Mbark Boussoufa

Mbark Boussoufa
Boussoufa with Morocco in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mbark Boussoufa[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-15) 15 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
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 137 (43)
2011–2013 Anzhi Makhachkala 55 (8)
2013–2016 Lokomotiv Moscow 39 (3)
2016Gent (loan) 5 (2)
2016–2018 Al Jazira 37 (7)
2019 Al-Shabab 13 (1)
2019–2020 Al-Sailiya 15 (3)
Total 360 (81)
International career
2006–2019 Morocco 70 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa (Arabic: مُبارك بوصوفة; born 15 August 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2006, 2009, and 2010.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Morocco national team from 2006 to 2019 making 70 appearances and scoring eight goals.

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Al Jazira" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference golden shoe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).