Farid El Alagui
![]() El Alagui playing for Brentford's development team in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Farid El Alagui | ||
Date of birth | 28 August 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Bordeaux, France[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Marmande Foot | 22 | (10) |
2006–2009 | Bergerac Foot | 54 | (37) |
2009–2010 |
Wydad | 10 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Romorantin | 27 | (14) |
2011–2012 | Falkirk | 33 | (18) |
2012–2014 | Brentford | 23 | (4) |
2014 | → Dundee United (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Hibernian | 15 | (5) |
2016–2017 | Dunfermline Athletic | 13 | (2) |
2017 | Ayr United | 11 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Edinburgh City | 22 | (4) |
2018–2019 | FC Marmande 47 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Farid El Alagui (born 28 August 1985) is a retired French
Playing career
Early career
El Alagui began his career in
Falkirk
He made his first-team debut on 23 July 2011 in Falkirk's 2–1 win over
Brentford
On 6 August 2013, El Alagui began his
Dundee United (loan)
On 8 January 2014, El Alagui moved to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season.[34] He made his debut against Inverness CT in a 1–1 draw, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Brian Graham, on 12 January.[35] El Alagui scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw with Partick Thistle on 1 February 2014.[36] He finished the season having scored three goals in 15 appearances[32] and, as he had been previously released by Brentford a week before his loan spell had finished, he left and became a free agent.
Hibernian
El Alagui signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Hibernian in July 2014.[3][37] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 2–1 home win against Livingston in the opening league match of the season.[38] He scored again in the following match, the Edinburgh derby against Hearts on 17 August 2014, although it was only a consolation goal as Hibernian lost 2–1.[39] On 30 August 2014, El Alagui had to go off injured in the first half as Hibernian lost 2–1 against Alloa Athletic, with the club fearing he had a ruptured an achilles' tendon.[40] He then had surgery on the injury and it was expected he would be out for four to six months.[41] On his return from injury, El Alagui came on as a substitute in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts.[42] He scored in the dying minutes to wrap up a 2–0 victory for Hibernian.[42]
Complications from the earlier surgery meant that El Alagui did not play for Hibs during the early part of the 2015–16 season,[43] and at the end of his contract he was released by the club.[44] Subsequently, El Alagui appeared as a trialist for Inverness CT and Dunfermline Athletic.[45]
Dunfermline Athletic
After a trial period with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic, El Alagui signed a short-term contract with the club until January 2017.[46][47] His first appearances for the Pars came from the subs bench, with his first full start coming against his former club Falkirk on 15 October 2016.[48] El Alagui's scored a dramatic 85th-minute winner against St Mirren in a match that ended 4–3 to Dunfermline.[49] Further goals in a 2–1 victory against Queen's Park in the Scottish Challenge Cup helped the club progress to the next round.[50] El Alagui scored all three goals in the match, claiming an unusual hat-trick.[50][51] El Alagui's final appearance for the club came as a late substitute against Ayr United.[52]
After turning down a new contract with the club, El Alagui departed Dunfermline on 23 January 2017, with the intention of moving to play in Asia.[53] In his brief spell with the club, El Alagui's made a total of 16 appearances for the Pars, with the majority coming as a substitute. Although he scored only four times in his four months with the club, three of these goals gave the club important wins over St Mirren and Queen's Park.
Ayr United
El Alagui subsequently signed for fellow Scottish Championship club Ayr United on 7 February 2017, on a contract until the end of the 2016–17 season.[54] He subsequently scored goals at Somerset Park against Raith Rovers and against Dumbarton whilst also scoring a consolation goal against St Mirren. El Alagui was released by Ayr at the end of the 2016–17 season, following their relegation to Scottish League One.[55]
Edinburgh City
After spending a number of months without a club, El Alagui played as a trialist for Scottish League Two club Edinburgh City on 4 November 2017, in a match against Stirling Albion.[56] Shortly after, he signed a deal with the club until the end of the 2017–18 season.[56] He left the club at the end of his contract in May 2018.[57] After a final season with hometown club FC Marmande 47, El Alagui retired from football on 8 June 2019.[58]
Coaching career
As of January 2020, El Alagui was working as U16
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bergerac Foot | 2008–09[60] | Championnat de France Amateur Group C
|
31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||
SO Romorantin | 2010–11[2] | Championnat de France Amateur Group D | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | 27 | 14 | |||
Falkirk | 2011–12[2] | Scottish First Division | 33 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3[a] | 2 | 43 | 27 |
Brentford | 2012–13[22] | League One
|
11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 3 |
2013–14[32] | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2[b] | 2 | 18 | 6 | ||
Total | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | ||
Dundee United (loan) | 2013–14[32] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
Hibernian | 2014–15[61] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2[c] | 0 | 13 | 5 |
2015–16[62] | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
Total | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 2016–17[63] | Scottish Championship | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 2 | 16 | 4 | |
Ayr United | 2016–17[63] | Scottish Championship | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Edinburgh City | 2017–18[64] | Scottish League Two | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
Career total | 188 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 217 | 81 |
- ^ a b Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ^ Football League Trophy.
- ^ 1 appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs.
Honours
Falkirk
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External links
- Farid El Alagui at Soccerbase (Falkirk: misspelt surname)
- Farid El Alagui at Soccerbase