Mouloud Akloul

Mouloud Akloul
Personal information
Full name Mouloud Akloul
Date of birth (1983-03-18) March 18, 1983
Place of birth Lorient, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1990–1996 Lorient-Sports
1996–2001 Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Lorient B 31 (4)
2004–2006 Vannes 51 (4)
2007 MO Béjaïa 10 (2)
2007–2009 Al-Ittihad Kalba 31 (0)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (1)
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8 (0)
International career
1999–2000 France U-17 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

Mouloud Akloul (born March 18, 1983, in Lorient) is a French footballer who is currently unattached.

Career

Club

Akloul started his career 1990 in the youth system of his local club, Lorient-Sports. In 1996, at the age of 13, he moved across town to join city rival FC Lorient. He played with his new team until 2001, eventually graduating to the FC Lorient's reserve squad. After eight years at Lorient, he again moved to Vannes, and helped the club secure a promotion to the Championnat de France amateur for the 2004–05 season.[1]

In January 2007, Akloul left France and signed with MO Béjaïa in the Algerian Championnat National 2, where he spent 6 months.[2] In 2007 Akloul left Algeria to play in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Ittihad Kalba of the UAE Football League.[3]

On April 8, 2010, Akloul signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[4] He made his debut for the team on April 24, 2010, against AC St. Louis, but during the game he broke his ankle while scoring his team's winning goal.[5][6] He did not return to action until October 2, in the Whitecaps' final regular season game of the year.

The expansion Vancouver Whitecaps FC signed Akloul to a Major League Soccer contract on March 31, 2011.[7] The Whitecaps released Akloul on July 28, 2011.[8]

International

Akloul played for the France national under-17 football team in 1999 and 2000.[9] He is also eligible to play for Algeria.

Personal life

He holds the dual nationality, being both a citizen of France and Algeria.[10]

References

  1. ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
  2. ^ Découverte : M. Akloul: «Je n'oublierai jamais mon passage au MOB» Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ WHITECAPS SIGN CENTRE BACK MOULOUD AKLOUL
  4. ^ Whitecaps sign centre back Akloul
  5. ^ Big fella fit to fell a Timber or two
  6. ^ "Akloul Undergoes Successful Surgery - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC add centre back Mouloud Akloul". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC waive defenders Mouloud Akloul and Blake Wagner". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  9. ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
  10. ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
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