Soufiane Bidaoui (born 20 April 1990) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays as a

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for Italian club

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Club career

Born in

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, Belgium, Bidaoui has played club football in Belgium for

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and Lierse. In the summer of 2013, Bidaoui signed a contract with Italian team

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. He joined Crotone on loan for the 2013–14 season. On 11 July 2016 Bidaoui was signed by Avellino in a 2-year contract, plus option of further season. On 20 August 2018, he joined

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club

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. On 14 January 2021 he signed with

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. On 31 January 2023, Bidaoui moved to

on a 1.5-year contract.

International career

Bidaoui represented Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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* 1990 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent Lierse S.K. players K.V.C. Westerlo players K.S.V. Roeselare players Parma Calcio 1913 players FC Crotone players Latina Calcio 1932 players US Avellino 1912 players Spezia Calcio players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Frosinone Calcio players Belgian Pro League players Serie B players Serie A players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Olympic footballers for Morocco Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub