Adil Chihi

Adil Chihi
Chihi in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 FC Tannenhof
1995–2000 Düsseldorfer SV 04
2000–2004 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2004–2006 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 1. FC Köln 130 (20)
2005–2014 1. FC Köln II 22 (2)
2014–2015 Fulham 1 (0)
2016 Esteghlal 5 (0)
2016–2017 FSV Frankfurt 6 (0)
2017 IR Tanger 3 (0)
International career‡
2008 Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:11, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:34, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Adil Chihi (Arabic: عادل شيحي; born 21 February 1988) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for IR Tanger.[1] Born in Germany, he represented Morocco at international level.[2]

Club career

On 23 July 2014, Chihi joined English side Fulham on a free transfer to play in the Championship.[3]

On 27 February 2016, Chihi signed a contract with Persian Gulf Pro League club Esteghlal until the end of the season.[4] He was assigned the shirt number 23 by the club.

International career

Chihi made his first appearance for the Morocco national team in the friendly match against Benin on 20 August 2008.[5]

Honours

1. FC Köln

References

  1. ^ Ex-FC-Juwel „Kölsche Jung“ Chihi wechselt nach Marokko‚ Express.de, 4 January 2017
  2. ^ "Chihi, Adil" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Fulham sign Thomas Eisfeld from Arsenal and Adil Chihi". BBC Sport. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. ^ "شیحی تا پایان فصل به استقلال پیوست :: ورزش سه". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ^ Ichi, Abderrahman (21 August 2008). "Football: Le Maroc domine le Bénin" (in French). Le Matin.[dead link‍]