month of August,[7] primarily for his achievement of scoring 12 goals in eight matches.
On Saturday 26 March 2016, El Bakhtaoui scored his first career hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Brechin City, a result which sealed the League One championship.
Career statistics
- As of 1 May 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2012–13 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 30 | ||
| Career Total | 70 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 92 | 43 | ||
Honours
Club
- Scottish League One:
- Winner (1): 2015–16
Individual
- PFA Scotland Scottish League One Player of the Year: 2015–16[10]
References
- 1 2 "Player of the month awards". dafc.co.uk. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "First Team Squad – Faissal El Bakhtaoui". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Manager on Tuesday". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Stranraer 2–1 Dunfermliney". SPFL. SPFL. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dunfermline 3–0 Stranraer". SPFL. SPFL. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dunfermline’s Faissal El Bakhtaoui hoping for tilt at Old Firm". Neil Robertson. The Courier. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- 1 2 "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ Faissal El Bakhtaoui career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Dunfermline: Johnston and El Bakhtaoui win March awards". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Leigh Griffiths: Celtic forward named PFA Scotland Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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