Nassir Maachi (born 9 September 1985) is a Dutch footballer who plays for De Posthoorn. He also works as a youth coach for the club.

Nassir Maachi
Personal information
Full name Nassir Ahmed Maachi
Date of birth (1985-09-09) 9 September 1985 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger[2]
Team information
Current team
De Posthoorn
Youth career
SV Huizen
HSV De Zuidvogels
2000–2005 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Utrecht 12 (3)
2007–2008 Dordrecht 38 (11)
2008–2011 Cambuur 88 (27)
2011–2012 Zwolle 40 (18)
2012–2014 AEK Larnaca 41 (13)
2014 Flamurtari ? (?)
2015 Birkirkara 9 (3)
2015–2016 Pafos 31 (11)
2016–2017 Nea Salamina 35 (11)
2017–2018 Apollon Smyrni 10 (0)
2018 Alki Oroklini 10 (0)
2018 DOVO 11 (2)
2019 ASIL 13 (1)
2019–2021 SV Huizen
2021– De Posthoorn
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 31 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career edit

Maachi began his career as a youth player at Utrecht. He made his first team debut during the 2005–06 season and spent the following year on loan with Dordrecht. He joined Cambuur in 2008 and spent three seasons with the club before being transferred to Zwolle, initially on loan and then permanently during the summer of 2011. In summer 2012, Maachi joined technical director Kevin Hofland at Cypriot side AEK Larnaca.[3] After an unsuccessful stint in Albania, Maachi moved to Birkirkara in January 2015.[4] In the next two years he played in Cyprus for Pafos FC and Nea Salamina. On 18 June 2016, the newly promoted to Greek Super League club Apollon Smyrni officially announced the signing of the experienced Dutch-Moroccan forward on a free transfer.[5] At the end of August 2018, Maachi joined VV DOVO which competes in the Derde Divisie. At the end of 2018 he left there again to return to Cyprus.

At the end of November 2019, Maachi returned to his former youth club, SV Huizen, where he also would work as a youth coach.[6] He began playing for De Posthoorn in 2021.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nassir Maachi". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ^ Nassir Maachi - ASIL Lysi - Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  3. ^ Maachi: 'Het wordt voor mij geen afbouwen op Cyprus' - Voetbal International (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Mistennija l-firma ta’ Nassir Maachi ma’ Birkirkara - Malta Right Now (in Maltese)
  5. ^ Maachi: 'Het wordt voor mij geen afbouwen op Cyprus' - Voetbal International (in Spanish)
  6. ^ NASSIR MAACHI TERUG OP OUDE NEST, svhuizen.nl, 27 November 2019
  7. ^ Bos, Bart (12 June 2022). "'t Gooi eindigt seizoen van uitersten met 'soap' en blaast op beschamende wijze de aftocht: 'Ik heb er veel moeite mee wanneer spelers zichzelf, mij en de club laten vallen'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 December 2022.

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