Fouad "Fred" Bachirou (born 15 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side Omonia. He previously played for Paris Saint-Germain reserves,

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Green ...

in Scotland, Swedish sides

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and

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

, and

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side

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

. Born in France, he represents

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

at international level.

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Born in Valence, Bachirou started his career in the youth teams at local side Football Club de la Place de Clichy, before winning a move to

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giants

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, where he played in the CFA side in the French third division – scoring once against

UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole is a French association football club based in Alfortville, a suburb of Paris. The current club was formed in 2012 through a merger of UJA Alfortville (formed in 1926) and SC Maccabi du Paris (formed in 1948). The ...

Greenock Morton

Bachirou transferred to

in July 2010, after a trial spell at the club. He made his competitive debut for Greenock Morton in a

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on 25 July 2010. In June 2011, Bachirou signed a new one-year contract at Morton. After over 50 appearances for the club, Bachirou scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South on 7 April 2012. Bachirou stated he would not be seeking a new contract with the club in May 2012. On 17 August 2012, Bachirou made a U-turn and re-signed for the club, after rejecting a move to league rivals

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. In September 2013, he signed a contract extension until summer 2015.

Östersunds FK

Bachirou made a surprise move to

Östersunds FK Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, Östersund () or (especially locally) ÖFK, is a Swedish professional football club located in Östersund, Sweden and since 2022 play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan. The ...

in August 2014. He made his debut from the bench away to promoted club

Husqvarna FF Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB. History Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna S ...

. During his time at Östersund they managed to get a promotion to Allsvenskan, win the Swedish Cup and qualify for the

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Malmö FF

On 9 January 2018, Swedish champions

confirmed the transfer of Bachirou for an estimated fee of around 7 million SEK (roughly £600,000).

Nottingham Forest

On 26 August 2020, Bachirou joined

side

for an undisclosed transfer fee. He made his first-team debut in a 1–0

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defeat to

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. Despite being Sabri Lamouchi's 'priority target' during the summer transfer window, Bachirou made only three appearances for Forest during the 2020–21 season. At the end of the season, Bachirou was told that he was not in Chris Hughton's plans and was free to leave the club.

Omonia FC

On 16 August 2021, Bachirou joined

side

Omonia Nicosia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (" Harmony"; also tran ...

on a free transfer. In his first season at the club, he helped Omonia win the

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

International career

In February 2014, Bachirou received a call-up to the Comoros national team for their friendly against

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. Bachirou played for 90 minutes as Comoros recorded a respectable 1–1 draw in

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, France. He made his first competitive appearance, and won his second cap, in the first leg of an

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

first round qualifier away to

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. Bachirou started the match but could not prevent Comoros from suffering a 1–0 defeat.

Personal life

Bachirou is a

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, and his parents hail from the

. In 2019, he married his Scottish fiancée, Debbie.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Östersunds FK *

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: 2016–17 Malmö FF *

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

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Omonia *

: 2021–22

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Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Greenock Morton

Östersunds FK

Malmö FF

Nottingham Forest

Omonia FC

International career

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

Honours

See also

References

External links