Mouloud Akloul

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

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)
Playing 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)
National team
1999–2000 France U-17 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, January 10, 2012 (UTC)

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.[1] 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.[2]

In January 2007, Akloul left France and signed with MO Béjaïa in the Algerian Championnat National 2, where he spent 6 months.[3] In 2007 Akloul left Algeria to play in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Ittihad Kalba of the UAE Football League.[4]

On April 8, 2010, Akloul signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] The Whitecaps released Akloul on July 28, 2011.[9]

International

Akloul played for the France national under-17 football team in 1999 and 2000.[10] He is also eligible to play for Algeria.

Personal life

He holds the dual nationality, being both a citizen of France and Algeria.[11]

References
  1. "canada.com - Page Not Found". Canada.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  2. Akloul fluent in language of defence
  3. Découverte : M. Akloul: «Je n'oublierai jamais mon passage au MOB» Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. WHITECAPS SIGN CENTRE BACK MOULOUD AKLOUL
  5. Whitecaps sign centre back Akloul
  6. Big fella fit to fell a Timber or two
  7. "Akloul Undergoes Successful Surgery - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  8. "Whitecaps FC add centre back Mouloud Akloul". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  9. "Whitecaps FC waive defenders Mouloud Akloul and Blake Wagner". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  10. Akloul fluent in language of defence
  11. Akloul fluent in language of defence
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