Mohammed Abdellaoue
Abdellaoue with VfB Stuttgart in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–2000 Hasle-Løren
2001–2003 Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Skeid 86 (40)
2008–2010 Vålerenga 67 (30)
2010–2013 Hannover 96 80 (29)
2013–2015 VfB Stuttgart 12 (1)
2015–2017 Vålerenga 34 (9)
Total 279 (109)
International career
2003 Norway U18 6 (3)
2004 Norway U19 1 (0)
2005 Norway U21 1 (0)
2008–2017 Norway 33 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammed "Moa" Abdellaoue (Arabic: محمد عبد اللاوي; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played as a forward. He started his career with Skeid and Vålerenga before moving to Germany where he played for Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart. After returning to Vålerenga he ended his career due to knee problems. At international level, Abdellaoue represented the Norway national team.

Personal life

In 2020 he became an employee—a miljølærer—at a school in Grorud Valley in Oslo.[1] He was raised in the Sinsen neighborhood.[2]

His younger brother striker Mustafa Abdellaoue, known as "Mos", is also a professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Early career

Abdellaoue was born in Oslo and played for Hasle-Løren and Skeid as a youth player. Before joining Skeid's first team squad in 2003 he had to have corrective surgery to his left foot due to the fact he was born with only four toes, something which was never a hindrance before top flight football. He made his debut on 9 June 2003, when he came on as a substitute against Hødd. In his fourth game of the season, he scored his first two goals in a 2–1 win over Raufoss. Abdellaoue scored a total of 42 league goals for Skeid in five seasons, and was their top scorer in 2004 and 2007. He appeared once for the Norwegian under-21 team, six times for the under-18 team and once for under-19 team.[3]

Vålerenga

At the end of the 2007 season, he signed a three-year contract with Vålerenga, transferring to his new club on 15 November. During his first season, he became the club's top goalscorer in the league with nine goals in 23 appearances, including a hat-trick of penalties in one game, earning him his debut for the Norway national team against the Republic of Ireland. Abdellaoue scored six goals in the 2008 Norwegian Cup, including two goals in the final itself, in which Vålerenga defeated Stabæk 4–1 to become Norwegian cup champions.

Hannover 96

Mohammed Abdellaoue signing autographs for fans in 2012.

On 17 August 2010, Vålerenga and Hannover 96 reported on their official websites that Abdellaoue would be joining the Bundesliga club on a four-year contract, and it was reported that the transfer fee was around €1.2–1.4 million. He made his Bundesliga debut in a 2–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt on 21 August 2010, and he scored his first Bundesliga goal on 28 August 2010 against Schalke 04 in a 2–1 away win. The following match against Bayer Leverkusen he scored his first goal at home as Hannover 96 failed to secure a safe win having gone 2–0 up.[4][5] And in the next match he scored his third goal of the season in a 4–1 home win – making it the result. And then in the next game against Kaiserslautern he also scored the only goal of the match. He scored a total of 10 goal in his first season for the German side. In his second Bundesliga season, "Moa" notched up seven goals in seven games. His consistent performances attracted interest from bigger clubs, most notably Bayern Munich.

In the opening match of the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, he scored a goal against 1899 Hoffenheim at the 30th minute. He scored his first hat-trick in the Hannover jersey versus Werder Bremen on 2 October in a game they won 3–2.

Abdellaoue was troubled with injuries during the 2012–13 Bundesliga season, but managed to score eight goals in the league. He made a total of 80 appearances for Hannover in the Bundesliga, scoring 29 goals.[6]

VfB Stuttgart

On 11 June 2013, Abdellaoue signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart,[7] and it was reported that the transfer fee was around €4 million. He made his debut for his new team in the qualifying match for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League against Botev Plovdiv on 1 August 2013 when he came on as a substitute in the 88th minute.[8] Abdellaoue scored his first goal for Stuttgart in the 1–2 loss against Mainz 05 on 25 January 2014, which also was the first match he started for Stuttgart. That goal ended a 274 days goal-drought, as he had not scored a goal in the Bundesliga since 26 April 2013.[9] He was sent to the reserve team[10] and started in the 2–0 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05 II.[11]

Vålerenga

Abdellaoue signed a contract with his former club Vålerenga on 7 August 2015.[12][13] In December 2017 he retired from football due to injuries.[14][15]

International career

Abdellaoue made his debut for the Norway national team on 20 August 2008, in a friendly against Ireland. His first goal came in his seventh match; a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Iceland. In the friendly match against Northern Ireland on 29 February 2012, Abdellaoue was the captain of Norway in the absence of the regular captain Brede Hangeland.[16] Moa was awarded the Gold Watch after his 25th cap against Albania in March 2013.[17]

International goals

Abdellaoue during his time at Vålerenga
Source:[18]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 September 2010 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík  Iceland 1–2 Win Euro 2012 Qualifier
2 12 October 2010 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb  Croatia 2–1 Loss Friendly
3 10 August 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Czech Republic 3–0 Win Friendly
4
5 2 September 2011 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo  Iceland 1–0 Win Euro 2012 Qualifier
6 14 November 2012 Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest  Hungary 2–0 Win Friendly
7 14 August 2013 Friends Arena, Solna  Sweden 2–4 Loss Friendly

Career statistics

Source:[19]

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Skeid 2003 1. divisjon 6 5 2 0 — 8 5
2004 22 11 2 3 — 24 14
2005 20 5 0 0 — 20 5
2006 2. divisjon 18 10 1 1 — 19 11
2007 1. Divisjon 20 9 3 2 — 23 11
Total 86 40 8 6 0 0 94 46
Vålerenga 2008 Tippeligaen 23 9 6 7 — 29 16
2009 24 6 3 3 2 0 29 9
2010 20 15 1 1 — 21 16
Total 67 30 10 11 2 0 79 41
Hannover 96 2010–11 Bundesliga 26 10 0 0 — 26 10
2011–12 28 11 2 2 12 3 42 16
2012–13 26 8 1 0 8 1 35 9
Total 80 29 3 2 20 4 103 35
VfB Stuttgart 2013–14 Bundesliga 12 1 2 0 4 0 18 1
2014–15 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 12 1 2 0 4 0 18 1
Vålerenga 2015 Tippeligaen 4 1 0 0 — 4 1
2016 18 6 1 0 — 19 6
2017 12 2 0 0 — 12 2
Total 34 9 1 0 0 0 35 9
Career total 279 109 24 19 26 4 329 132

Honours

Vålerenga

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Moa droppar lukrative jobbar for å arbeide med barn: – Eg kunne tent meir pengar". 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Moa droppar lukrative jobbar for å arbeide med barn: – Eg kunne tent meir pengar". 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mohammed Abdellaoue – national team appearances". Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  4. ^ ""Moa"-Transfer perfekt" (in German). Hanover 96. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Moa til Bundesliga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  6. ^ Lundstadsveen, John Chr (11 June 2013). "Moa offisielt klar for Stuttgart" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. ^ "VfB sign Mohammed Abdellaoue". VfB Stuttgart. 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Moa fikk spille to minutter i Stuttgart-debuten". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ^ Saltbones, Fredrik (25 January 2014). "Her scorer Moa for første gang på 274 dager". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Abdellaoue bekommt Spielpraxis in der VfB-Zweiten". kicker. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Breier: Spielverderber bei Schwarz´ Heimpremiere" (in German). kicker. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Move to Norway". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Moa er tilbake i Vålerenga". vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga. 7 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  14. ^ Sollie, Reidar (7 December 2017). "Moa fikk beskjed fra legene: Legg opp". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  15. ^ Behrens, Marvin (8 December 2017). "Das Knie: Mohammed Abdellaoue muss seine Karriere beenden". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Moa kaptein for Norge". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  17. ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (21 March 2013). "Nordtveit: - Det advares alltid mot Moa" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  18. ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Mohammed Abdellaoue". home.no/greenriver. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Abdellaoue, Mohammed" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  20. ^ "Kniksenprisen | Norsk Toppfotball". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.

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