Elbekay Bouchiba
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elbekay Bouchiba | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Weert, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Megacles | |||
| Willem II | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Willem II | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | AZ | 40 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Sparta | 45 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Twente | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Roda JC | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Shamal | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2010. |
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Elbekay Bouchiba (born 1 November 1978) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent who last played for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Bouchiba is a midfielder who was born in Weert who began his career in the youth ranks of Willem II and made his debut in professional football, being part of the AZ squad in the 1998–99 season. He made his Eredivisie debut in a 2–0 victory over Sparta Rotterdam on 22 August 1998. He also played for Sparta Rotterdam and FC Twente before joining Roda JC. His most productive season in the Eredivisie was the 2001–02 season in which he appeared in 29 league matches for Sparta Rotterdam. On 10 August 2002 he scored his first two goals for Sparta in a 2–1 victory over HFC Haarlem in a 2002–03 KNVB Cup match. During his time with Sparta Rotterdam Bouchiba appeared in 58 official matches and scored 3 goals. While with FC Twente Bouchiba went on trial stints with Cardiff City and 1. FC Köln. Bouchiba appeared in 127 league matches in the Netherlands, including 111 Eredivisie appearances.
In 2008 he moved to Al-Wakrah in the Qatari League. During the 2009–10 season he played for Al-Shamal.
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