Fouad Idabdelhay (born May 2, 1988) is a Dutch

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who most recently played for

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Biography

Born in Bergen op Zoom, North Brabant to Moroccan parents, Idabdelhay made his début in 2007/2008 against Stormvogels Telstar Reserves in the

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. He replaced Matthew Amoah in the attack in the 78th minute. Three minutes later, he scored the winning goal for NAC Breda. A few days later, he made his Eredivisie debut against PSV Eindhoven. Short before the final whistle he replaced

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. On 22 January 2008, Idabdelhay scored his first Eredivisie goal against AZ Alkmaar, before he was substituted 18 minutes before the final whistle. A few minutes later he scored the 1–1 for NAC Breda. In the last minute he scored his second goal, and gave NAC the victory. A week later, against Roda JC, Idabdelhay was substituted in the 68th minute. In the same minute he was substituted, he scored the 2–0 goal, which was also the final result. On 13 July 2011, Idabelhay signed a two-year contract with the German

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side VfL Osnabrück, but he was released six months later. In February 2013, Idabdelhay signed with

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until the end of the season, scoring 7 goals. After leaving FC Dordrecht, Idabdelhay signed with AEL Limassol. In August 2014, Idabdelhay signed a three-year contract with

. After only one game for Wydad Casablanca, Idabdelhay suffered a back injury. After not being paid by Wydad Idabdelhay was set to be loaned to Chabab Rif Al Hoceima, but the deal fell through, due to not being paid his owed salary by Wydad. Idabdelhay left Wydad after not being paid for three months.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Idabdelhay, Fouad 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bergen op Zoom Footballers from North Brabant Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers NAC Breda players RKC Waalwijk players VfL Osnabrück players Wydad AC players AEL Limassol players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players 3. Liga players Cypriot First Division players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Men's association football forwards