Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zakaria Labyad | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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FC Utrecht | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
USV Elinkwijk | |||
2004–2009 | PSV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | PSV | 45 | (8) |
2012–2016 | Sporting CP | 19 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 45 | (11) |
2015–2016 | Sporting B | 14 | (3) |
2016 | → Fulham (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017– | FC Utrecht | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Netherlands U17 | 3 | (0) |
2011– | Morocco U23 | 17 | (7) |
2012– | Morocco | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:40, 28 April 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:06, 23 December 2014 (UTC) |
Zakaria Labyad (Arabic: زكريا لبيض; born 9 March 1993 in Utrecht) is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Utrecht in the Eredivise.
The player has previously represented the Netherlands U17 team at international level before switching his allegiance to Morocco and playing for them at the Under-23 level.
Having come through the youth program, in January 2009, Labyad extended his contract with PSV until the summer of 2012. Before joining PSV, Labyad played for USV Elinkwijk. Labyad made his debut in the senior team on 25 February 2010 in a UEFA Europa League home match against Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute for Otman Bakkal in the 71st minute. Three days later, Labyad also made his debut in the Eredivisie, coming on as a substitute for Balázs Dzsudzsák in a match against RKC Waalwijk. On 18 April 2010, Labyad made his first appearance in the starting line-up in a home match against FC Groningen. Labyad's selection in the starting line-up paid immediate dividends, with him scoring two goals in the 3–1 victory. In the last match of the 2009–10 season, Labyad was again in the starting lineup in a 1–1 draw against AZ Alkmaar. Labyad more or less became a regular in the starting 11 in the 2011-12 season and experienced a great deal of success. He played in 32 matches and scored 6 goals. He scored a goal in the KNVB Beker semi final against SC Heerenveen and followingly won the cup with PSV.