Fouad Bachirou

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Fouad Bachirou
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Bachirou in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Valence, France
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Matlock Town
Youth career
0000–2006 USA Clichy
2006–2008 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Paris Saint-Germain CFA [1] 22 (1)
2010–2014 Greenock Morton 117 (2)
2014–2017 Östersunds FK 86 (2)
2018–2020 Malmö FF 58 (0)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2021–2024 Omonia 65 (0)
2024– Matlock Town 0
International career‡
2014– Comoros 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2022

Fouad "Fred" Bachirou (born 15 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town.

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He previously played for Paris Saint-Germain reserves, Greenock Morton in Scotland, Swedish sides Östersund and Malmö FF, and EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest. Born in France, he represents Comoros at international level.

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Born in Valence, Bachirou started his career in the youth teams at local side Football Club de la Place de Clichy, before winning a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, where he played in the CFA side in the French third division – scoring once against UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole. [2]

Greenock Morton

Bachirou transferred to Greenock Morton in July 2010, after a trial spell at the club. [3] He made his competitive debut for Greenock Morton in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Dumbarton on 25 July 2010. [4] In June 2011, Bachirou signed a new one-year contract at Morton. [5] After over 50 appearances for the club, Bachirou scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South on 7 April 2012. [6] Bachirou stated he would not be seeking a new contract with the club in May 2012. [7] On 17 August 2012, Bachirou made a U-turn and re-signed for the club, [8] after rejecting a move to league rivals Hamilton Accies. [9]

In September 2013, he signed a contract extension until summer 2015. [10]

Östersunds FK

Bachirou made a surprise move to Östersunds FK in August 2014. [11] He made his debut from the bench away to promoted club Husqvarna FF. [12] During his time at Östersund they managed to get a promotion to Allsvenskan, win the Swedish Cup and qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Malmö FF

Bachirou playing for Malmo FF in 2018. Fouad Bachirou MFF practice 20180126.png
Bachirou playing for Malmö FF in 2018.

On 9 January 2018, Swedish champions Malmö FF confirmed the transfer of Bachirou for an estimated fee of around 7 million SEK (roughly £600,000).

Nottingham Forest

On 26 August 2020, Bachirou joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed transfer fee. [13] He made his first-team debut in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Barnsley. Despite being Sabri Lamouchi's 'priority target' during the summer transfer window, Bachirou made only three appearances for Forest during the 2020–21 season. [14] [15] At the end of the season, Bachirou was told that he was not in Chris Hughton's plans and was free to leave the club. [16]

Omonia FC

On 16 August 2021, Bachirou joined Cypriot First Division side Omonia Nicosia on a free transfer. [17] In two years, he helped the club win the Cypriot Cup twice. [18]

Matlock Town

On 21 October 2024, Bachirou returned to England, joining Northern Premier League Premier Division side Matlock Town. [19]

International career

In February 2014, Bachirou received a call-up to the Comoros national team for their friendly against Burkina Faso. [20] Bachirou played for 90 minutes as Comoros recorded a respectable 1–1 draw in Marseille, France. [21]

He made his first competitive appearance, and won his second cap, in the first leg of an Africa Cup of Nations first round qualifier away to Kenya in Nairobi. [22] Bachirou started the match but could not prevent Comoros from suffering a 1–0 defeat.

Personal life

Bachirou is a Muslim, and his parents hail from the Comoros. [23] In 2019, he married his Scottish fiancée, Debbie.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 July 2023 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PSG Reserves 2008–09 CFA 121——121
2009–10 CFA100——100
Total2210000221
Greenock Morton 2010–11 Scottish First Division 19070—261
2011–12 Scottish First Division30160—361
2011–12 Scottish First Division33150—380
2013–14 Scottish Championship 35060—410
Total1172240001412
Östersunds FK 2014 Superettan 10010—110
2015 Superettan29000—380
2016 Allsvenskan 22110—231
2017 Allsvenskan25160121432
Total862801211023
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan22070130420
2019 Allsvenskan24040140420
2020 Allsvenskan1204020180
Total5801502901020
Nottingham Forest 2020–21 EFL Championship 102 [a] 0—30
Omonia 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 2106060330
2022–23 Cypriot First Division2107 [b] 030310
2023–24 Cypriot First Division2301 [c] 000240
Total65014090880
Career total32656305014396

Honours

Östersunds FK

Malmö FF

Omonia

See also

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  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup
  2. ↑ Includes appearance in the 2022 Cypriot Super Cup and appearances in the 2022-23 Cypriot Cup
  3. ↑ Includes appearance in the 2023 Cypriot Super Cup and appearances in the 2023-24 Cypriot Cup
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