Abderraouf Zarabi

Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team.^[1]

Abderraouf Zarabi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-26) 26 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1989–1996	IRB Ouargla
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	IRB Ouargla
1997–2003	NA Hussein Dey
2003–2007	Ajaccio	18	(0)
2005–2006	→ Gueugnon (loan)	30	(0)
2007–2008	Gueugnon	23	(0)
2008	Hibernian	7	(0)
2008–2011	Nîmes	86	(1)
2011–2012	JS Kabylie	22	(0)
2012	CS Constantine	3	(0)
2013	MC Oran	2	(0)
2013	PK-35 Vantaa	11	(0)
International career
2003–2009	Algeria	22	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Hibernian

Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He signed with the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in January 2008, but was released from his contract at the end of the 2007–08 season.^[2] He was released because his wife and child were rejected visas to come and live in Edinburgh.^[2]

Nîmes

Zarabi decided to return to French football, signing a contract with newly promoted Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.^[3] On 1 August 2008, he made his debut for the club, starting in a Ligue 2 match against Brest.^[4]

Personal life

Abderraouf is the son of former Algeria international and NA Hussein Dey star Abdelaziz Zarabi. His younger brother Kheireddine Zarabi is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Algeria	2003	5	0
	2004	0	0
	2005	0	0
	2006	4	0
	2007	7	0
	2008	5	0
	2009	1	0
Total		22	0