Abdessalam Benjelloun
Benjelloun playing for Morocco in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Abdessalam Benjelloun | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Fes, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FAR Rabat | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Wydad de Fes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Maghreb Fez | ||
| 2006–2010 | Hibernian | 81 | (11) |
| 2008–2009 | → Charleroi (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Roeselare (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | Ismaily SC | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Raja Casablanca | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Wydad de Fes | 17 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | FUS Rabat | 24 | (9) |
| 2014– | FAR Rabat | 13 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2008 | Morocco U23 | 6 | (3) |
| 2008– | Morocco | 23 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:56, 1 April 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:56, 5 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Abdessalam Benjelloun (born 28 January 1985 in Fes) is a Moroccan footballer, who currently plays for FAR Rabat.
Benjelloun, who is also known as Benji, has represented the Morocco national football team. He started his career in his native Morocco, before moving to Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in 2006. Benjelloun had some success at Hibs, scoring twice in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final win, but was twice loaned to Belgian clubs afterwards before being released at the end of his contract in 2010. Benjelloun then signed for Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily SC, but returned to his native Morocco in January 2011.
Benjelloun trained with Hibs for several weeks during the early part of 2006, while Hibs assessed whether to sign him from his hometown club Maghreb Fez. Hibs then had to undertake the complex process of obtaining the documentation needed to sign him. During this time, rumours grew on Hibs-related internet sites that Hibs had unearthed a major talent, so expectations were high when Benjelloun's signing was formally announced in March 2006.
He made his debut for Hibernian in the 2006 Scottish Cup semi-final loss to local rivals Hearts on 2 April 2006.Manager Tony Mowbray was forced to play Benjelloun in that game because of injury (Chris Killen), suspension (Derek Riordan), cup transfer rules (Paul Dalglish) and the sale of Garry O'Connor.
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