Jaouad Zairi

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Jaouad Zairi (Template:Langx; born 17 April 1982) is a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Morocco national team between 2000 and 2009, making 34 appearances and scoring six goals.

Early life

Zairi was born into a large family in Taza, Morocco.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At the age of 2, his family moved to Mâcon, a small French city.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1997, he moved to FC Gueugnon.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Club career

Zairi joined the French Ligue 2 team FC Gueugnon at the age of 15.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the summer of 2001, he joined FC Sochaux and played for them until 2008. In January 2006 he was loaned to the Saudi club Al-Ittihad. He moved to Portugal and played for one year with Boavista F.C. (2006–2007). He returned in France and played another year with FC Nantes (2007–2008).

He moved to Greece and played for Super League Greece side Asteras Tripolis for the 2008–09 season.

On 25 April 2009, Olympiacos announced Zairi would join for the 2009–10 season. He won the 2010–11 Super League Greece with the club.[1] After two seasons with Olympiacos he was informed by Olympiacos' manager Ernesto Valverde that he was not to renew his contract with the club and that he was free to leave.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In July 2017, he made an appearance for Indonesian club Persija Jakarta in a friendly match against Espanyol.[2]

International career

Zairi made a debut for Morocco national team in 2000. He played in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 when Morocco made it to the finals but lost to their North African rivals Tunisia.

Zairi also played for Morocco at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zairi goal.
List of international goals scored by Jaouad Zairi[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 June 2003 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Template:Fb 2–0 2–0 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 8 February 2004 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia Template:Fb 3–1 3–1 (a.e.t) 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
3 31 March 2004 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Template:Fb 3–0 3–1 Friendly
4 9 February 2005 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Template:Fb 1–0 5–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 2–0
6 5–0

Honours

Olympiacos

Morocco

References

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External links

Template:Morocco men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics Template:Morocco Squad 2004 Africa Cup of Nations Template:Morocco Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations

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