Jaouad Zairi (Arabic: جواد الزايري; born 17 April 1982) is a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Morocco national team between 2000 and 2009, making 34 appearances and scoring six goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Taza, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Gueugnon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Gueugnon | 28 | (4) |
| 2001–2006 | Sochaux | 87 | (5) |
| 2006 | → Al-Ittihad (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Boavista | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Nantes (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Asteras Tripolis | 42 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Olympiacos | 32 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | PAS Giannina | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Nasr | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Monts d'Or Azergues Foot | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Football Club Vaulx-en-Velin | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Zakynthos | 24 | (7) |
| Total | 284 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Morocco | 34 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Zairi was born into a large family in Taza, Morocco.[citation needed] At the age of 2, his family moved to Mâcon, a small French city.[citation needed] In 1997, he moved to FC Gueugnon.[citation needed]
Club career edit
Zairi joined the French Ligue 2 team FC Gueugnon at the age of 15.[citation needed] In the summer of 2001, he joined FC Sochaux and played for them until 2008. In January 2006 he was loaned to the Saudi club Al-Ittihad. He moved to Portugal and played for one year with Boavista F.C. (2006–2007). He returned in France and played another year with FC Nantes (2007–2008).
He moved to Greece and played for Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis for the 2008–09 season.
On 25 April 2009, Olympiacos announced Zairi would join for the 2009–10 season. He won the 2010–11 Super League Greece with the club.[2] After two seasons with Olympiacos he was informed by Olympiacos' manager Ernesto Valverde that he was not to renew his contract with the club and that he was free to leave.[citation needed]
In July 2017, he made an appearance for Indonesian club Persija Jakarta in a friendly match against Espanyol.[3]
International career edit
Zairi made a debut for Morocco national team in 2000. He played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 when Morocco made it to the finals but lost to their North African rivals Tunisia.
Zairi also played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zairi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2003 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Gabon |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 8 February 2004 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia |  Algeria |
3–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t) | 2004 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3 | 31 March 2004 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Angola |
3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 9 February 2005 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Kenya |
1–0 | 5–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 5–0 |
Honours edit
Olympiacos
Morocco
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2004[6]
References edit
- ^ "Jaouad Zairi". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- ^ "El Olympiacos gana la liga griega tras pasar por encima del AEK". Marca (in Spanish). 20 March 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Elkerf, Nassim (24 July 2017). "Image: Lions de l'Atlas: Jaouad Zaïri veut toujours jouer au football... en Indonésie!". sport.le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Jawad Zairi Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Zairi, Jaouad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 2004".
External links edit
- Jaouad Zairi at Soccerway
- Jaouad Zairi at FootballDatabase.eu
