Issam El Adoua (born 9 December 1986) is a Moroccan

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who plays as a Al Arabi as a

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Club career

Born in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, El Adoua made his senior debuts for his hometown's

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

and formed a solid partnership with

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during his spell at the club. On 25 May 2009 El Adoua moved abroad, signing a four-year deal with

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side

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. He made his debut for the side on 23 September, starting in a 4–3 away win over

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, for the campaign's

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; however, he failed to appear in the league, and was subsequently loaned to

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...

on 16 January of the following year. He appeared eight times in

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before returning to his parent club. In June 2010 El Adoua moved to

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, joining Al Qadsia SC. In his one-year spell he won the

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and the

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. On 4 June 2011 he moved teams and countries again, signing a two-year deal with

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side

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On 18 June 2013 the

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El Adoua joined

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, signing a two-year deal. He made his

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debut on 17 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–7 away loss at

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. On 15 February 2015, El Adoua transferred to

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side

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International career

After appearing for the Morocco under-23's, El Adoua made a full international debut for

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on August 12, 2009 in a friendly against Congo.

Position

Usually a

, El Adoua can also play as a

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Honours

;Wydad Casablanca * GNF 1: 2005–06 ;Al Qadsia *

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;Vitória Guimarães *

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