 With Dynamo Moscow in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2012 | PSV | 118 | (25) |
| 2004–2005 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Eindhoven (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | → Twente (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | Dynamo Moscow | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Feyenoord | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 229 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Netherlands U21 | 13 | (3) |
| 2009 | Netherlands[1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Otman Bakkal (born 27 February 1985) is a Dutch retired international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[2]
He began his career at PSV, and was loaned to Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Twente and Feyenoord. After making a permanent move to Dynamo Moscow in the summer of 2012, he returned to Feyenoord one year later.[3]
Otman Bakkal made his senior debut for PSV during the 2003–04 season in a 3–0 win over Auxerre. Three days later, on 28 March 2004, he made his league debut and the first senior start of his career in a 3–1 loss against Willem II. He signed a new three-year deal with PSV in May of that year.[4]
Over the next three seasons, Bakkal would not get any playing time at PSV. Instead, he was loaned out to FC Den Bosch, FC Eindhoven and FC Twente.[5][6][7]
Following the 2006–07 season, Bakkal re-joined PSV and saw regular first-team action. In November 2010, he was bitten in the shoulder by Luis Suárez during a 0–0 draw against Ajax. That incident caused Suárez to be suspended for seven games.[8]
During the 2010–11 season, Bakkal was loaned to Feyenoord, having lost any expectation of regular playing time with PSV.[9] He displayed impressive form and drew the interest of Premier League side Swansea City.[10] Instead, he joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow for the 2012–13 season.[11]
A year after leaving Holland for Russia, Bakkal returned to the Eredivisie to sign for former loan club Feyenoord, signing a one-year contract running until 30 June 2014.[12] At the end of the 2013–14 season, his contract was subsequently allowed to expire.[13]
In March 2016 Bakkal announced he was not looking for a new club anymore after two years as a free agent.[14]
Bakkal played at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15] He made his debut for the senior national side in 2009, after coming on as a substitute for Rafael van der Vaart in a friendly match against Paraguay.[11] He played the final six minutes of the game, and it would remain his only cap, giving him the shortest career in the Netherlands national team ever.[16]
Bakkal is of Moroccan descent.[11]
