Imad Najah (born 19 February 1991) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Imad Najah
Najah with PSV U23 in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
USV Elinkwijk
2001–2012 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 RKC Waalwijk 33 (1)
2017 Jong Vitesse 11 (2)
2017–2022 DHSC
International career
2012 Morocco U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Utrecht, Netherlands, Najah evolved as a prospect from PSV's youth academy. He made his professional debut for RKC Waalwijk in 2012.[1][2]

He ended his professional career in 2017, and played the following five years at amateur level for DHSC in his hometown.[3] During the same period he worked as a scout for Vitesse.[4]

International career

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Najah represented Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal

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He is the older brother of Anass Najah.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  2. ^ Imad Najah at Soccerway
  3. ^ Bos, Stan (4 December 2017). "Eersteklasser DHSC voegt ex-prof Imad Najah toe aan selectie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ Lammers, Lex (14 April 2022). "Contractopzeggingen in Arnhem: Vitesse holt de Nederlandse scouting uit". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ Imad NajahFIFA competition record (archived)