Monsef Zerka

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Monsef Zerka
Monsef Zerka
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Orléans, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, winger, forward
Youth career
1999–2001
Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009
Nancy
 176 (17)
2009–2011 Nantes 35 (2)
2011
Iraklis
 9 (0)
2011 New England Revolution 7 (2)
2012 Petrolul Ploieşti 12 (2)
2013–2014 Tanjong Pagar 48 (21)
Total 287 (44)
International career
2004 Morocco U23 2 (0)
2001–2008 Morocco 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Monsef Zerka (

fullback and as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Morocco
at international level.

Club career

Nancy

Zerka was born in Orléans. After playing for US Orléans as a youngster, Zerka was signed by Nancy on the recommendation of his coach Jacques Quéré. He completed the final years of his apprenticeship at Nancy before making his debut in 2001. He debuted in a 4–0 home win against Caen, coming in as a late substitute in the 83rd minute.

Before finally signing professional forms (initially a three-year contract) with Nancy in August 2002, Zerka had made his debut for the Morocco national team.

After playing in various positions over the years, Zerka proved effective in a forward role in Nancy's

AS Nancy in the summer of 2009, after playing 173 league matches for the club and scoring 17 goals. In Ligue 1
, he featured in 85 matches and scored 13 goals.

Zerka will be remember by

1978 French Cup
.

Nantes

On 31 August 2010, Zerka signed for

French Cup 4–2 away defeat by US Boulogne. On 7 January 2011, Nantes and Zerka mutually agreed to part ways.[6] During his spell at Nantes Zerka featured in 35 Ligue 2
games, scoring 2 goals.

Iraklis

On 14 January 2011, Zerka signed a contract with

Iraklis on 23 January 2011, as he was in the starting line-up in a 3–0 away defeat by AO Kavala.[8][9]

New England Revolution

Zerka left Iraklis on a mutual agreement after their relegation from the Greek top flight, and he subsequently signed with Major League Soccer club New England Revolution on 18 August 2011.[10]

Petrolul Ploieşti

In March 2012, he signed with the Romanian club

Petrolul Ploieşti
, scoring 2 goals in 12 matches.

Tanjong Pagar United

Zerka joined Singapore League (

Tanjong Pagar United become the first team to qualify for the 2013 Singapore Cup
.

International career

Zerka has gained 10 full caps for Morocco, scoring 2 goals.

2004 Summer Olympics football tournament

Zerka was a member of the Moroccan squad for the

Tajeddine Sami.[13] He watched Morocco's third and last match in the tournament from the bench.[14] The match ended up a 2–1 victory for Morocco, its only victory in the tournament.[14] Morocco got 4 points, equal to those of Costa Rica, but it was eliminated from the tournament, as it had scored fewer goals than Costa Rica.[15]

2008 African Cup of Nations

Zerka also featured in the Morocco squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. In the opening match for Morocco, he came in as a substitute for Youssouf Hadji in the 70th minute.[16] He managed to score a header for Morocco 4 minutes after his entrance in the game.[16] It was his team's last goal in 1-5 devastation against Namibia and Zerka's first goal for his country.[16] He was a starter in his team's next match, a 3–2 defeat by Guinea, but he was substituted in the 80th minute by El Moubarki.[17] In the next match Morocco had to compete against host nation Ghana. Zerka came in as a substitute for Aboucherouane in the 55th minute of the match, but he was unable to help his team overturn Ghana's 2–0 lead.[18] Morocco finished 3rd in its group and was eliminated.[19]

Honours

Nancy

References

  1. ^ "Coupe de la Ligue - Saison 2005-05 - Finale" (in French). LFP.fr. 22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Nantes:Zerka a signé" (in French). Mercato365. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. ^ Ayari, Rami (1 September 2009). "Nancy's Moncef Zerka Signs For FC Nantes". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "La bonne affaire nantaise". Le Figaro (in French). 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Bastia 1-1 Nantes" (in French). FCNHisto.fr. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Zerka vers la Grêce" (in French). L'EQUIPE.fr. 7 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  7. ^ "IRAKLIS F.C. signed Moncef Zerka". Iraklis F.C. Official site. 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  8. ^ Καβάλα - Ηρακλής 3-0 (in Greek). Contra.gr. 23 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. ^ ΚΑΒΑΛΑ - ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ (in Greek). Superleague Official site. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Revs sign Monsef Zerka | New England Revolution". www.revolutionsoccer.net. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men - Teams - Morocco". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  12. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men - Match Report - Costa Rica-Morocco". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men - Match Report - Morocco-Portugal". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men - Match Report - Morocco-Iraq". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  15. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Athens 2004 - Men - Fixtures and Results". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  16. ^ a b c Wyatt, Ben (21 January 2008). "Namibia Morocco 1-5". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  17. ^ Vickers, Steve (24 January 2008). "Guinea Morocco 3-2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  18. ^ Vickers, Steve (28 January 2008). "Ghana Morocco 2-0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  19. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations past competitions, 2008". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Nancy - Nice : compo des équipes". ogcnice.com. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

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