Lens Annab

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Lens Annab
Personal information
Full name Nadjem Lens Annab
Date of birth (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Maaseik, Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–2007 Patro Eisden
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Patro Eisden
2008–2012 Westerlo 83 (7)
2012 ES Sétif 3 (0)
2013–2014 Lierse 7 (0)
2014–2015 ASV Geel 18 (1)
2016–2017 Thes Sport
2017–2018 Patro Eisden
2019–2020 Bilzerse Waltwilder
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Nadjem Lens Annab (born 20 July 1988) is a Belgian-Algerian professional football player who plays as a midfielder.

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Personal

Born in Belgium, Annab's family is originally from Algeria. [1] His father is an ethnic Chaoui from Merouana, while his mother is also from the Batna province. He has two brothers and a younger sister.

Club career

Annab signed a contract with Westerlo in April 2008, while he was playing for Eisden Sport in Limburg Third Division, the 7th of 8 levels in the Belgian football league system. Annab also played futsal for ZVK Eisden Dorp at that moment, but quit after his surprise transfer. [2] Lens Annab made his debut at the highest level in a 0–1 victory against Mouscron on 12 September 2009 and from then on featured regularly in the team. Following the relegation of Westerlo in 2012, Annab chose to accept an offer from ES Sétif, allowing him to move to his second home country, Algeria. [3] On 5 August 2014 Lens Annab signs a contract with second division team ASV Geel.

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References

  1. Interview Nadjem Lens Annab (Westerlo) Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Lens Annab van derdeprovincialer naar Westerlo". Het Belang van Limburg. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  3. "Annab leaves: "Algeria is a move forward"". Sporza. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.