Ismail H'Maidat

Ismail H'Maidat (born 16 June 1995) is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer. An attacking midfielder, he is currently contracted with Italian Serie C club Como.[1] He made his first appearance for the Morocco national team on 15 June 2016.

Ismail H'Maidat
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995
Place of birth Enschede, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Como
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2008 Twente
2008–2009 Turnhout
2009–2010 Westerlo
2010–2011 Genk
2011–2013 OH Leuven
2013–2014 Crystal Palace
2014 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brescia 41 (1)
2016–2018 Roma 0 (0)
2016 → Ascoli (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Vicenza (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Olhanense (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2018 → Westerlo (loan) 3 (0)
2019– Como 16 (0)
National team
2015– Morocco U23 1 (0)
2016– Morocco 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Brescia

H'Maidat played for various teams in his youth career. In 2014, he joined Brescia. He made his Serie B debut on 30 May 2014 against Trapani. He came in as an 87th-minute substitute for Daniele Corvia in a 0–1 away win.[2]

Roma

On 31 January 2016, H'Maidat moved to Serie A club Roma for €3.15 million fee (€150,000 cash plus Ndoj and Somma).[3][4][5] on a 4½-year contract.[6] He joined Ascoli on a temporary deal immediately.[3][7]

In August 2016 H'Maidat was signed by Serie B club Vicenza.[8] He left the club in January 2017.[9] He was loaned to Portuguese club Olhanense, which was coached by an Italian Cristiano Bacci.

On 7 July 2017, H'Maidat was loaned to Belgian club Westerlo.[10] In January 2018 he was fired by Westerlo for sportsperson unworthy behavior off the field.[11][12]

Como

On 25 July 2019, after a trial period, H'Maidat was signed by Serie C club Como[13] allowing him to return to active football.

International career

H'Maidat made his first appearance for the senior Morocco national football team in a friendly 4–0 win over Canada in October 2016.[14]

Personal life

On 13 March 2018, it was announced that he was arrested for five armed robberies in Belgium.[15] Initially he was found guilty, but H'Maidat successfully appealed the decision and was totally absolved in May 2019, letting him free to comeback to football activities after having spent ten months in jail.[16]

References
  1. "Netherlands - H'Maidat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. "Trapani vs. Brescia - 30 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via cloudinary.com.
  4. "H'Maidat alla Roma. Somma e Ndoj a titolo definitivo al Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  5. Brescia Calcio S.p.A. bilancio al 2016-06-30 (in Italian). Brescia: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
  6. "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale al 30 giugno 2016" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 28 October 2016. p. 81. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via cloudinary.com.
  7. "AS Roma transfer update" (Press release). Rome: A.S. Roma. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. "Vicenza scatenato: Zaccardo H'Maidat, Osuji e un attaccante". La Nuova Ferrara (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. "Vicenza, ufficiali le prima operazioni in uscita. Via Di Piazza, Magri e H'Maidat". Sport Vicentino (in Italian). Vicenza: Sporteditore. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. "H'Maidat voegt techniek toe aan het middenveld: "Mijn goesting om te knallen is groot"" (Press release) (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. "'Ex-speler Westerlo en AS Roma in de cel na gewapende overvallen'". voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. Steurbaut, Kersten (5 December 2017). "H'Maidat op dood spoor". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. "ISMAIL H'MAIDAT È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL COMO" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 25 July 2019.
  14. http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=467105
  15. "Voormalig Twente-jeugdspeler in celletje op verdenking van 5 gewapende overvallen". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  16. https://www.laprovinciadicomo.it/stories/Sport/hmaidat-convince-tutti-vicino-alla-conferma_1316567_11/
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