Zouhair Feddal

Zouhair Feddal
Personal information
Full name Zouhair Feddal Agharbi[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989
Place of birth Tétouan, Morocco
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 24
Youth career
Moghreb Tétouan
Vilamalla
Peralada
2006–2007 Monaco
2007–2008 Mataró
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Vilajuïga 34 (2)
2009–2010 Terrassa 12 (0)
2010 Teruel 6 (0)
2010–2011 San Roque 22 (0)
2011–2012 Espanyol B 27 (0)
2012–2013 FUS Rabat 18 (1)
2013–2015 Parma 13 (0)
2013–2014 → Siena (loan) 27 (0)
2014–2015 → Palermo (loan) 7 (0)
2015– Levante 20 (1)
National team‡
2011–2012 Morocco U23 11 (0)
2012– Morocco 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 7 February 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

Zouhair Feddal Agharbi (born 1 January 1989), also known as Zou Feddal, is a Moroccan international footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante. Mainly a central defender, he can also appear as a left back or defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Tétouan, Feddal started playing for Moghreb Tétouan at a young age, before moving with his family to Spain when at the age of six.[2] In 2006, after representing FC Vilamalla and CF Peralada as a youth, he joined AS Monaco FC's youth setup, but moved back to Spain with CE Mataró in the following year.[3]

Feddal joined UE Vilajuïga in the 2008 summer, making his senior debuts with the side in Tercera División. In July 2009 he signed a three-year deal with Segunda División B side Terrassa FC,[4] but moved to CD Teruel in the fourth tier in January of the following year.

On 13 August 2010 Feddal signed for CD San Roque de Lepe in the third division, after being previously on trial.[5] In May of the following year he moved to RCD Espanyol, being assigned to the reserves in the same level.[6]

Feddal was released by the Pericos in June 2012, and subsequently signed for FUS de Rabat in September.[7][8] After finally making his professional debuts, he moved to Italian club Parma in August 2013,[9] being subsequently loaned to Siena in Serie B. He picked no.11 shirt.[10]

Feddal made his debut for the Bianconeri on 14 September 2013, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Juve Stabia.[11] He made 27 appearances for the side before returning to his parent club.

On 2 August 2014 Feddal moved to Palermo in Serie A, with an option for the Sicilians to permanently sign him by the end of the season.[12] He made his debut in the competition on 15 September, starting in a 1–2 loss at Hellas Verona.[13]

Feddal's loan was cut short on 2 February 2015,[14] and he made his Parma debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat to Chievo Verona.[15] After the club's dissolution, he was released.

On 8 August 2015 Feddal returned to Spain, after agreeing to a three-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD.[16] He made his debut in the category on 30 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against UD Las Palmas.[17]

Feddal scored his first goal in the main category of the Spanish football on 22 November 2015, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against Sporting de Gijón.

International career

Feddal represented Morocco at under-23 level at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[18] He made his full squad debut on 14 November 2012, starting in a 0–1 friendly loss against Togo.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 February 2016[20]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vilajuïga 2008–09 Tercera División 342———342
Terrassa 2009–10 Segunda División B 120———120
Teruel 2009–10 Tercera División 60———60
San Roque 2010–11 Segunda División B 220———220
Espanyol B 2011–12[21] Tercera División 270———270
FUS Rabat 2012–13 Botola 171—8[lower-alpha 1]0—251
2013–14 10—3[lower-alpha 1]1—41
Total 181—111—292
Siena 2013–14 Serie B 27031——301
Palermo 2014–15 Serie A 7010——80
Parma 2014–15 Serie A 13000——130
Levante 2015–16 La Liga 20110——211
Career total 186451111002026
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League

International

As of 16 November 2015[22]
Morocco
YearAppsGoals
201210
201340
201440
201540
Total130

Personal life

Feddal acquired a Spanish citizenship in January 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zou: passaport i trampolí cap al primer equip" [Zou: passport and trampoline towards the first team] (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Zouhair Feddal: "Mes objectifs: La Liga & le Mountakhab"" [Zouhair Feddal: "My goals: La Liga and the national team"] (in French). Maghress. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Zou ja toca el seu somni" [Zou already touches his dream] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "El proyecto de García en Terrassa toma forma" [García's project at Terrassa takes shape] (in Spanish). Sport. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "El argelino Zou pasa la prueba y jugará en el San Roque la próxima temporada" [Algerian [sic] Zou passes the test and will play art San Roque in the following season] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Espanyol se interesa por el central marroquí del CD San Roque "Zou"" [Espanyol gets interested in CD San Roque's Moroccan stopper "Zou"] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. ↑ المغربي فضال يوقع للفتح الرباطي لثلاثة مواسم [Moroccan Feddal signs with FUS Rabat for three years] (in Arabic). Kooora. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "El retorn a casa de Zou Feddal" [Zou Feddal's return to home] (in Catalan). Empordà.info. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Zou Feddal fitxa pel Parma" [Zou Feddal signs for Parma] (in Catalan). Empordà.info. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Siena-Juve Stabia: 22 convocati" (in Italian). A.C. Siena. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Serie B: Juve Stabia-Siena 2–2" (in Italian). Road TV Italia. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Anche Feddal e' Rosanero" [Feddal is also a Rosanero] (in Italian). Palermo's official website. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Verona 2–1 Palermo". Football Italia. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Acquisato Rispoli dal Parma ceduti Feddal e Pisano" [Rispoli signed from Parma and Feddal and Pisano loaned] (in Italian). Palermo's official website. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Parma 0–1 Chievo". Football Italia. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Zouhair Feddal se compromete con el Levante por las próximas tres temporadas" [Zouhair Feddal signs with Levante for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Levante's official website. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Las Palmas no puede romper el cerrojo" [Las Palmas cannot break the deadlock] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  18. ↑ "Houssine Kharja is in Morocco's squad for Olympics". BBC Sport. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "El figuerenc Zou debuta amb la selecció absoluta del Marroc" [Figueirenc Zou debuts with Morocco's main squad] (in Catalan). Empordà.info. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Z. Feddal". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Feddal, Zouhair" (in Catalan). Catalan Football Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  22. ↑ Zouhair Feddal at National-Football-Teams.com

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