Abdelhamid Sabiri
Sabiri playing for Morocco in 2022
Personal information
Full name Abdelhamid Sabiri[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Goulmima, Errachidia Province, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Fayha
(on loan from Fiorentina)
Number 77
Youth career
2001–2014 TuS Koblenz
2014–2015 Darmstadt 98
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Sportfreunde Siegen 30 (18)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 21 (12)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 9 (5)
2017–2019 Huddersfield Town 7 (0)
2019–2020 SC Paderborn 24 (4)
2020–2022 Ascoli 43 (11)
2022 → Sampdoria (loan) 14 (3)
2022–2023 Sampdoria 13 (1)
2023– Fiorentina 0 (0)
2023 → Sampdoria (loan) 5 (1)
2023– → Al-Fayha (loan) 6 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Germany U21 5 (1)
2022– Morocco 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:27, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Abdelhamid Sabiri (Arabic: عبد الحميد صابيري; Berber languages: ⵄⴱⴷⴻⵍⵀⴰⵎⵉⴷ ⵙⴰⴱⵉⵔⵉ; born 28 November 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Fayha on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina and the Morocco national team.

Sabiri has previously played for Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Huddersfield Town and SC Paderborn. Born in Morocco, he represented Germany at under-21 level, before switching allegiance to Morocco in 2022.

Early life

Sabiri was born in Morocco and moved to Germany at the age of three. There, he was raised in Frankfurt and holds dual citizenship of Germany and Morocco.[3][4] Sabiri comes from an Amazigh (Berber) family [5] originating from the city of Goulmima, Errachidia Province, Morocco.[6]

Club career

After spending his youth career with TuS Koblenz and Darmstadt 98, he began his club career with Sportfreunde Siegen in the German fifth tier. After achieving 20 goals and six assists in 33 appearances in all competitions, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2016, initially playing for the club's second team. He was promoted to the first team in January 2017 and went on to score five times in nine 2. Bundesliga appearances towards the end of the season.[7]

Huddersfield Town

Sabiri joined English club Huddersfield Town on 23 August 2017 on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. The club had recently been promoted to the Premier League, the highest tier of English league football.[7] He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss away to West Ham on 11 September 2017.[8] He made sporadic appearances for the Terriers, after suffering injuries, before his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 August 2019.[9]

SC Paderborn

On 27 August 2019, Sabiri joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year.[10]

Ascoli

On 28 September 2020, he joined Italian Serie B club Ascoli on a two-year contract.[11]

Sampdoria

On 29 January 2022, he moved to Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[12] Sabiri made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Atalanta B.C.[13] He scored his first goal for the club against Spezia, in his seventh appearance for the team.[14][15] On 30 January 2023, Italian sources confirmed talks between Sampadoria and Fiorentina to sign Sabiri for 4 million euros.[16][17]

Fiorentina

On 31 January 2023, Sabiri signed with Fiorentina and was loaned back to Sampdoria for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[18]

Al-Fayha (loan)

On 7 September 2023, Sabiri joined Al-Fayha on a one-year loan.[19][20] On 15 September 2023, Sabiri made his debut in a 1–0 loss against Al Shabab. A week later, Sabiri scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Al-Riyadh SC. On 3 October 2023, Sabiri scored a brace in his first appearance in the AFC Champions League, helping his team claim a 2–0 victory against Pakhtakor.[21][22][23]

International career

Sabiri was called up to Germany's under-21 side in October 2018.[24] He scored once in a total of five appearances for the team, against the Netherlands.[9]

In April 2022, Sabiri said he wanted to play in the World Cup with the Moroccan national team.[25] In September 2022, Sabiri was called up to join the Moroccan national team.[26][27] He played his first match in a friendlies against Chile, in which he managed to score a goal in a 2–0 victory that took place in the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona.[28][29]

On 10 November 2022, Sabiri was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[30][31]

Playing style

Sabiri mainly plays in the "number 10" position behind a central striker, but can also play in wide attacking areas.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2023[32][33]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportfreunde Siegen 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen 30 18 2 2 — 1[a] 0 33 20
1. FC Nürnberg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 21 12 — — — 21 12
1. FC Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 9 5 0 0 — — 9 5
Huddersfield Town 2017–18 Premier League 5 0 4 0 1 0 — 10 0
2018–19 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 7 0 4 0 2 0 — 13 0
SC Paderborn 2019–20 Bundesliga 24 4 1 0 — — 25 4
Ascoli 2020–21 Serie B 32 8 0 0 — — 32 8
2021–22 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
Total 43 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 11
Sampdoria (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 14 3 0 0 — — 14 3
Sampdoria 2022–23 18 2 3 1 — — 21 3
ACF Fiorentina 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Fayha FC (loan) 2023-24 SPL 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 7 3
Career total 171 56 11 3 2 0 1 0 186 61
  1. ^ Appearance in Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off

International

As of match played 17 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2022 7 1
2023 4 1
Total 11 2
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabiri goal.
List of international goals scored by Abdelhamid Sabiri
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 September 2022 RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain 1  Chile 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 25 March 2023 Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier, Morocco 8  Brazil 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honors

Orders

References

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  12. ^ "Sabiri è blucerchiato: arriva dall'Ascoli a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  34. ^ "King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

External links

Al-Fayha FC – current squad
Morocco squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup fourth place
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