Adel Taarabt
Taarabt playing for Morocco in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Adel Taarabt | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Fes, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Genoa (on loan from Benfica) |
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| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Lens | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Tottenham Hotspur (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 48 | (8) |
| 2010–2015 | Queens Park Rangers | 109 | (26) |
| 2013–2014 | → Fulham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Milan (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2015– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Genoa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | France U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2008 | France U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009– | Morocco | 18 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2017 |
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Adel Taarabt (Arabic: عادل تاعرابت / Tamaziǧt: Adil Tǎrabt– born 24 May 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Italian club Genoa, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica, and the Morocco national team as an attacking midfielder. He can also play as a winger.
He began his playing career in France at Lens before moving to English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur in 2007. Having been unable to break into the first team at Spurs under either Juande Ramos or Harry Redknapp, Taarabt moved to Queens Park Rangers on loan in July 2009. He was signed permanently in August 2010 and quickly established himself at Loftus Road. QPR were relegated in 2013, and in the ensuing summer Taarabt moved to Fulham on loan. In January the temporary deal was terminated, and he joined AC Milan for the remainder of the season, on loan.
Taarabt made his Morocco debut in February 2009, and scored his first international goal the following month. He represented the country at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Taarabt was born in Fes, Morocco. At a young age, his family moved to a small town called Berre-l'Étang, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He began his career at Lens in 2004, and played 14 games for RC Lens B in the Championnat de France amateur. He made one first team appearance for Lens during the 2006–07 season.
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