Abdelhakim Omrani

Abdelhakim Omrani

Personal information
Full name	Abdelhakim Omrani
Date of birth	(1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Freyming-Merlebach, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	RFCU Luxembourg
Number	14
Youth career
1997–2002	SO Merlebach
2002–2005	Metz
2005–2007	Nancy
2007–2009	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Lens	4	(0)
2013	Le Mans	13	(1)
2013–2015	Nîmes	28	(4)
2015–2016	Chamois Niortais	18	(0)
2016–2017	Sedan	10	(1)
2017–2018	Oldham Athletic	8	(0)
2018	Virton
2019	Dunărea Călărași	1	(0)
2020–	RFCU Luxembourg	43	(0)
International career
2010	France U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2022

Abdelhakim Omrani (born 18 February 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for RFCU Luxembourg. ^[1]

Club career

Omrani began his career playing for Metz. He later left the club for Nancy, where he spent six years before heading north to RC Lens. Omrani received his first call up to the senior squad for the team's match against Angers on 6 March 2009. He made his professional debut in that match appearing as a substitute in the 72nd minute. The match finished 2–2 with Lens scoring their goals in the 88th minute and the 92nd minute. ^[2] The following week, Omrani made another substitute appearance in a 1–0 defeat to Ajaccio. In August 2011, Omrani went on trial to German club Bayern Munich. ^[3] However, despite impressing, the two clubs could not agree to terms and Omrani remained at Lens. ^{[4] [5]} In December 2012, Omrani went on trial with Newcastle United. ^[6] However, he failed to impress manager Alan Pardew and returned to Lens. ^[7] On 14 February 2012, Lens announced that Omrani had left the club. ^[8]

In November 2013, Omrani signed a two-year contract with Nîmes Olympique, after Le Mans suffered relegation to the lower divisions for financial reasons. ^[9]

On 5 September 2017, Omrani signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further year, with League One side Oldham Athletic. ^[10] He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2017–18 season, following their relegation. ^[11] He went on to the Belgian amateur level and R.E. Virton.

In January 2020, Omrani moved to Racing FC Union Luxembourg after six months without a club. ^[12]

International career

After previously representing France at the under-19 level, Omrani switched his allegiance to Algeria in September 2011 after being called up to the Algerian under-23 national team by coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi for a four-day training camp in Sidi Moussa. ^[13] He was convinced to make the switch by Algerian international Antar Yahia.

Personal life

Omrani was born in Freyming-Merlebach in the Moselle department to Algerian parents. ^[14] He holds both French and Algerian nationalities. ^[15] He comes from an athletic family which consists of six children. The eldest, Yasmina, is a professional heptathlete. Omrani also has two younger brothers who play football: Billel played for CFR Cluj and is a French youth international while Nabil has played in the youth system of a local club in Marseille. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 September 2017 ^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens	2008–09	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2010–11	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Lens		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Le Mans	2012–13	Ligue 2	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
Nîmes	2013–14	Ligue 2	21	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
	2014–15		7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	2
	Nîmes		28	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	30	5
Chamois Niortais	2015–16	Ligue 2	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	19	1
Sedan	2016–17	National	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Oldham Athletic	2017–18	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career totals			73	6	4	1	1	1	0	0	78	8

References

1. Fratele lui Omrani vine în Liga 1! Cu ce club a semnat şi prima reacţie a mijlocaşului. telekomsport.ro (in Romanian)
2. "Angers v. Lens Match Report". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 6 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
3. Le Lensois Omrani à Munich Archived 28 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine ; L'Equipe, 14 August 2011 (in French)
4. Essai concluant pour Omrani au Bayern Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; MadeinLens.com, 13 August 2011 (in French)
5. Pourquoi Omrani n'a pas signé au Bayern ? ^{[ permanent dead link ]}; Lensois.com, 12 September 2011 (in French)
6. Transferts : Abdelhakim Omrani à l'essai à Newcastle Archived 15 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; DZFoot, 12 January 2012.
7. Algerian starlet “returns home” after Newcastle trial Archived 20 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; Sportsbyte Sunderland, 16 January 2012.
8. Toufik O. (14 February 2012). "Abdelhakim Omrani libéré par le RC Lens". DZFoot. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
9. "Le Mans FC : Abdelhakim Omrani a signé à Nîmes" [Le Mans FC : Abdelhakim Omrani signs with Nîmes] (in French). lemainelibre.fr. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
10. "SIGNING: Omrani Signs For Latics" . Retrieved 6 September 2017.
11. "Oldham Athletic release seven after relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
12. Officiel : Le Racing Luxembourg accueille Mana Dembélé et Abdel Omrani!, walfoot.be, 10 January 2020
13. Début du stage de Sidi Moussa ^{[ permanent dead link ]}; Le Buteur, 12 September 2011 (in French)
14. Mondial des jeunes: deux Algériens s'illustrent Archived 12 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
15. "Hakim OMRANI -". unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
16. "Omrani, la famille en or". Le Républicain Lorrain. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
17. "Abdelhakim Omrani". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links

• Abdelhakim Omrani – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Abdelhakim Omrani at Soccerway