Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mouloud Akloul | ||
Date of birth | March 18, 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Lorient, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1996 | Lorient-Sports | ||
1996–2001 | Lorient | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Lorient B | 31 | (4) |
2004–2006 | Vannes | 51 | (4) |
2007 | MO Béjaïa | 10 | (2) |
2007–2009 | Al-Ittihad Kalba | 31 | (0) |
2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | (1) |
2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | France U-17 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, January 10, 2012 (UTC) |
Mouloud Akloul (born March 18, 1983, in Lorient) is a French footballer who is currently unattached.
Akloul started his career 1990 in the youth system of his local club, Lorient-Sports. In 1996, at the age of 13, he moved across town to join city rival FC Lorient. He played with his new team until 2001, eventually graduating to the FC Lorient's reserve squad.[ citation needed ] After eight years at Lorient, he again moved to Vannes, and helped the club secure a promotion to the Championnat de France amateur for the 2004–05 season. [1]
In January 2007, Akloul left France and signed with MO Béjaïa in the Algerian Championnat National 2, where he spent 6 months. [2] In 2007 Akloul left Algeria to play in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Ittihad Kalba of the UAE Football League. [3]
On April 8, 2010, Akloul signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USSF Division 2 Professional League. [4] He made his debut for the team on April 24, 2010, against AC St. Louis, but during the game he broke his ankle while scoring his team's winning goal. [5] [6] He did not return to action until October 2, in the Whitecaps' final regular season game of the year.
The expansion Vancouver Whitecaps FC signed Akloul to a Major League Soccer contract on March 31, 2011. [7] The Whitecaps released Akloul on July 28, 2011. [8]
Akloul played for the France national under-17 football team in 1999 and 2000. [9] He is also eligible to play for Algeria.
He holds the dual nationality, being both a citizen of France and Algeria. [10]