Mounir Obbadi (born 4 April 1983) is a former professional

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who played as an

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. Born in France, he played for the Morocco national team at international level, making 21 appearances between 2001 and 2017.

Career

Obbadi started his professional career at

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, although he never played a first team game. After a years loan spell at

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first ...

he made the switch permanent in 2005. In January 2007, he joined

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club ESTAC, before being loaned back to Angers that season. After ESTAC were

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, he broke into their first team. As a playmaker, he was one of the most influent players on the field, and helped the club to climb from

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(French third tier) to

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over three seasons (2010 to 2012). He signed for Ligue 2 team

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in January 2013 and secured promotion at the end of the season, playing in a

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role. On 15 July 2014, he was loaned out to

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side

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ahead of the 2014–15 season. Obbadi joined Ligue 1 club

Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played its ...

in July 2015, with a two-year contract. After one season at

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, Obbadi joined

AS Poissy AS Poissy (french: Amicale Sportive de Poissy) is a French football club based in Poissy (Yvelines). It was founded in 1904. They play at the Stade Léo Lagrange, which has a capacity of 3,500. The colours of the club are yellow and blue. For th ...

on 25 June 2019.UN ANCIEN DE L’AS MONACO ET DE L’OGC NICE A SIGNÉ À POISSY
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1983 births Living people French sportspeople of Moroccan descent People from Meulan-en-Yvelines Footballers from Yvelines Men's association football midfielders Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers French men's footballers Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Angers SCO players ES Troyes AC players AS Monaco FC players Hellas Verona FC players Lille OSC players OGC Nice players Raja CA players Stade Lavallois players AS Poissy players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Championnat National players Serie A players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub