Nabil Bahoui (; ar, نبيل بحوي; born 5 February 1991) is a Swedish professional

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who used to play as a winger, but is now usually deployed as a

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Club career

On 8 November 2012, it was announced that Bahoui had signed a 3.5-year contract with

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. He chose at first number 14. However, due to an agreement with fellow midfielder

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, who at the time was wearing number 11, he got to switch from 14 to 11.

International career

On 26 August 2014, Nabil was picked out in the Swedish national team to play a friendly game against

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and he was also in the squad when Sweden played against

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in the 2016 European Championship qualifiers.

Personal life

Bahoui's parents were born in

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. Bahoui goes by the Swedish-style nickname "Nabbe". In April 2020, he participated in the online FIFA 20 Stay and Play Cup, in which he finished a semifinalist, losing to the eventual winner, Mohamed Daramy. He defeated the representatives for

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, and

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to reach that point, scoring 12 goals and conceding 5.

Career statistics

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Honours

AIK *

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References

External links

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EA Sports tournament page
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Stats at aftonbladet.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bahoui, Nabil 1991 births Living people Swedish people of Moroccan descent Swedish footballers Moroccan footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Association football forwards IF Brommapojkarna players AFC Eskilstuna players AIK Fotboll players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Hamburger SV players Hamburger SV II players Grasshopper Club Zürich players De Graafschap players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Saudi Professional League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Swiss Super League players Eredivisie players Footballers from Stockholm