Mohammed Abdellaoue
![]() Abdellaoue with VfB Stuttgart in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2000 | Hasle-Løren | ||
2001–2003 | Skeid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Skeid | 86 | (40) |
2008–2010 | Vålerenga | 67 | (30) |
2010–2013 | Hannover 96 | 80 | (29) |
2013–2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 12 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Vålerenga | 34 | (9) |
Total | 279 | (109) | |
International career | |||
2003 | Norway U18 | 6 | (3) |
2004 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
2005 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
2008–2017 | Norway | 33 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue (
Club career
Early career
Abdellaoue was born in Oslo and played for Hasle-Løren and Skeid as a youth player. Before joining Skeid's first team squad in 2003 he had to have corrective surgery to his left foot due to the fact he was born with only four toes, something which was never a hindrance before top flight football. He made his debut on 9 June 2003, when he came on as a substitute against Hødd. In his fourth game of the season, he scored his first two goals in a 2–1 win over Raufoss. Abdellaoue scored a total of 42 league goals for Skeid in five seasons, and was their top scorer in 2004 and 2007. He appeared once for the Norwegian under-21 team, six times for the under-18 team and once for under-19 team.[1]
Vålerenga
At the end of the 2007 season, he signed a three-year contract with
Hannover 96
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/2012-08_Moa_fans.jpg/222px-2012-08_Moa_fans.jpg)
On 17 August 2010, Vålerenga and
In the opening match of the
Abdellaoue was troubled with injuries during the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, but managed to score eight goals in the league. He made a total of 80 appearances for Hannover in the Bundesliga, scoring 29 goals.[4]
VfB Stuttgart
On 11 June 2013, Abdellaoue signed a four-year deal with
Vålerenga
Abdellaoue signed a contract with his former club Vålerenga on 7 August 2015.[10][11] In December 2017 he retired from football due to injuries.[12][13]
International career
Abdellaoue made his debut for the Norway national team on 20 August 2008, in a friendly against Ireland. His first goal came in his seventh match; a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Iceland. In the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 29 February 2012, Abdellaoue was the captain of Norway in the absence of the regular captain Brede Hangeland.[14] Moa was awarded the Gold Watch after his 25th cap against Albania in March 2013.[15]
International goals
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Mohammed_Abdellaoue_02.jpg/220px-Mohammed_Abdellaoue_02.jpg)
- Source:[16]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 September 2010 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík | ![]() |
1–2 | Win | Euro 2012 Qualifier |
2 | 12 October 2010 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb | ![]() |
2–1 | Loss | Friendly |
3 | 10 August 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | Friendly |
4 | ||||||
5 | 2 September 2011 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | Euro 2012 Qualifier |
6 | 14 November 2012 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest |
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2–0 | Win | Friendly |
7 | 14 August 2013 | Friends Arena, Solna | ![]() |
2–4 | Loss | Friendly |
Career statistics
Source:[17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Skeid | 2003 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 5 | |
2004 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | 24 | 14 | |||
2005 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
2006
|
2. divisjon
|
18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 11 | ||
2007 | 1. Divisjon | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 11 | ||
Total | 86 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 46 | ||
Vålerenga | 2008 | Tippeligaen
|
23 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | 29 | 16 | |
2009 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
2010 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 16 | |||
Total | 67 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 41 | ||
Hannover 96 | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 10 | |
2011–12 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 42 | 16 | ||
2012–13 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
Total | 80 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 103 | 35 | ||
VfB Stuttgart | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Vålerenga | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
2016 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |||
2017 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
Career total | 279 | 109 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 329 | 132 |
Honours
Vålerenga
Individual
- Kniksen of the Year: 2011[18]
Personal life
In 2020 he became an employee—a miljølærer—at a school in Grorud Valley in Oslo.[19] He was raised in the Sinsen neighborhood.[20]
His younger brother striker Mustafa Abdellaoue, known as "Mos", is also a professional footballer who plays as a striker.
References
- Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian). Archived from the originalon 27 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
- ^ ""Moa"-Transfer perfekt" (in German). Hanover 96. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "Moa til Bundesliga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ Lundstadsveen, John Chr (11 June 2013). "Moa offisielt klar for Stuttgart" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "VfB sign Mohammed Abdellaoue". VfB Stuttgart. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "Moa fikk spille to minutter i Stuttgart-debuten". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Saltbones, Fredrik (25 January 2014). "Her scorer Moa for første gang på 274 dager". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Abdellaoue bekommt Spielpraxis in der VfB-Zweiten". kicker. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Breier: Spielverderber bei Schwarz´ Heimpremiere" (in German). kicker. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Move to Norway". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Moa er tilbake i Vålerenga". vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Sollie, Reidar (7 December 2017). "Moa fikk beskjed fra legene: Legg opp". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ Behrens, Marvin (8 December 2017). "Das Knie: Mohammed Abdellaoue muss seine Karriere beenden". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Moa kaptein for Norge". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
- ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (21 March 2013). "Nordtveit: - Det advares alltid mot Moa" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Mohammed Abdellaoue". home.no/greenriver. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Abdellaoue, Mohammed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Kniksenprisen | Norsk Toppfotball". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Moa droppar lukrative jobbar for å arbeide med barn: – Eg kunne tent meir pengar". 15 October 2020.
- ^ "Moa droppar lukrative jobbar for å arbeide med barn: – Eg kunne tent meir pengar". 15 October 2020.
External links
- Mohammed Abdellaoue at fussballdaten.de (in German)