Abdelhamid Sabiri (Arabic: عبد الحميد صابيري; born 28 November 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria and the Morocco national team.
![]() Sabiri in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdelhamid Sabiri[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Goulmima, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Ascoli | 43 | (11) |
2022 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2022– | Sampdoria | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Germany U21 | 5 | (1) |
2022– | Morocco | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:55, 17 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2022 |
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, before switching allegiance to Morocco in 2022.
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.[5] He made his Premier League debut in a 2–0 loss away to West Ham on 11 September 2017.[6] He made sporadic appearances for the Terriers, after suffering injuries, before his contract was terminated by mutual agreement on 27 August 2019.[7]
On 27 August 2019, Sabiri joined SC Paderborn on a two-year deal, with the option of a third year.[8]
On 28 September 2020, he joined Italian Serie B club Ascoli on a two-year contract.[9]
On 29 January 2022, he moved to Serie A club Sampdoria on loan with an option to buy and a conditional obligation to buy.[10] Sabiri made his debut in a 2–0 loss against Atalanta B.C.[11] He scored his first goal for the club against Spezia, in his seventh appearance for the team.[12][13]
Sabiri was called up to Germany's under-21 side in October 2018.[14] He scored once in a total of five appearances for the team, against the Netherlands.[7]
In April 2022, Sabiri said he wants to play World Cup with the Moroccan national team.[15]
In September 2022, Sabiri was called up to join the Moroccan national team.[16][17] He played his first match in a friendlies against Chile, in which he managed to score a goal in a 2–0 victory that took place in the RCDE Stadium in Barcelona.[18][19]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20][21]
Sabiri mainly plays in the "number 10" position behind a central striker, but can also play in wide attacking areas.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Appears | Goals | Appears | Goals | Appears | Goals | Appears | Goals | Appears | Goals | ||
Sportfreunde Siegen | 2015–16 | Oberliga Westfalen | 30 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 20 | |
1. FC Nürnberg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | |||
1. FC Nürnberg | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2017–18 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
SC Paderborn | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
Ascoli | 2020–21 | Serie B | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||
2021–22 | Serie B | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | ||
Sampdoria | 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
Career total | 155 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 57 |
National team | Year | Appears | Goals |
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Morocco | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 September 2022 | RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
U.C. Sampdoria – current squad | |
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Morocco squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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