Rida Lah Douliazale

Rida Lah Douliazale (born 3 September 1985) is a former Moroccan international footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Reda Doulyazal

Personal information
Full name	Rida Lah Douliazale
Date of birth	(1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2004	Wydad Casablanca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Wydad Casablanca	73	(23)
2006–2007	→ Kawkab Marrakech (loan)	15	(1)
International career
2004–2005	Morocco U-20	9	(1)
2007–2008	Morocco U-23	3	(0)
2009	Morocco	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Wydad Casablanca

When he was signed at Wydad his comments showed how important this was to him, " I always dreamed to have a place in the starting 11 of Wydad. Playing in a big club like Wydad is a honour for me".^{[citation needed]} He played a game in the Botola 2006–07 with Wydad Casablanca that ended in a draw. In the Arab Champions League 2008-09 he scored two goals against Al-Taliya and Al Oruba Sur. In 73 appearances for Wydad, Rida Lah scored 23 goals, 0.3 goals per game. He is no longer with the club.

Kawkab Marrakech

Douliazale wore the number 5 during the Botola 2006-07 season on loan at Kawkab Marrakech.

In 15 appearances for Kawkab, Rida Lah scored 1 goal, 0.06 goals per game.

Seattle Sounders FC

He was on trial with the Seattle Sounders FC of the Major League Soccer.^[1] If Douliazale had joined the Sounders, he would have been the second player from Wydad Casablanca to join Major League Soccer since Khalil Azmi joined the Colorado Rapids in 1996.^[2]

Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps.	Goals
2004/05	Wydad Casablanca	GNF 1	37	15
2006/07	Wydad Casablanca	GNF 1	1	0
2006/07	Kawkab Marrakech	GNF 1	15	1
2007/08	Wydad Casablanca	GNF 1	20	13
2008/09	Wydad Casablanca	GNF 1	0	0
Total	Last updated	8-07-2009	83	29

International career

Douliazale played for the Moroccan U-20 football team from 2004 to 2005 scoring 1 goal in 9 games.

He was selected for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and scored the goal against Spain in a 3–1 loss. He also gave an assist to Nabil El Zhar against Italy, the game ended as a 2–2 draw. In penalties, Douliazale missed the second penalty for Morocco. In 2006, he then played for the Moroccan U-23 football team he has yet to score a goal in 3 appearances. In four games Douliazale played a total of 230 minutes, 57.5 minutes per game. In the semi-final game against Nigeria, Douliazale was given a red card, he had already gotten a yellow card earlier in the game.

U-20 International Goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2005	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands	Spain	3–1	3–1	2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Honours

Wydad Casablanca

• Moroccan League (1)
  • Champion : 2006
• Coupe du Trône (0)
  • Runner-up : 2004
• Arab Champions League (0)
  • Runner-up : 2008, 2009

Moroccan U-20 National Team

• FIFA World Youth Championship
  • Fourth Place : 2005

Personal

Douliazale started playing soccer at age four. He can also speak French and Arabic.

External links

• Rida Lah Douliazale - goalzz.com.
• Rida Lah Douliazale - mls-rumors.com.