moroccan football player

Marouane Chamakh ( french : [ maʁwan ʃamak ] ; Arabic : مروان الشماخ ; born 10 January 1984 ) is a former master football player who played as a forth. He is described as a archetypal target man and is noted for his “ link-up play ”, “ tall stature ” and “ excellent bearing ability ”. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Chamakh is besides Bordeaux ‘s eighth highest goalscorer of all-time. [ 5 ] Chamakh started his career education with diverse clubs in the Aquitaine area. In 2000, he signed with Bordeaux. Chamakh made his professional debut for the club in the 2002–03 season. He spent nine years at the club and helped Bordeaux win the Coupe de la Ligue in 2007. In the 2008–09 season, Chamakh won the league entitle as Bordeaux were crowned champions for the first time since the 1998–99 temper. The baseball club besides won the Coupe de la Ligue completing the league and league cup double. In May 2010, Chamakh joined Premier League club Arsenal on a absolve transfer after agreeing a four-year contract with the club. Whilst with the Gunners, he helped take the clubhouse to the League Cup final examination of 2011. During his persist at the Emirates, Chamakh besides became the first actor in UEFA Champions League history to score in six consecutive games. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]

Chamakh, who was born and raised in France, chose to play international football for Morocco ascribable to his moroccan parents. [ 8 ] He made his national team debut in July 2003 and played in three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, including the 2004 tournament in which Morocco finished as runner-up. In August 2010, he captained the national team for the first time. [ 9 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Chamakh began his football career at the senesce of four playing for local cabaret Nérac FC in the nearby commune of Nérac. After six years at Nérac, Chamakh joined FC Marmandais. While in Marmande, he developed his physical skills and traits, growing deoxyadenosine monophosphate tall as 6 foot ( 1.83 megabyte ) and besides earning his beginning regional choice to play for the Aquitaine regional team in the Coupe Nationale. [ 10 ] [ 11 ]

bordeaux [edit ]

Chamakh with Bordeaux In 2000, Chamakh was pursued by several professional clubs that wanted to obtain his services. He drew sake from Lens, Toulouse, Lorient, and Bordeaux. Chamakh finally decided to sign with Bordeaux due to the cabaret ‘s infrastructure and train facilities and besides because of the close proximity to his kin. [ 10 ] Upon his arrival, Chamakh was placed into the club ‘s youth academy. For the 2001–02 season, he was promoted to the club ‘s Championnat de France amateur 2 team in the fifth division. Chamakh was involved heavily in the crusade of the team, coached by Jean-Louis Garcia. He appeared in 17 matches and scored six goals as the team finished first base in their group, frankincense earning promotion to the Championnat de France amateur. [ 12 ] Following the season, Chamakh turned master and signed a three-year contract with Bordeaux. He spent the inaugural half of the 2002–03 campaign play in the fourth division, but following the winter break, was called up to the senior team by coach Élie Baup. Chamakh made his professional debut on 19 January 2003 in the team ‘s Coupe de la Ligue match against Metz. He appeared as a alternate and played 15 minutes in a 1–0 frustration. [ 13 ] Chamakh made his league debut three weeks late in a 2–0 home kill to Bastia again appearing as a substitute. [ 14 ] On 20 May, he scored his first professional goal against Nice, netting the equalizing goal precisely a moment before injury time in a 1–1 drawing card. [ 15 ] Chamakh appeared in 14 games, always as a substitute, during the crusade. In the 2003–04 season, he was promoted to the elder team permanently by new coach Michel Pavon and made his first professional league start on 1 November 2003 in a 1–0 winnings over Marseille. [ 16 ] In the team ‘s following match, Chamakh scored the open goal in a 1–1 draw with Strasbourg fair before halftime. however, midway through the second half, he received his foremost career red calling card after incurring a second scandalmongering. [ 17 ] Upon returning from his one-game suspension, Chamakh developed into a regular starter for the clubhouse, scoring goals in straight matches against Metz and Montpellier. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] He finished the league campaign with six goals in 25 matches. In the club ‘s UEFA Cup campaign, Chamakh netted four times in eight appearances .
Chamakh signing autograph in 2005 In the 2004–05 temper, Pavon decided to move Chamakh into the lead striker position and install Argentine playmaker Juan Pablo Francia as a support striker. The move was a success with Chamakh scoring ten-spot league goals. He opened the campaign by scoring his beginning professional hat-trick in a 5–1 victory over Nice. [ 20 ] In September 2004, Chamakh scored goals in back-to-back matches against Bastia and Derby de la Garonne rivals Toulouse. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] He finished the political campaign by scoring the opening finish in a 1–1 draw with Monaco. [ 23 ] Despite the positive individual season from Chamakh, Bordeaux finished the campaign in 15th plaza ; its worst finish since ending the league crusade in 16th over a ten before. Pavon, due to affection problems, stepped down from his situation and was replaced by Ricardo Gomes. Under Gomes, Chamakh struggled to meet the success of his previous season scoring only 12 league goals in 58 matches over the course of two seasons. Two of his luminary performances during Gomes ‘ reign included scoring a double in league matches against Metz and Nancy. [ 24 ] In the match against the erstwhile club, Chamakh scored both of his goals within a hour of each other. He was late ejected from the pit after committing a bolshevik card offense. [ 25 ] Chamakh ended the 2006–07 Ligue 1 campaign by hoisting the Coupe de la Ligue trophy after featuring in the team ‘s 1–0 victory over Lyon in the final match. [ 26 ] It was Chamakh ‘s first major club honor .
Chamakh during a 2009 train school term with Bordeaux Following the departure of Gomes, Bordeaux hired cub director Laurent Blanc ahead of the 2007–08 temper. Chamakh has stated on several occasions that Blanc was an authoritative figure in his development as a football player. [ 27 ] however, when Blanc first arrived to the clubhouse, Chamakh struggled to earn meaningful minutes because Blanc preferred David Bellion, a new enroll. His play fourth dimension up front was far hampered by the arrival of striker Fernando Cavenaghi, who had a fecund temper scoring 15 goals in alone 23 appearances. Due to Cavenaghi ‘s emergence, Chamakh was used as a prey man and scored four goals, his lowest output since becoming a professional. In the 2008–09 season, Chamakh was relegated to appearing as a stand-in for the first half of the campaign. however, on 21 December 2008, Chamakh convinced Blanc to change his mind. With Bordeaux trailing 3–0 against Monaco, Chamakh appeared as a substitute and, within minutes on the battlefield, scored a finish. Following a finish from Alou Diarra to make the match 3–2, Chamakh equalized three minutes from meter and, two minutes later, Cavenaghi netted the game-winner to give Bordeaux a 4–3 victory. [ 28 ] Following the winter pause, Blanc decided to use both Chamakh and Cavenaghi in the attack with influential playmaker Yoann Gourcuff acting in support. It was the erstwhile who developed a coherent partnership with Gourcuff, and Chamakh responded by scoring eight league goals in the irregular half of the season. On 30 May 2009, Bordeaux sealed their first league claim since the 1998–99 season after defeating Caen 1–0 at the Stade Chaban-Delmas. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Chamakh played the integral match. The club besides won the Coupe de la Ligue, completing the league and league cup double. [ 31 ] During the club ‘s victory parade, with merely one year left on his abridge Chamakh declared that he would be staying at Bordeaux for the 2009–10 season, despite strong interest from Premier League club Arsenal. [ 32 ] Despite the statement, rumors of a move to Arsenal continued to surface with negotiations reportedly having been ongoing throughout the summer. On 3 August 2009, president of the united states Jean-Louis Triaud declared that Arsenal had sent a command of €7 million for Chamakh and that he had rejected it, demanding that Arsenal improve its offer. [ 33 ] The keep up day, Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger announced that he would not be offering a better batch and declared the possible transfer dead. [ 34 ] The announcement subsequently led Chamakh to confirm his purpose to remain at Bordeaux for the 2009–10 season. [ 35 ] On 29 August, Chamakh reportedly snubbed a move to West Ham United. [ 36 ] The club offered Bordeaux £ 18 million for the actor and offered Chamakh a four-year contract worth £3 million a class. however, Chamakh remained fast on his position, reiterating his commitment to Bordeaux. [ 37 ] In his final season with Bordeaux, Chamakh was evenly adept in both the league and the Champions League. He began the temper claiming his fifth trophy on 25 July 2009 as Bordeaux won the Trophée des Champions in a 2–0 victory over Guingamp. Chamakh scored ten goals in league bid and net five in the Champions League, which included goals against italian club Juventus and German club Bayern Munich in the group stage. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] Bordeaux were only one of two clubs to finish the group stage dowry undefeated. In the knockout rounds, Chamakh scored a finish in Bordeaux ‘s 2–1 victory over greek club Olympiacos in the moment branch of the team ‘s UEFA Champions League opening hard round off match. [ 41 ] Bordeaux won the tie with a 3–1 aggregate scoreline to advance to the quarter-finals, where they faced league rivals Lyon. In the first leg, which Lyon won 3–1, Chamakh scored a critical away goal. [ 42 ] In the moment peg, Chamakh converted another goal to get the scoreline 3–2 on aggregate. In the moment half, however, Bordeaux were unable to score another as Lyon advanced to the semi-finals on the sum scoreline. [ 43 ] In Ligue 1, Chamakh appeared in all 38 matches for the first prison term in his career. Despite starting the campaign impregnable, Bordeaux fell out of the run for the league title in the give and finally finished the season in sixth put, failing to qualify for european competition next season .

arsenal [edit ]

Chamakh playing with Arsenal at the Emirates Cup On 21 May 2010, Chamakh completed his move to Arsenal on a free transfer after completing his contract with Bordeaux. [ 44 ] [ 45 ] The transmit took effect on 1 July 2010. [ 46 ] He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet on 17 July, appearing as a substitute. [ 47 ] On 27 July, he scored his inaugural pre-season goal for the cabaret, converting a penalty in a 4–0 victory over austrian club SC Neusiedl. [ 48 ] In the 2010 edition of the Emirates Cup, Chamakh scored on his home debut against italian clubhouse Milan. [ 49 ] On 7 August 2010, he scored the first goal in 6-5 gain against Legia Warsaw in a friendly match and the last pit for pre-season. [ 50 ] He made his Premier League debut on 15 August in the team ‘s 1–1 draw with Liverpool. Chamakh contributed to the team ‘s equalising goal by heading a cross off the goal mail, which then redirected off goalkeeper Pepe Reina and into the second of the net, resulting in an own goal. On 21 August 2010, Chamakh scored his beginning Premier League finish with a header against Blackpool. In the same equal, he won a penalty when he was fouled by Ian Evatt, which Andrey Arshavin subsequently converted in a 6–0 succeed for Arsenal. [ 51 ] In his third start in four games, Chamakh scored the team ‘s second gear goal against Bolton Wanderers in a 4–1 victory. [ 52 ] On 15 September, in his beginning Champions League meet for the club, he scored the third base goal in a 6–0 gain against portuguese baseball club Braga. [ 53 ] Two weeks late, Chamakh scored his irregular Champions League goal for Arsenal against Serbian outfit Partizan. The finish was his seventh finish in eight Champions League matches. [ 54 ] Following the international break, Chamakh continued his solid form, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Birmingham City. [ 55 ] Three days belated, he scored his eighth goal in nine Champions League matches against ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in a 5–1 rout. [ 56 ] On 10 November, Chamakh scored both goals in a midweek victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 57 ] He scored the open goal 37 seconds into play, which is the fastest league goal scored in the club ‘s history. [ 58 ] On 20 November, Chamakh scored a finish in a 3–2 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the North London bowler hat. [ 59 ] A week late, he converted another goal, this clock in a 4–2 succeed over Aston Villa. [ 60 ] Following the goal against Villa, Chamakh went scoreless in the winter months, often appearing as a substitute in a majority of the matches. In matches he did start, he was frequently substituted on early in the second half. On 15 February 2011, he admitted that he felt burned, express, “ By the begin of January I felt that I had completely lost my border. ” [ 61 ] The hitter besides admitted he needed some lie and would n’t return to full form until March. [ 62 ] On 20 February, Chamakh played the entire equal in Arsenal ‘s 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient in the FA Cup. [ 63 ] It was the first clock time in closely two months he had played the wide 90 minutes in a match. On 2 March, in the play back against Leyton Orient, Chamakh scored his first goal since November in a 5–0 win. [ 64 ] In the 2011–12 season, Chamakh made just 11 league appearances, most of which as a substitute, and scored only one goal, which came in the 4–3 defeat to Blackburn Rovers. [ 65 ] On 30 October 2012, Chamakh made his first get down since January, scoring two goals to help Arsenal recover from a 4–0 disadvantage and defeat Reading 7–5 in extra clock time and advance to the quarter-finals of the League Cup. [ 66 ]

loanword to West Ham United [edit ]

On 4 January 2013, it was announced that Chamakh had been loaned to West Ham United until the end of the 2012–13 season. [ 67 ] The loanword cover was confirmed on West Ham ‘s official site [ 68 ] [ 69 ] with the hitter saying, “ I did n’t have opportunities to play recently, but I did well before and I know I am a very good striker. We played entirely one striker at Arsenal, so I did n’t play a draw, so I hope to do indeed more with West Ham. ” He played only three games for West Ham without scoring. [ 70 ]

crystal palace [edit ]

On 10 August 2013, Ian Holloway announced the sign language of Chamakh on a annual share from Arsenal to Crystal Palace. [ 71 ] On 24 August 2013 he scored his first Premier League goal since September 2011 and his first for Crystal Palace, in a 2–1 away kill to Stoke City. [ 72 ] On 9 November 2013, Chamakh was given a standing ovation by the home fans at Selhurst Park whilst being substituted, despite not scoring, impressing with his work rate and attitude against Everton. [ 73 ] On 3 December 2013, Chamakh scored in a 1–0 gain against West Ham from a crabbed by Barry Bannan, his first goal in 11 matches. He continued his good form with a well-hit low volley in a 2–0 home gain over Cardiff City. On 14 December 2013, he scored his third base goal in three matches against Chelsea in a 2–1 away passing ; he received a standing ovation for “ working his socks off literally ” when replaced on the 88th moment. [ 74 ] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Chamakh was listed as being released by the clubhouse, as his shrink had expired. [ 75 ] On 11 July 2014, however, it was announced that Chamakh had signed a new biennial narrow with Palace. [ 76 ] On 24 January 2015, he scored a brace in a 2–3 away win against Southampton in the FA Cup. [ 77 ] On the final day of the 2014–15 Premier League season, Chamakh scored the winner in a 1–0 home victory against Swansea City at Selhurst Park, the clubhouse ‘s final home goal of the season. Coincidentally, the Moroccan had scored his first Palace home goal of that season, when he scored against his early cabaret West Ham in August. The goal was only his second league finish of the season. [ 78 ] On 13 June 2016, it was announced that Chamakh had again been released by Crystal Palace. [ 79 ]

Cardiff City [edit ]

On 11 October 2016, Chamakh joined Championship side Cardiff City on a short-run contract. [ 80 ] He made his debut for the club on 19 October as a second-half ersatz in home of Rickie Lambert during a 1–1 withdraw with Sheffield Wednesday. [ 81 ] He was released by Cardiff in December 2016 having made two appearances, both as a substitute. [ 82 ]

retirement [edit ]

On 26 May 2019, Chamakh confirmed that he retired from master football after not playing for about two-and-a-half years. [ 83 ]

International career [edit ]

Chamakh ( left ) with Morocco Chamakh is a moroccan international at the senior floor. Prior to representing Morocco, he played for the under-19 team of France and made his introduction on 12 February 2003 in a friendly match against the Czech Republic. [ 84 ] That was his only appearance with the team. [ 85 ] Chamakh was then selected within the french squad for the 2003 UEFA european Under-19 Championship, but declined the offer after being called up by Moroccan national team coach Badou Zaki for the team ‘s 2004 african Cup of Nations qualification matches against Sierra Leone and Gabon. [ 86 ] On 7 June 2003, he made his introduction with the team in the catch against Sierra Leone. On 10 September 2003, Chamakh scored both goals, which included his inaugural international finish, in a 2–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. [ 87 ] [ 88 ] [ 89 ] [ 90 ] He participated in the rest of the reservation matches and was late named to participate in the tournament. Chamakh scored two goals in the competition ; one against Benin in the group stage and another in the quarter-finals against Algeria. Morocco meter Mali in the semi-finals to reach the concluding where they faced Tunisia. In the match, Chamakh played the stallion contest as Morocco were defeated 2–1 at the Stade 7 Novembre in Tunis. In qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Chamakh scored three goals. One of his goals during qualification occurred on 8 October 2010 against Tunisia. With Morocco needing a winnings to qualify for the World Cup, Chamakh opened the grade in the third moment. however, the match finished 2–2, which resulted in the team failing to qualify for the competition. however, the draw did allow Morocco reservation for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. In the tournament, Morocco were eliminated in the group stagecoach and departed the tournament without scoring a goal. In 2008, Chamakh was selected to participate in his third back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations and was held scoreless in the rival as Morocco were again eliminated in the group phase. In 2009–2010, Chamakh appeared in only four matches and scored no goals as Morocco failed to qualify for both the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 11 August 2010, Chamakh captained the national team for the first time in a 2–1 win over the equatorial Guinea. [ 9 ] Three months belated, he scored the open finish in the team ‘s 1–1 away draw to Northern Ireland. [ 91 ] After going scoreless for six months at international level, on 4 June 2011, Chamakh scored the second goal in a 4–0 winnings over Algeria in qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Chamakh was excluded from Morocco ‘s police squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, with passenger car Rachid Taoussi explaining that the striker had not been playing adequate club football to be considered. [ 92 ]

personal life [edit ]

Chamakh was born in Tonneins, a small township near the Garonne River, to Moroccan parents, and was raised in the nearby commune of Aiguillon. His don, El Mostafa Chamakh, was a former football player in Morocco and played for club Difaâ Aïn Sbaâ in Casablanca. [ 93 ] In 1979, he left Morocco to locate more friendly support conditions and to find a better job. [ 10 ] While pursuing his career as a professional football player, Chamakh was evenly adept off the field earning beneficial grades in school. During his early years at Bordeaux, he began attending high school. He hoped to earn a Baccalauréat in accountancy, which he belated accomplished. [ 10 ] In addition to having a Baccalauréat, Chamakh is besides very interested in politics and, in February 2010, voiced his support for the democratic Movement ( MoDem ) political party ahead of the approaching regional elections. In the 2010 regional elections, Chamakh was, surprisingly, listed as a campaigner by the MoDem for the Gironde department in the Aquitaine region. [ 94 ] The lead deputy of the party, Jean Lassalle, stated on the decision to name Chamakh to the ballot : “ I want to gather all the forces of Aquitaine to sustain our region, and Marouane is one of those forces who Aquitaine needs. ” [ 95 ] Chamakh was listed as a non-eligible candidate on the ballot and Lasalle was accused of using Chamakh in order to garner votes from football supporters in the region. [ 96 ] [ 97 ] Chamakh is a practising Muslim and has stated that “ I have no problem fasting during Ramadan, it becomes normal. The day before a game and on catch days I do not fast, but I ‘ll make up the lost days later. ” [ 98 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

Club Season League Cup[100] Europe Other[101] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2002–03 Ligue 1 10 1 4 0 — — 14 1
2003–04 Ligue 1 25 6 2 0 8 4 — 35 10
2004–05 Ligue 1 33 10 3 1 — — 36 11
2005–06 Ligue 1 29 7 2 0 — — 31 7
2006–07 Ligue 1 29 5 7 2 6 0 — 42 7
2007–08 Ligue 1 32 4 5 0 7 4 — 44 8
2008–09 Ligue 1 34 13 4 0 8 3 1 0 47 16
2009–10 Ligue 1 38 10 4 1 9 5 1 0 52 16
Total 230 56 31 4 38 16 2 0 301 76
Arsenal 2010–11 Premier League 29 7 9 1 6 3 — 44 11
2011–12 Premier League 11 1 3 0 5 0 — 19 1
2012–13 Premier League 0 0 3 2 1 0 — 4 2
Total 40 8 15 3 12 3 0 0 67 14
West Ham United (loan) 2012–13 Premier League 3 0 — — — 3 0
Crystal Palace 2013–14 Premier League 32 5 2 1 0 0 — 34 6
2014–15 Premier League 18 2 2 2 0 0 — 20 4
2015–16 Premier League 10 0 2 0 0 0 — 12 0
Total 60 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 66 10
Cardiff City 2016–17 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 335 71 52 10 50 19 2 0 440 100

International [edit ]

National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2003 6 2
2004 13 3
2005 6 2
2006 8 3
2007 6 2
2008 8 1
2009 5 1
2010 4 1
2011 4 2
2012 3 0
2014 2 1
Total 65 18

International goals [edit ]

Scores and results list Morocco’s goal tally first.

Honours [edit ]

Bordeaux [ 6 ] [ 105 ]
Arsenal [ 6 ]
Morocco [ 6 ]
Individual

References [edit ]