Fouad Bachirou

Fouad Bachirou
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990
Place of birth Valence, France
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Östersunds FK
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2006 USA Clichy
2006–2008 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Paris Saint-Germain CFA[1] 22 (1)
2010–2014 Greenock Morton 117 (2)
2014– Östersund 61 (1)
National team‡
2014– Comoros 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 April 2016

Fouad "Fred" Bachirou (born 15 April 1990 in Valence) is a French-born Comorian international footballer who plays for Östersunds FK after leaving Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship. He made his competitive debut for Greenock Morton in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Dumbarton on 25 July 2010.[2]

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Bachirou started his career in the youth teams at local side Football Club de la Place de Clichy, before winning a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, where he played in the CFA side in the French third division - scoring once against UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole.[3]

Morton

He transferred to Greenock Morton in July 2010, after a trial spell at the club.[4] In June 2011, Bachirou signed a new one-year contract at Morton.[5] After over 50 appearances for the club, Bachirou scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South on 7 April 2012.[6] Bachirou stated he would not be seeking a new contract with the club in May 2012.[7] On 17 August 2012, Bachirou made a U-turn and re-signed for the club,[8] after rejecting a move to league rivals Hamilton Accies.[9]

In September 2013, he signed a contract extension until summer 2015.[10]

Östersunds FK

Bachirou made a surprise move to Östersunds FK in August 2014.[11] He made his debut from the bench away to promoted club Husqvarna FF.[12]

International

In February 2014, Bachirou received a call-up to the Comoros national football team for their friendly with Burkina Faso.[13] Bachirou played for 90 minutes as Comoros recorded a respectable 1-1 draw in Marseille.[14]

He made his first competitive appearance, and won his second cap, in the first leg of an Africa Cup of Nations first round qualifier against Kenya in Nairobi.[15] Bachirou started the match but couldn't prevent Comoros from suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat.

Personal life

Bachirou is a Muslim, and his parents hail from the Comoros.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fouad Bachirou joueur de Libre/Etranger – Foot National" (in French). Foot-National. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Morton sink Dumbarton 4–3 on penalties after stalemate". BBC Sport. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Football à Clichy : Des jeunes à haut niveau" (in French). Clichy Evenements. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "ALBA EXTRA: Moore will go with the flow". Evening Times. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (4 June 2011). "Sean and Fred sign up for Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Morton 2–2 Queen of the South: Plucky showing as Queens seek survival". The Scotsman. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 May 2012). "Fred: It's time to move on". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (18 August 2012). "BREAKING NEWS: Bachirou back at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Tait, Chris (28 August 2012). "Happy to be Bach". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  10. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 September 2013). "EXCLUSIVE Duo pen new deals for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 August 2014). "Bachirou make Sweden switch". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "HUSQVARNA VS. ÖSTERSUNDS FK 1 - 4". Soccerway. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (26 February 2014). "Fred's delight at international call-up". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 March 2014). "Bachirou's joy at international debut". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (21 May 2014). "Bachirou earns his 2nd cap". Greenock Telegraph.
  16. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan, "An Interview With Fouad Bachirou", Greenock Morton F.C. official matchday programme
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