Nabil El Zhar
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Nabil El Zhar |
| Date of birth |
27 August 1986 (1986-08-27) (age 22) |
| Place of birth |
Alès, France |
| Height |
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Playing position |
Right Winger/Second Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Liverpool |
| Number |
31 |
| Youth career |
| 1996–1999 |
Alès |
| 1999–2004 |
Nîmes |
| 2004–2006 |
Saint-Étienne |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
Apps (Gls)2 |
|
| 2006– |
Liverpool |
18 (0) |
|
| National team3 |
| 2004–2006 |
Morocco U20 |
07 (1) |
|
| 2008- |
Morocco |
08 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 16 April 2009 (8+ GMT).
2 Appearances (Goals)
3 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 April 2009.
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Nabil El Zhar (born 27 August 1986) is a French-Moroccan football player who currently plays for Liverpool and Morocco. He can play wide as a winger or as a second striker.
[edit] Club career
El Zhar began his football career with OAC Alès, a local youth team. From here he moved to Nîmes Olympique, then switched again to AS Saint-Étienne. He signed for Liverpool in October 2006 and made his debut for their reserve team against Newcastle in a reserves match on 3 October 2006.[1] He scored his first goal, from the penalty spot, in a reserve 'mini-derby' against Everton on 10 October 2006.
He made his first team debut on 26 November 2006, coming on as a substitute against Portsmouth. He went on to make two more appearances in the 2006–07 season.[1]
He made his first Liverpool start in a Carling Cup tie, against Cardiff City on 31 October 2007, in which he scored his first goal for the club. El Zhar was moved from the number 42 shirt to the number 31 shirt for the start of the 2008–2009 campaign.[2]
El Zhar became part of the regular first team squad in the 2008–09 season appearing in a 1–0 win against Sunderland and making his first assist on 18 October 2008, coming on for Andrea Dossena with Liverpool 1–2 down against Wigan. He set up Albert Riera for the equaliser and the game finished 3–2 to Liverpool. On the 27th of February 2009, He made his first start for Liverpool in the Premier League against Middlesbrough in which Liverpool lost 2-0.
[edit] International career
Although born in Alès, France, El Zhar chose to play internationally for the country of his parents, Morocco. However he did represent France at youth level. El Zhar played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and Morocco got to the semi-finals, where they were defeated 3–0 by Nigeria. Morocco ended the tournament in fourth place after a 2–1 loss to Brazil.[3]
On the 26 March 2008, El Zhar scored for Morocco in a 4–1 away win against Belgium in his first international appearance.
[edit] Statistics
Correct as of 12 April 2009
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
El Zhar, Nabil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Eln Zhar, Nabil |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1986-08-27 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Alès, France |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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