Issam El Adoua

Issam El Adoua (born 9 december 1986) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Al Dhafra as a central defender.[2]

Issam El Adoua
Issam El Adoua
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al Dhafra
Number 33
Youth career
Wydad Casablanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Wydad Casablanca
2009–2010 Lens 0 (0)
2009 → Lens B (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → Nantes (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2011 Al Qadsia 18 (0)
2011–2013 Vitória Guimarães 41 (0)
2013–2015 Levante 22 (0)
2015 Chongqing Lifan 29 (1)
2016–2018 Al Dhafra 53 (2)
2018 Aves 13 (0)
2019 Kuwait SC 3 (0)
2019– Al Dhafra 0 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Morocco U23 4 (0)
2009–2015 Morocco[1] 35 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 March 2019

Club career

Born in Casablanca, El Adoua made his senior debuts for his hometown's Wydad Casablanca and formed a solid partnership with Hicham Louissi during his spell at the club.

On 25 May 2009 El Adoua moved abroad, signing a four-year deal with Ligue 1 side RC Lens.[3] He made his debut for the side on 23 September, starting in a 4–3 away win over Montpellier HSC, for the campaign's Coupe de la Ligue; however, he failed to appear in the league, and was subsequently loaned to FC Nantes on 16 January of the following year.[4] He appeared eight times in Ligue 2 before returning to his parent club.

In June 2010 El Adoua moved to Kuwait, joining Al Qadsia SC. In his one-year spell he won the Premier League and the Federation Cup. On 4 June 2011 he moved teams and countries again, signing a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side Vitória S.C..[5]

On 18 June 2013 the free agent El Adoua joined Levante UD, signing a two-year deal.[6] He made his La Liga debut on 17 August, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–7 away loss at FC Barcelona.[7]

On 15 February 2015, El Adoua transferred to Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan.[8]

International career

After appearing for the Morocco under-23's, El Adoua made a full international debut for Morocco on August 12, 2009 in a friendly against Congo.

Position

Usually a central defender, El Adoua can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Honours
Wydad Casablanca
Al Qadsia
Vitória Guimarães

References
  1. Morocco - Record International Players
  2. Issam El Adoua no Vitória por dois anos (Issam El Adoua in Vitória for two years); Vitória Guimarães' official website, 4 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  3. Football: Issam El Adoua s'engage avec Lens (Football: Issam El Adoua signs with Lens); Yabiladi, 25 May 2009 (in French)
  4. Issam El Adoua prêté au FC Nantes (Issam El Adoua loaned to FC Nantes); Nantes' official website, 16 January 2010 (in French)
  5. V. Guimarães contrata Issam El Adoua (V. Guimarães signs Issam El Adoua) Archived 2014-03-03 at the Wayback Machine; Sapo.pt, 4 June 2011 (in Portuguese)
  6. El Levante ficha al internacional marroquí Issam El Adoua (Levante signs Moroccan international Issam El Adoua); Diario AS, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Martino's dream start; ESPN FC, 18 August 2013
  8. 摩洛哥外援阿杜阿加盟力帆 Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine at lifanfc.com 2015-02-15 Retrieved 2015-02-15 (in Chinese)
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