Zouhair Feddal Agharbi (; born 23 December 1989) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays for the Morocco national football team. Mainly a

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, he can also appear as a

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Tétouan Tétouan ( ar, تطوان, tiṭwān, ber, ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⴰⵏ, tiṭṭawan; es, Tetuán) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles so ...

, Feddal started playing for

Moghreb Tétouan Moghreb Atletico Tetouan ( ar, المغرب أتلتيكو تطوان; acronym MAT) is a Moroccan football club based in Tetouan. MA Tétouan was founded in 1922 and used to compete in the Tétouan local compétitions till 1956 when Morocco gai ...

at a young age, before moving with his family to Spain when at the age of six. In 2006, after representing FC Vilamalla and CF Peralada as a youth, he joined

AS Monaco FC Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Frenc ...

's youth setup, but moved back to Spain with

CE Mataró Club Esportiu Mataró is a Spanish football team based in Mataró, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1939, they currently play in the Primera Catalana, holding home games at '' Municipal Carles Padrós'', which has a capacity o ...

in the following year. Feddal joined UE Vilajuïga in the 2008 summer, making his senior debuts with the side in

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...

. In July 2009 he signed a three-year deal with Segunda División B side

Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906 it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home matches at ''Estadi Olímpic de Terras ...

, but moved to

CD Teruel Club Deportivo Teruel is a Spanish football team based in Teruel, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1954, the club plays in the Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, and holds home games at ''Estadio Pinilla'', with a capacity of ...

in the fourth tier in January of the following year. On 13 August 2010, Feddal signed for CD San Roque de Lepe in the third division, after being previously on trial. In May of the following year he moved to

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league s ...

, being assigned to the reserves in the same level. Feddal was released by the ''Pericos'' in June 2012, and subsequently signed for

FUS de Rabat Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath ...

in September.

Parma

Feddal moved to Italian club

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

in August 2013, being subsequently loaned to

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had been ...

. He picked no.11 shirt. Feddal made his debut for the ''Bianconeri'' on 14 September 2013, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Juve Stabia. He made 27 appearances for the side before returning to his parent club. On 2 August 2014, Feddal moved to Palermo in

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, with an option for the Sicilians to permanently sign him by the end of the season. He made his debut in the competition on 15 September, starting in a 2–1 loss at

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as Hellas Verona or simply Verona, is a professional Italian football club based in Verona, Italy, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won the Serie A Championship in 1984–85. His ...

. Feddal's loan was cut short on 2 February 2015, and he made his Parma debut nine days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat to

Chievo Verona Associazione Calcio ChievoVerona, commonly referred to as ChievoVerona or simply Chievo , is a former professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 4,500 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a ...

Levante

On 8 August 2015, Feddal returned to Spain, after agreeing to a three-year deal with

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

side Levante UD. He made his debut in the category on 30 August, starting in a 0–0 away draw against

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at t ...

. Feddal scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 22 November 2015, netting the second in a 3–0 away win against

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, ...

. He was released in May 2016, after the club's relegation, due to a clause in his contract.

Alavés

On 16 July 2016, Feddal signed a three-year deal with fellow top-tier club

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Founded on 1 July 1920 as Sport Friends Club, it ...

. On 11 March, he netted his first goal for the club against Málaga CF.

Betis

On 24 July of the following year, Feddal moved to fellow league team

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

after agreeing to a four-year deal. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against RC Celta de Vigo.

Sporting CP

On 18 August 2020, Feddal joined Portuguese club

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on a two-year deal.

Valladolid

On 24 August 2022,

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Feddal agreed to a one-year contract with

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 c ...

in the Spanish top tier. On 31 January 2023, after just eight league matches, he terminated his contract.

International career

Feddal represented

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 t ...

at under-23 level at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made his full squad debut on 14 November 2012, starting in a 1–0 friendly loss against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Feddal goal.''

Honours

Alavés *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

runner-up: 2016–17 Sporting CP * Primeira Liga: 2020–21 * Taça da Liga: 2020–21, 2021–22 *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

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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: 2011

Personal life

Feddal acquired a Spanish citizenship in January 2012.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Feddal, Zouhair 1989 births Living people People from Tétouan Moroccan men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UE Vilajuïga footballers Terrassa FC footballers CD Teruel footballers CD San Roque de Lepe footballers RCD Espanyol B footballers Levante UD footballers Deportivo Alavés players Real Betis players Fath Union Sport players Serie A players Serie B players Parma Calcio 1913 players ACR Siena 1904 players Palermo FC players Morocco men's international footballers Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal CE Mataró players Olympic footballers for Morocco Moroccan emigrants to Spain Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers Real Valladolid players Alanyaspor footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey