Zakarya Bergdich ( ar, زكرياء برݣديش; born 7 January 1989) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. 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 Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

at full international level, and played at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Club career

Bergdich started his career at

UJA Alfortville The United Jewish Appeal (UJA) was a Jewish philanthropic umbrella organization that existed from its creation in 1939 until it was folded into the United Jewish Communities, which was formed from the 1999 merger of United Jewish Appeal (UJA), Co ...

, 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 Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

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 *

CAF U-23 Championship The Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (known as the CAF U-23 Championship until 2015) is the main international football competition for CAF nations, played by under 23 years old players. It is held every four years with the top three teams qualif ...

runner-up:

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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 {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub