Naïm Aarab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RAS Saintoise | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tubize | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| NEC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | NEC | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | AEL | 52 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 |
→ Charleroi (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Újpest | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 |
Sint-Truiden | 26 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Wydad | 45 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | → Deinze (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Deinze | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Wydad | ||
| 2019–2023 | Tubize-Braine | 19 | (4) |
| 2023– | RAS Saintoise | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988) is a Belgian professional
Career
Aarab progressed through the youth ranks of
Aarab decided to leave NEC after not reaching a new agreement, and in July 2008 he joined
On 23 July 2012, Aarab joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Újpest on a four-year contract.[4]
In September 2014, Aarab signed a three-year contract with Wydad.[5] In his first season with the Moroccan club, he only made one appearance. Wydad won the league title that season. In July 2015, he joined Deinze on loan.[5] There, he played 5 games until his loan period was terminated prematurely in January 2016.[6] He played no more games for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. In Morocco, Aarab struggled with injuries and at his own request he returned to Belgium in 2016 for his rehabilitation and joined Deinze on a permanent contract at the end of that year, where he played 2 matches. In 2017, Aarab returned to Wydad.[5] With the club, he won the national title twice and won the 2017 CAF Champions League and the 2018 CAF Super Cup.[7][8]
In September 2019, Aarab moved to Tubize-Braine.[9]
Honours
Wydad
References
- ^ "PSV Eindhoven - NEC Nijmegen 5:0 (Eredivisie 2007/2008, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Naim Aarab: Leur défense a du mal à se retourner". DH Les Sports + (in French). 19 October 2009.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Sporting Charleroi - 23 October 2010 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Újpest: Sztaniszavljevics és Aarab is szerződést kapott - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). 23 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "OFFICIEEL: Ex-Anderlecht-verdediger trekt naar Wydad Casablanca". Voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Naïm Aarab verlaat SK Deinze". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Wydad Casablanca na African Champion!". BBC News Pidgin. 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "CAF Super Cup 2018 – Tactical start list" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Naim Aarab, le nouveau mentor des Sang et Or". Édition digitale de Verviers (in French). 11 October 2019.
External links
- Naïm Aarab at Soccerway
- Naïm Aarab at FootballDatabase.eu