Abdelaziz Barrada ( Arabic: عبد العزيز برادة; born 19 June 1989), sometimes known just as Abdel, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Club career

Getafe

Barrada was born in Provins, France. After playing three years with Paris Saint-Germain's reserves, he moved to Spain in 2010 and joined Getafe, initially being assigned to the reserves which were playing for the first time ever in

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. On 14 March 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the Madrid outskirts club, and proved essential as the B's eventually retained their league status at the end of the season. On 28 August 2011, Barrada made his La Liga debut with Getafe, starting and playing 60 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Levante. He was immediately propelled into manager Luís García's starting XI. Barrada scored his first goal for Getafe's main squad on 6 November 2011, helping the hosts – who played more than 60 minutes with ten players – to a 3–2 home win against

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. In the following month, on the 17th, he netted twice in a 2–1 success at

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. Barrada scored four goals in 32 matches in both of his seasons with the team, helping it to consecutive midtable positions (

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and tenth).

Al-Jazira and Marseille

On 6 July 2013, Barrada joined

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side Al Jazira Club, signing a four-year contract. The following summer, he agreed to a four-year deal with Marseille for a reported €4.5 million. In only his second appearance in

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, Barrada scored his first goal in the competition, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute in the home fixture against Nice and scoring for a 4–0 victory. His second arrived early into the 2015–16 season, as he contributed to a 6–0 demolition of

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also at the

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International career

Barrada earned his first cap for Morocco on 29 February 2012, playing 86 minutes in a 2–0

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win over Burkina Faso. Also that year, he was part of the under-23 squad at the

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, scoring in a 2–2 draw against

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in an eventual group stage exit.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrada goal''.

Honours

Morocco U23 * CAF U-23 Championship runner-up:

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrada, Abdelaziz 1989 births Living people People from Provins French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Footballers from Seine-et-Marne French footballers Moroccan footballers Association football midfielders Ligue 1 players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players UAE Pro League players Süper Lig players Qatar Stars League players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Olympique de Marseille players Getafe CF B players Getafe CF footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Al Jazira Club players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Al-Shahania SC players Antalyaspor footballers US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players Morocco international footballers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Morocco French expatriate footballers Moroccan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Qatar Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar