Zakarya Bergdich ( ar, زكرياء برݣديش; born 7 January 1989) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Turkish club
Erzurumspor
Erzurumspor was a sports club located in Erzurum, Turkey. The football club played in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The club also played in Turkish First League between 1998–2001. It fell into money shortage since 2000 and gradually fel ...
. Born in France, he represents
Morocco
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at full international level, and played at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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.
Club career
Bergdich started his career at
UJA Alfortville
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, and went on to represent
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens (, commonly referred to as RC Lens or simply Lens) is a French professional football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, ''les sang et or'' (''the blood and gold''), come ...
in his country. In 2013, he moved abroad, signing for
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system.
The club colo ...
.
On 23 July 2015, Bergdich joined Charlton from Valladolid for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 League Cup win over
Dagenham & Redbridge
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on 11 August 2015.
On 28 August 2016, Bergdich returned to Spain, signing a one-year contract with
Córdoba CF
Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...
.
Career statistics
Honours
Morocco U23
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CAF U-23 Championship
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runner-up:
2011
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References
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1989 births
People from Compiègne
Footballers from Oise
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Living people
French men's footballers
Moroccan men's footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole players
RC Lens players
Real Valladolid players
Genoa CFC players
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Córdoba CF players
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
B-SAD players
Denizlispor footballers
Erzurumspor F.K. footballers
Championnat National 2 players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Serie A players
English Football League players
Championnat National 3 players
Primeira Liga players
Süper Lig players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Olympic footballers for Morocco
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
French expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in England
French expatriate sportspeople in England
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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