Mohammed El Yaagoubi

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Full nameMohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi
Date of birth (1977-09-12) 12 September 1977 (age 41)
Place of birth Taourirt, Morocco
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Santboià
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997 Santboià
1997–1999 Barcelona C 73 (11)
1997–2000 Barcelona B 38 (5)
2000–2006 Osasuna 121 (10)
2001Levante (loan) 19 (2)
2001–2002Elche (loan) 39 (4)
2006–2008 Espanyol 28 (1)
2008–2009 Real Sociedad 34 (1)
2009–2012 Girona 101 (8)
2012–2014 Sabadell 41 (6)
Total494(48)
National team
2003–2007 Morocco 33 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi (Arabic : محمد اليعقوبي; born 12 September 1977), known as Moha, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Morocco Country in North Africa

Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country located in the Maghreb region of North West Africa with an area of 710,850 km2 (274,460 sq mi). Its capital is Rabat, the largest city Casablanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Morocco claims the areas of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, all of them under Spanish jurisdiction.

Association football Team field sport

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Due to the many years spent in Spain – his entire professional career, which spanned nearly 15 years – he also held a passport from that country. He amassed La Liga totals of 149 games and 11 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna and Espanyol.

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

Spanish nationality law Laws of nationality in Spain

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The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as La Liga, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system. Administered by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, also known as the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), La Liga is contested by 20 teams, with the three lowest-placed teams at the end of each season relegated to the Segunda División and replaced by the top three teams in that division.

Club career

Born in Taourirt, Morocco, Moha started his club career with FC Barcelona, representing however only its C and B-teams. He spent the bulk of his career at CA Osasuna, first playing two matches in the 2000–01 season in La Liga.

Taourirt, Morocco Place in Oriental, Morocco

Taourirt is a town in Taourirt Province in the northern part of Morocco. Situated in the Oriental region about 100 km west to the city of Oujda.

FC Barcelona association football club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Futbol Club Barcelona "C" was a Spanish football team that folded on 2 July 2007. The youth team of FC Barcelona, it played its home games at the Mini Estadi.

After two Segunda División loans, with Levante UD and Elche CF, Moha returned to the Navarrese, going on to become a crucial offensive element although never an undisputed starter. On 11 April 2004 he scored in a 3–0 away win against Real Madrid [1] and, in 2005–06, as Osasuna finished a best-ever fourth, he netted twice in 27 games.

The Segunda División, officially known as La Liga 2 and stylized as La Liga 1|2|3 for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LFP), it is contested by 22 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to La Liga and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.

Levante UD Spanish football club

Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community.

Elche CF Spanish association football team

Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., is a Spanish football team based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, with a capacity of 33,732 seats.

Moha then returned to Catalonia as he joined RCD Espanyol for 400.000 [2] going on to feature sparingly, especially in his second year, although he did contribute with eight matches to the club's runner-up campaign in the UEFA Cup. Released in June 2008, he joined Real Sociedad on a free transfer.

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

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RCD Espanyol sports club in Spain

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona, commonly known as Espanyol de Barcelona, or simply as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain.

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After not being able to help Real Sociedad return to the top flight, Moha moved to another side in that tier, Girona FC.

2008–09 Segunda División sports season

The 2008–09 Segunda División season was the 78th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 30 August 2008, and the season ended on 21 June 2009. Real Zaragoza, Real Murcia and Levante were the teams relegated from La Liga the previous season. Alicante, Girona, Huesca and Rayo Vallecano were the teams promoted from Segunda División B the previous season.

Girona FC Spanish football team

Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, having been promoted to the first-division league for the first time at the end of the 2016–17 season. Girona holds its home matches at the 14,450-capacity Estadi Montilivi.

International career

Moha made his international debut for Morocco on 12 March 2003 against Senegal, in a friendly, being part of the squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations for a final runner-up position (all games played, although none complete).

Honours

Club

Espanyol

Country

Morocco

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