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Revision as of 13:23, 10 April 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Farid El Alagui | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Marmande | |||
| Wydad | 12 | (3) | |
| Romorantin | 27 | (14) | |
| 2011– | Falkirk | 27 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:21, 24 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
Farid El Alagui (born 10 February 1985) is a Moroccan professional footballer currently playing for Falkirk in the Scottish First Division.
Career
El Alagui began his career at Bergerac before playing for Wydad and Romorantin.
El Alagui signed a 1 year contract with Falkirk on 22 July 2011 after impressing manager Steven Pressley as a trialist. [2]
Falkirk
He made his first-team debut on 23 July 2011 in Falkirk's 2–1 win over Brechin City in the Ramsdens Cup. [3]
El Alagui scored his first goal for Falkirk in a 4–2 away win against Albion Rovers on 30 July. [4]
He started the 2011–12 season in fine goalscoring form for his new club, scoring 15 goals in 17 appearances up until 25 October 2011, including 2 goals in a 3–2 victory against SPL side Rangers in the Scottish League Cup. [5][6][7]
On 9 August, El Alagui scored the only goal of the game in a win over Dundee in the third round of the Ramsdens Cup. [8]
On 9 October, El Alagui scored a double in the Ramsdens Cup semi-final 3-0 win against Annan Athletic. [9] [10]
Farid El Alagui is now famous among the Falkirk support for "Kissing the Coin" after every goal, the lucky coin is kept by the backroom staff at the touchline.
References
- ^ "Scoring and beating Rangers is biggest night of my career, says Falkirk hero Farid El Alagui". The Daily Record. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "Bairns Clinch Signing". Falkirk F.C. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Falkirk 2–1 Brechin". BBC Sport. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ "Albion 2–4 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Farid El Alagui in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ Soccerbase statistics do not include goals scored in the Ramsdens Cup.
- ^ "Falkirk 3–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Falkirk 1–0 Dundee". SFL.
- ^ "Falkirk 3–0 Annan – Falkirk FC Report". Falkirk FC.
- ^ "Falkirk 3–0 Annan". SFL.
External links
- Farid El Alagui at Soccerbase
- Profile at Transfermarkt