Abdelhamid Sabiri

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Abdelhamid Sabiri
Personal information
Full name Abdelhamid Sabiri[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Goulmima, Morocco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ascoli
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2014 TuS Koblenz
2014–2015 Darmstadt 98
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Sportfreunde Siegen 30 (18)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 21 (12)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 9 (5)
2017–2019 Huddersfield Town 7 (0)
2019–2020 SC Paderborn 24 (4)
2020– Ascoli 32 (8)
National team‡
2018–2019 Germany U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:59, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2019

Abdelhamid Sabiri (born 28 November 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Serie B club Ascoli.

Sabiri has previously played for Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Huddersfield Town and SC Paderborn. Born in Morocco, he has represented Germany at under-21 level.

Early life[]

Sabiri was born in Morocco and moved to Germany at the age of three. There, he was raised in Frankfurt and holds dual citizenship of Germany and Morocco.[2][3]

Club career[]

After spending his youth career with TuS Koblenz and Darmstadt 98, he began his club career with Sportfreunde Siegen in the German fifth tier. After achieving 20 goals and six assists in 33 appearances in all competitions, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2016, initially playing for the club's second team. He was promoted to the first team in January 2017 and went on to score five times in nine 2. Bundesliga appearances towards the end of the season.[4]

Huddersfield Town[]

Sabiri joined English club Huddersfield Town on 23 August 2017 on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. The club had recently been promoted to the Premier League, the highest tier of English league football.[4] He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss away to West Ham on 11 September 2017.[5] He made sporadic appearances for the Terriers, after suffering injuries, before his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 August 2019.[6]

SC Paderborn[]

On 27 August 2019, Sabiri joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year.[7]

Ascoli[]

On 28 September 2020, he joined Italian Serie B club Ascoli on a two-year contract.[8]

International career[]

Sabiri was called up to Germany's under-21 side in October 2018.[9] He scored once in a total of five appearances for the team, against the Netherlands.[6]

Playing style[]

Sabiri mainly plays in the "number 10" position behind a central striker, but can also play in wide attacking areas.[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 23 February 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportfreunde Siegen 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen 30 18 2 2 — 1[a] 0 33 20
1. FC Nürnberg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 21 12 — — — 21 12
1. FC Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 9 5 0 0 — — 9 5
Huddersfield Town 2017–18 Premier League 5 0 4 0 1 0 — 10 0
2018–19 Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 7 0 4 0 2 0 — 13 0
Paderborn 2019–20 Bundesliga 24 4 1 0 — — 25 4
Ascoli 2020–21 Serie B 20 4 0 0 — — 20 4
Career total 111 43 7 2 2 0 1 0 121 45
  1. ^ Appearance in Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sabiri spielt für Mamas Miete". bild.de (in German). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Huddersfield seal 11th summer signing as No.10 Abdelhamid Sabiri joins from Nurnberg". squawka.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Threlfall-Sykes, David (23 August 2017). "TRANSFER: ABDELHAMID SABIRI ARRIVES AT TOWN". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ^ "West Ham United v Huddersfield Town". Football Fallout. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ^ a b Limb, Callum (27 August 2019). "SABIRI DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Huddersfield Town. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Abdelhamid Sabiri kommt von Huudersfield Town". SC Paderborn (in German). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Calciomercato: biennale con opzione per Sabiri" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 28 September 2020.
  9. ^ Benson, Rory (15 October 2018). "When you can see SEVEN Town internationals in action tomorrow". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ^ Abdelhamid Sabiri at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Abdelhamid Sabiri". FuPa.net. FuPa GmbH. Retrieved 11 February 2018.

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