Abderraouf Zarabi

Abderraouf Zarabi
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1989–1996	IRB Ouargla
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	IRB Ouargla
1997–2003	NA Hussein Dey
2003–2007	Ajaccio
2005–2006	→ Gueugnon (loan)
2007–2008	Gueugnon
2008	Hibernian
2008–2011	Nîmes
2011–2012	JS Kabylie
2012	CS Constantine
2013	MC Oran
2013	PK-35 Vantaa
National team
2003–2009	Algeria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team.

Club career[]

Hibernian[]

Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He signed with the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in January 2008, but was released from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.^[1] He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.^[1]

Nîmes[]

Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.^[2] On 1 August 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Brest.^[3]

Personal life[]

Abderraouf is the son of former Algeria international and NA Hussein Dey star . His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer.

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Algeria	2003	5
	2004	0
	2005	0
	2006	4
	2007	7
	2008	5
	2009	1
Total		22

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008.^{[dead link]}
^ Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7 Archived 19 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links[]

Abderraouf Zarabi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
"Player profile - dzfoot.com". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
Abderraouf Zarabi at Soccerbase
Abderraouf Zarabi at National-Football-Teams.com

[hibs-1] "Abdel Zarabi". Hibernian official website. 21 May 2008.^{[dead link]}

[2] Nîmes : Arrivée de Zarabi Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttp://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2008/2009&code_evt=D2&code_jr_tr=J01&num_ordre=7 Archived 19 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-26) 26 March 1979 (age 42)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1989–1996	IRB Ouargla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	IRB Ouargla
1997–2003	NA Hussein Dey
2003–2007	Ajaccio	18	(0)
2005–2006	→ Gueugnon (loan)	30	(0)
2007–2008	Gueugnon	23	(0)
2008	Hibernian	7	(0)
2008–2011	Nîmes	86	(1)
2011–2012	JS Kabylie	22	(0)
2012	CS Constantine	3	(0)
2013	MC Oran	2	(0)
2013	PK-35 Vantaa	11	(0)
National team
2003–2009	Algeria	22	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only