Abdellah Zoubir

 ( 1991 Births ) 

Abdellah Zoubir (; born 5 December 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.

Zoubir started out his senior career at Grenoble, after which he went on to compete professionally in Scotland, Romania and Azerbaijan, respectively. In the latter country, he aided Qarabağ in winning four national titles and one Azerbaijan Cup.

---

Career

---

Early career and Istres Born in Lille of Moroccan descent, Zoubir started playing futsal in his native city at the age of 6. He represented France at youth level in that sport, sharing teams at one point with Wissam Ben Yedder. In 2012, Zoubir signed for FC Istres in Ligue 2. He was loaned in January 2013 to lower league club Grenoble.

In August 2013, Zoubir joined Scottish side Hibernian on loan after being recommended by former footballer Frédéric Arpinon. He made his first start for his new team in a Scottish League Cup match against Stranraer on 24 September, also scoring the second goal in a 5–3 win. However, after the departure of manager Pat Fenlon, he did not seem to enter the plans of new coach Terry Butcher, coming on mostly as a substitute.

An ankle injury kept Zoubir out for five months, and he ended the season (which ended in relegation after 15 years) with 16 matches and one goal all competitions comprised. He subsequently returned to Istres, now in the Championnat National.

---

Petrolul Ploiești On 24 June 2015, Zoubir joined Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești on a three-year contract. He made his Liga I debut on 11 July, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at defending champions FCSB; he adapted quickly, being voted Footballer of the Month for July by fans on the DoarPetrolul.ro forum. He netted his first goal for the club on 9 November in a 1–1 home draw against Concordia Chiajna, and his second came against CFR Cluj late in the same month (1–0, also at the Ilie Oană Stadium).

During early December 2015, it was reported that Bucharest rivals Steaua and Dinamo were interested in acquiring Zoubir in the winter transfer window.

---

Qarabağ On 26 June 2018, Zoubir signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ.

On 29 June 2024, Zoubir signed a new three-year contract with Qarabağ.

---

Career statistics

+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Grenoble	2011–12	Championnat de France amateur 2	0
	2012–13	Championnat de France Amateur	7
FC Istres	2012–13	Ligue 2	0
	2014–15	Championnat National	1
Hibernian (loan)	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	1
Petrolul Ploiești	2015–16	Liga I	5
RC Lens	2016–17	Ligue 2	4
	2017–18		3
Qarabağ	2018–19	Azerbaijan Premier League	8
	2019–20		7
	2020–21		9
	2021–22		12
	2022–23		10
	2023–24		15
	2024–25		8

---

Honours Qarabağ

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Azerbaijan Cup: 2021–22

---

External links

Categories: 1991 Births, Living People, French Sportspeople Of Moroccan Descent, Footballers From Lille, French Men's Footballers, Moroccan Men's Footballers, Men's Association Football Midfielders, French Men's Futsal Players, Ligue 2 Players, Championnat National Players, Championnat National 2 Players, Istres Fc Players, Grenoble Foot 38 Players, Rc Lens Players, Scottish Professional Football League Players, Hibernian F.c. Players, Liga I Players, Fc Petrolul Ploiești Players, Azerbaijan Premier League Players, Qarabağ Fk Players, French Expatriate Men's Footballers, Expatriate Men's Footballers In Scotland, Expatriate Men's Footballers In Romania, Expatriate Men's Footballers In Azerbaijan, French Expatriate Sportspeople In Scotland, French Expatriate Sportspeople In Romania, French Expatriate Sportspeople In Azerbaijan, 21st-century French Sportsmen, 21st-century Moroccan Sportsmen

Post Comment