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Marouane Chamakh
Chamakh (left) dribbling with the ball
Personal information
Date of birth	10 January 1984 (1984-01-10) (age 25)
Place of birth	Tonneins, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position	Striker / Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
1994–2000 2000–2002	FC Marmandais Bordeaux
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–	Bordeaux	262 (69)
National team2
2003–	Morocco	052 (15)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of July 12, 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Marouane Chamakh (Arabic: مروان الشماخ‎, born on 10 January 1984) is a French-born Moroccan football player who plays for Bordeaux as a striker.

Although born and raised in France, he is a full international player for Morocco due to his Moroccan parentage.^[2]

[edit] International career

Chamakh made his international debut in 2003 and was part of the side that reached the 2004 African Cup of Nations Final, Chamakh’s popularity in Morocco soared when he netted a last-gasp equalizer against North African rivals Algeria in the quarter-final tie which Morocco went on to win 3-1.

[edit] Club career

Since 2002 Chamakh has played for Bordeaux, winning the French League in season 2008-09. He scored 14 goals in that season helping end the 7 year run of Lyon dominating the league.

[edit] Career statistics

Correct as of 5 October 2009^[3]

[edit] Honours

[edit] FC Girondins de Bordeaux

• Ligue 1: 2008–09
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2007, 2009
• Trophée des champions: 2008, 2009

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marouane Chamakh French league stats at lfp.fr (French)

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Fouhami • 2 Regragui • 3 Roumani • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Naybet • 7 Zairi • 8 Kissi • 9 Baha • 10 Hdiouad • 11 Moha • 12 El Jarmouni • 13 Kharja • 14 Bidoudane • 15 Safri • 16 Mokhtari • 17 Chamakh • 18 Alla • 19 Alioui • 20 Hadji • 21 Chihab • 22 Lamyaghri • Coach: Zaki

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Jarmouni • 2 Regragui • 3 Kacemi • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Naybet • 7 Zairi • 8 Ouchla • 9 Boussaboun • 10 Moha • 11 Zerka • 12 Chadili • 13 Kharja • 14 Abdessadek • 15 Safri • 16 Erbati • 17 Chamakh • 18 Chippo • 19 Aboucherouane • 20 Hadji • 21 El Kaddouri • 22 Lamyaghri • 23 Armoumen • Coach: Fakhir

v • d • e Morocco squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Lamyaghri • 2 Chrétien • 3 Mahdoufi • 4 Ouaddou • 5 El Karkouri • 6 Erbati • 7 Alloudi • 8 Kissi • 9 El Moubarki • 10 Sektioui • 11 Zerka • 12 Fouhami • 13 Kharja • 14 Chahiri • 15 Safri • 16 Mokhtari • 17 Chamakh • 18 Kabous • 19 Alioui • 20 Hadji • 21 El Kaddouri • 22 Bagui • 23 Aboucherouane • Coach: Michel