Haitam Abaida

Haitam
Personal information
Full name Haitam Abaida El Achhab[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Polinyà, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
Number 7
Youth career
Calella
2012–2017 Barcelona
2017–2022 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Málaga B 30 (6)
2021– Málaga 13 (1)
International career
2018 Morocco U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Haitam Abaida El Achhab (born 1 June 2002) is a footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a right back. Born in Spain, he represented Morocco at youth international level.

Club career

Born in Polinyà, Barcelona, Catalonia to Moroccan parents, Abaida joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2012, from Fundació Calella.[2] In August 2017, after being out of action due to a FIFA ban on Barça, he joined Málaga CF.[3]

On 6 January 2021, before even having appeared for the reserves, Abaida made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for fellow youth graduate David Larrubia in a 1–0 home win against Real Oviedo, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] His Segunda División debut occurred on 2 May, as he replaced Ismael Casas late into a 3–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol.

Abaida scored his first professional goal on 19 November 2022, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Real Zaragoza.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Haitam Abaida". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Haitam Abaida nunca perdió la sonrisa ni su olfato goleador" [Haitam Abaida never lost his smile nor his goalscoring sense] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "El Málaga insiste en la vía marroquí para la Academia" [Málaga insist in the Moroccan way for the Academy] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Chavarría se comió el roscón que pagó el Oviedo" [Chavarría ate the round cake given by Oviedo] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.