Hicham Aâboubou ( ar, هشام عبوبو; born 19 May 1978) is a Moroccan professional

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who last played as a defender for FC Lanaudière in the

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Career

Africa

Aâboubou started his soccer career with

Khenifra Khenifra ( Berber: ''Xnifṛa'', ⵅⵏⵉⴼⵕⴰ, ar, خنيفرة) is a city in northern central Morocco, surrounded by the Atlas Mountains and located on the Oum Er-Rbia River. National Highway 8 also goes through the town. The population, a ...

playing with the junior team from 1992 to 1994. In 1994, he joined

Kawkab Marrakech Kawkab Athlétique Club of Marrakech ( ar, الكوكب المراكشي; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Marrakech. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi. Honours * Moroccan League First Divisio ...

, initially playing with the junior team, before eventually graduating through the senior A team, where he would play until 2001. He played for

Mouloudia Oujda Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its c ...

, in 2001–2002, before being transferred back to

. From 2002 to 2006 he played with KACM A Team, scoring two goals in 48 games.

North America

In 2006 Aâboubou joined Canadian team

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, and scored two goals in 13 games in his debut season with the club. On July 31 he joined Montreal Impact, but did not play a single game in his first year. He made his debut for the team on April 21, 2007, against the

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, but was released by Montreal in February 2008. During the 2007 season he was loaned to the Impact's farm team

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of the

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. He managed to win some silverware with the Attak by winning the

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, where he featured in the finals match against Columbus Clan F.C. which resulted in a 3–0 victory. In the summer of 2008 Aâboubou announced he would take a sabbatical from professional soccer, intending to return to study at Arts of Science at

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while playing

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for the university's

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. On July 28, 2009, the Montreal Impact signed Aâboubou to a two-year contract. He made his first appearance of the season on August 1 against

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During the 2009 season Aâboubou helped the Impact clinch a playoff spot by finishing fifth in the standings. In the playoffs, he helped the Impact reach the USL finals against the

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, the match was noted for the first time in USL history where the final match would consist of two Canadian clubs. The Impact would eventually defeat the Whitecaps on 6-3 aggregate on goals, and therefore claim their third USL Championship.

Honors

;Trois-Rivières Attak *

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References

External links

Montreal Impact bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aaboubou, Hicham 1978 births Living people Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Laval Dynamites players Moroccan men's footballers Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Canada Trois-Rivières Attak players USL First Division players USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players MC Oujda players Men's association football defenders People from Khenifra KAC Marrakech players Moroccan emigrants to Canada Ligue1 Québec players 20th-century Moroccan people 21st-century Moroccan people FC Lanaudière players