Naïm Aarab
Belgian football player
Intro | Belgian football player | |
Places | Belgium | |
is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 7 February 1988, Brussels | |
Age | 36 years |
Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988 in Brussels) is a Belgian-Moroccan professional footballer currently playing for Wydad Casablanca in the Botola, as a Center Back.
Aarab ran through the youth ranks of AFC Tubize and RSC Anderlecht before joining the reserves of NEC Nijmegen. He received his first professional contract − a one-year deal − with NEC in 2007. Aarab made his league debut in a 5–0 loss against PSV Eindhoven, as an 84th-minute substitute for Jonas Olsson.
He decided to leave NEC Nijmegen after not reaching a new agreement, and joined AEL in the Greek Super League.
On 23 July 2012, Aarab joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Újpest FC on a four-year contract.