Moroccan footballer

Abdelaziz Barrada (Arabic: عبد العزيز برادة; born 19 June 1989), sometimes known just as Abdel, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Getafe
  • 1.2 Al-Jazira and Marseille
• 2 International career
  • 2.1 International goals
• 3 Honours
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Club career

Getafe

Barrada was born in Provins, France. After playing three years with Paris Saint-Germain's reserves, he moved to Spain in 2010 and joined Getafe, initially being *igned to the reserves which were playing for the first time ever in Segunda División B. On 14 March 2011, he signed his first professional contract with the Madrid outskirts club, and proved essential as the B's eventually retained their league status at the end of the season.

On 28 August 2011, Barrada made his La Liga debut with Getafe, starting and playing 60 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Levante. He was immediately propelled into manager Luís García's starting XI.

Barrada scored his first goal for Getafe's main squad on 6 November 2011, helping the hosts – who played more than 60 minutes with ten players – to a 3–2 home win against Atlético Madrid. In the following month, on the 17th, he netted twice in a 2–1 success at Mallorca.

Barrada scored four goals in 32 matches in both of his seasons with the team, helping it to consecutive midtable positions (11th and tenth).

Al-Jazira and Marseille

On 6 July 2013, Barrada joined UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Jazira Club, signing a four-year contract. The following summer, he agreed to a four-year deal with Marseille for a reported €4.5 million.

In only his second appearance in Ligue 1, Barrada scored his first goal in the compe*ion, coming on as an 87th-minute subs*ute in the home fixture against Nice and scoring for a 4–0 victory. His second arrived early into the 2015–16 season, as he contributed to a 6–0 demolition of Troyes also at the Stade Vélodrome.

International career

Barrada earned his first cap for Morocco on 29 February 2012, playing 86 minutes in a 2–0 friendly win over Burkina Faso. Also that year, he was part of the under-23 squad at the Summer Olympic Games, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Honduras in an eventual group stage exit.

International goals

As of 7 September 2014Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Barrada goal.

Honours

Morocco U23

• CAF U-23 Championship runner-up: 2011

References

External links

• Abdelaziz Barrada at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Abdelaziz Barrada at BDFutbol
• Abdelaziz Barrada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Abdelaziz Barrada – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Abdelaziz Barrada at Soccerway