Anass Achahbar (Arabic: أنس أشهبار; born 13 January 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vierde Divisie club Westlandia.[1]
 Achahbar with Feyenoord in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Westlandia | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2001 | Kranenburg | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | VCS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Feyenoord | 33 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Arminia Bielefeld II (loan) | 8 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | PEC Zwolle | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | → NEC (loan) | 45 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Dordrecht | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Sepsi OSK | 73 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Aiolikos | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Westlandia | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U19 | 19 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 8 December 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editFeyenoord
editBorn in The Hague, Achahbar made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 28 August 2011, as he replaced Kelvin Leerdam in the 81st minute of the Eredivisie home match against Heerenveen (2–2).[2]
Achahbar scored his first goal for Feyenoord in the 93rd minute of the first leg of the UEFA Europa League qualifier against Sparta Prague in De Kuip, an important equalizer that meant that Feyenoord came away with a 2–2 draw.[3]
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
editOn 22 August 2013, Achahbar was sent on loan at Arminia Bielefeld until the end of the season.[4] He made 11 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga for the club, and also played in the Oberliga Westfalen for the second team. After his loan, he returned to Feyenoord for the 2014–15 season.[5]
PEC Zwolle
editOn 21 May 2016, Achahbar signed a four-year contract with Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle.[6] In his first season at the club, he made 20 total appearances in which he scored one goal.[5]
NEC (loan)
editOn 28 June 2017, Achahar joined second-tier Eerste Divisie club NEC on loan.[7] He made his debut on 8 September 2017 in the 3–0 loss to Den Bosch. He came on for Janio Bikel after 65 minutes. He suffered a number of injuries during his first period at the club. He had five stitches placed in his foot, broke a finger and had an injury to his shoulder.[8] On 24 November, he made his return against Jong Ajax. On 27 November, he scored his first goal of the season against Telstar.[9] On 22 December, he scored the first hat-trick of his career against Jong AZ (7–2 victory).[10] In the following game against Go Ahead Eagles (5–1 win), he scored another hat-trick.[11] Achahbar was loaned out to NEC for a second season in the 2018–19 season.[12] In January 2019, after an argument with trainer Jack de Gier during the away match against Eindhoven, he was demoted to the second team together with Brahim Darri and did not return to the first team after that.[13]
In the summer of 2019 Achahbar would return to PEC Zwolle, but eventually PEC Zwolle and Achahbar decided to terminate the ongoing contract.[14]
Dordrecht
editAfter practicing with Dordrecht for three weeks, he joined the club on 9 September for the 2019–20 season.[15] After four months, in which he made 16 appearances, he left the club.[16]
Sepsi OSK
editOn 18 January 2020, Achahbar signed a contract with Liga I side Sepsi OSK.[17] He was part of the team losing the 2019–20 Cupa României to FCSB.[18] In the semi-finals, Achahbar had contributed with two goals as Sepsi won 5–1 over Politehnica Iași to advance to the final.[19]
Aiolikos
editOn 15 September 2023, Achahbar signed for Super League Greece 2 club Aiolikos.[20]
Westlandia
editOn 28 december 2023, Achabar signed for Vierde Divisie team Westlandia for the remainder of the season.[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 February 2023[22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 9 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| NEC (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 2 | 28 | 17 | |
| 2018–19 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | |||
| Total | 45 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25 | |||
| Dordrecht | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Sepsi OSK | 2019–20 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 73 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 8 | ||
| Aiolikos | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 227 | 48 | ||
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Cupa României
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European Competition play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editClub
editFeyenoord
Sepsi OSK
Netherlands U17
Individual
- 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament
- 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Golden Boot: 2013[23]
References
edit- ^ "Oud-Prof Anass Achahbar tekent bij Westlandia!". R.K.V.V. Westlandia (in Dutch). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Feyenoord moet genoegen nemen met gelijkspel". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Achahbar geeft Feyenoord hoop". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 24 August 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Feyenoord stalt Achahbar seizoen in Bielefeld". www.voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ a b Anass Achahbar at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (21 May 2016). "Anass Achahbar naar PEC Zwolle!" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Anass Achahbar op huurbasis naar N.E.C. Nijmegen" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Vossen, John-Boy (7 December 2017). "NEC-aanvaller Achahbar geniet weer na blessuregolf: 'Dat is mijn mentaliteit: blijven gaan'". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Telstar verrast Jupiler League-koploper NEC dankzij schitterende goals (video's)". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ van Gruijthuijsen, Jasper (24 December 2017). "Achahbar met hattrick uitblinker bij NEC tegen Jong AZ". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ van Gruijthuijsen, Jasper (12 January 2018). "Achahbar na tweede hattrick: als ik zo doorga moet ik een kast aanschaffen". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Achahbar en Freire vertrekken bij PEC Zwolle". peczwolle.nl (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Pichel, Dominique (15 January 2019). "Crisis bij NEC bereikt nieuw kookpunt: club zet Achahbar en Darri uit selectie". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Inan, Johan (9 July 2019). "Dramatisch huwelijk PEC Zwolle en Achahbar na drie jaar en zonder goals ten einde". de Stentor (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Achahbar versterkt Dordtse aanval" (Press release) (in Dutch). Dordrecht. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Anass Achahbar baalt: 'Ik vind het jammer dat hij dat heeft gezegd'". voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (18 January 2020). "Echipa noastră s-a întărit cu un mijlocaș!" (in Romanian). Sepsi OSK. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Sepsi vs. FCSB - 22 July 2020". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Sepsi a făcut instrucţie cu Poli Iaşi şi-n Copou. Covăsnenii vor juca finala Cupei României cu FCSB". Telekom Sport (in Romanian). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Παίκτης του Αιολικού ο Anass Achahbar" [Aeolik player Anass Achahbar]. www.aiolikos.gr (in Greek). 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Oud-Prof Anass Achahbar tekent bij Westlandia!". R.K.V.V. Westlandia (in Dutch). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Anass Achahbar » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Trio share Under-19 top scorers' prize". UEFA. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links
edit- Anass Achahbar at Soccerway
- Netherlands U17 stats at OnsOranje
- Netherlands U19 stats at OnsOranje