Abdelhamid Sabiri

Abdelhamid Sabiri (born 28 November 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria on loan from Ascoli.

Abdelhamid Sabiri
Personal information
Full name Abdelhamid Sabiri[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996
Place of birth Goulmima, Morocco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2014 TuS Koblenz
2014–2015 Darmstadt 98
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Sportfreunde Siegen 30 (18)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 21 (12)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg 9 (5)
2017–2019 Huddersfield Town 7 (0)
2019–2020 SC Paderborn 24 (4)
2020– Ascoli 43 (11)
2022– → Sampdoria (loan) 11 (2)
National team‡
2018–2019 Germany U21 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:01, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 November 2019

Sabiri has previously played for Sportfreunde Siegen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Huddersfield Town and SC Paderborn. Born in Morocco, he has represented Germany at under-21 level.

Early life

Sabiri was born in Morocco and moved to Germany at the age of three. There, he was raised in Frankfurt and holds dual citizenship of Germany and Morocco.[2][3]

Club career

After spending his youth career with TuS Koblenz and Darmstadt 98, he began his club career with Sportfreunde Siegen in the German fifth tier. After achieving 20 goals and six assists in 33 appearances in all competitions, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2016, initially playing for the club's second team. He was promoted to the first team in January 2017 and went on to score five times in nine 2. Bundesliga appearances towards the end of the season.[4]

Huddersfield Town

Sabiri joined English club Huddersfield Town on 23 August 2017 on a three-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. The club had recently been promoted to the Premier League, the highest tier of English league football.[4] He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss away to West Ham on 11 September 2017.[5] He made sporadic appearances for the Terriers, after suffering injuries, before his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 August 2019.[6]

SC Paderborn

On 27 August 2019, Sabiri joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year.[7]

Ascoli

On 28 September 2020, he joined Italian Serie B club Ascoli on a two-year contract.[8]

Sampdoria

On 29 January 2022, he moved to Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[9]

International career

Sabiri was called up to Germany's under-21 side in October 2018.[10] He scored once in a total of five appearances for the team, against the Netherlands.[6]

In April 2022, Sabiri said he wants to play World Cup with Morocco national team. [11]

Playing style

Sabiri mainly plays in the "number 10" position behind a central striker, but can also play in wide attacking areas.[4]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 April 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sportfreunde Siegen 2015–16 Oberliga Westfalen 301822—1[lower-alpha 1]03320
1. FC Nürnberg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Bayern 2112———2112
1. FC Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 9500——95
Huddersfield Town 2017–18 Premier League 504010—100
2018–19 Premier League 200010—30
Total 704020—130
SC Paderborn 2019–20 Bundesliga 24410——254
Ascoli 2020–21 Serie B 32800——328
2021–22 Serie B 11300——113
Total 43110000004311
Sampdoria 2021–22 Serie A 11200——112
Career total 1455272201015554
  1. Appearance in Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Sabiri spielt für Mamas Miete". bild.de (in German). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. "Huddersfield seal 11th summer signing as No.10 Abdelhamid Sabiri joins from Nurnberg". squawka.com. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. Threlfall-Sykes, David (23 August 2017). "TRANSFER: ABDELHAMID SABIRI ARRIVES AT TOWN". Huddersfield Town. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. "West Ham United v Huddersfield Town". Football Fallout. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. Limb, Callum (27 August 2019). "SABIRI DEPARTS HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Huddersfield Town. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. "Abdelhamid Sabiri kommt von Huudersfield Town". SC Paderborn (in German). 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "Calciomercato: biennale con opzione per Sabiri" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 28 September 2020.
  9. "Sabiri è blucerchiato: arriva dall'Ascoli a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. Benson, Rory (15 October 2018). "When you can see SEVEN Town internationals in action tomorrow". Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. "Abdelhamid Sabiri : « J'aimerais jouer la Coupe du Monde avec le Maroc »". 8 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  12. Abdelhamid Sabiri at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  13. "Abdelhamid Sabiri". FuPa.net. FuPa GmbH. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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