Moha El Yaagoubi

Moha El Yaagoubi
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi
Date of birth	12 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Taourirt, Morocco
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Santboià
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1997	Santboià
1997–1999	Barcelona C
1997–2000	Barcelona B
2000–2006	Osasuna
2001	→ Levante (loan)
2001–2002	→ Elche (loan)
2006–2008	Espanyol
2008–2009	Real Sociedad
2009–2012	Girona
2012–2014	Sabadell
Total
International career
2003–2007	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohammed El Yaagoubi Youbi (Arabic: محمد اليعقوبي; born 12 September 1977), known as Moha, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Due to the many years spent in Spain – his entire professional career, which spanned nearly 15 years – he also held a passport from that country. He amassed La Liga totals of 149 games and 11 goals over the course of seven seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna and Espanyol.

Club career

Born in Taourirt, Morocco, Moha moved to Spain in the early 1980s.^[2] He started his club career with FC Barcelona, representing however only its C and B-teams.^[3] He spent the bulk of his career at CA Osasuna, first playing two matches in the 2000–01 season in La Liga.

After two Segunda División loans, with Levante UD and Elche CF, Moha returned to the Navarrese, going on to become a crucial offensive element although never an undisputed starter.^[2] On 11 April 2004 he scored in a 3–0 away win against Real Madrid^[4] and, in 2005–06, as Osasuna finished a best-ever fourth, he netted twice in 27 games.

Moha then returned to Catalonia as he joined RCD Espanyol for €400.000^[5] going on to feature sparingly, especially in his second year, although he did contribute with eight matches to the club's runner-up campaign in the UEFA Cup. Released in June 2008, he joined Real Sociedad on a free transfer.^[6]

After not being able to help Real Sociedad return to the top flight, Moha moved to another side in that tier, Girona FC.

International career

Moha made his international debut for Morocco on 12 March 2003 against Senegal, in a friendly, being part of the squad at the 2004 African Cup of Nations for a final runner-up position (all games played, although none complete).

Honours

Club

Espanyol

UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2006–07

Country

Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations: Runner-up 2004

References

^ Morocco - Record International Players
^ ^a ^b "Orgullo marroquí" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 March 2006.
^ "Entrevista: Moha, exfubolista, 33 veces internacional con Marruecos" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 December 2022.
^ Real Madrid 0–3 Osasuna Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 11 April 2004
^ Moha suits Espanyol ambitions; UEFA, 19 June 2006
^ "Moha decidirá la próxima semana" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 18 July 2008.

External links

Moha at BDFutbol
Moha at National-Football-Teams.com
Moha – FIFA competition record (archived)
Moha at Soccerway

[1] Morocco - Record International Players

[OM-2] "Orgullo marroquí" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 March 2006.

[3] "Entrevista: Moha, exfubolista, 33 veces internacional con Marruecos" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 December 2022.

[4] Real Madrid 0–3 Osasuna Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN Soccernet, 11 April 2004

[5] Moha suits Espanyol ambitions; UEFA, 19 June 2006

[6] "Moha decidirá la próxima semana" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 18 July 2008.

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