Mbark Boussoufa
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Boussoufa with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Moubarak Boussoufa | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al Jazira | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Middenmeer | ||
| 1995–1996 | Fortius | ||
| 1996–2001 | Ajax | ||
| 2001–2004 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Gent | 59 | (14) |
| 2006–2011 | Anderlecht | 148 | (48) |
| 2011–2013 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 68 | (11) |
| 2013–2016 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 39 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Gent (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2016– | Al Jazira | 14 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Morocco | 47 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2012 |
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Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa (Arabic: مُبارك بوصوفا, born 15 August 1984) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Emirati club Al Jazira and the Moroccan national team. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe for the second time in 2010.
Mbark started off f at the youth academy of Ajax Amsterdam before joining Chelsea F.C. He spent the 2005/06 season with K.A.A. Gent, winning several prizes in 2006: Belgian Golden Shoe, Belgian Footballer of the Year, Belgian Young Footballer of the Year and Belgian Ebony Shoe. He is the second player from a North African country to win the Ebony Shoe, after Mido.
In June 2006, Boussoufa signed a 4-year contract with R.S.C. Anderlecht after a €3.5 million transfer. In his first season he was a regular in the title-clinching squad. He became a key player for the team that finished second in both the 2007–2008 and the 2008–2009 seasons. Boussoufa was named Belgian Footballer of the Year for a second time after the 2008–2009 season in which Anderlecht barely missed out on the title, losing the Championship play-off against Standard de Liège. The next year, he managed 14 goals and 24 assists which made him the most valuable player in Anderlecht's championship-winning squad. He was named Belgian Footballer of the Year for a second consecutive time and the third time overall. After the season, he renewed his contract with a significant raise, making him the best paid footballer in Belgium. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe for the second time in 2010.
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