Hamed Namouchi Explained

Hamed Namouchi
Birth Date:14 February 1984
Birth Place:Cannes, France
Full Name:Hamed Namouchi[1]
Height:1.83 m
Years1:2000–2003
Clubs1:Cannes
Caps1:31
Goals1:14
Years2:2003–2006
Clubs2:Rangers
Caps2:51
Goals2:5
Years3:2006–2009
Clubs3:Lorient
Caps3:52
Goals3:3
Years4:2010
Clubs4:SC Freiburg
Caps4:8
Goals4:2
Years5:2010–2011
Clubs5:Grenoble
Caps5:14
Goals5:7
Years6:2012–2014
Clubs6:Étoile du Sahel
Caps6:19
Goals6:8
Years7:2014
Caps7:10
Goals7:1
Totalcaps:185
Totalgoals:46
Nationalyears1:2005–2008
Nationalteam1:Tunisia
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:1

Hamed Namouchi (Arabic: حامد النموشي; born 14 February 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team internationally.

Club career

Born in Cannes, France, Namouchi started his career with local club AS Cannes.

He signed for Rangers in September 2003 on a free transfer. He made his Rangers debut on 10 January 2004 against Hibernian as a substitute.[2] On 1 January 2005, he scored a late equaliser to salvage a 1–1 draw away to Dundee United.[3] At Rangers he picked up a Scottish Premier League winners' medal in 2005, and appeared in every game in their UEFA Champions League campaign where he was earmarked by Luís Figo as the player that "impressed him most".[4]

Namouchi joined Lorient for a fee of £500,000 in August 2006 after being told by Rangers manager Paul Le Guen that he was surplus to requirements.[5]

In late 2009, Namouchi agreed to a contract with the Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor after lengthy contract negotiations.[6]

On 15 November 2009, he was invited to a trial at SC Freiburg.[7] The following month, he signed with SC Freiburg for the remainder of the season.

In October 2010, he signed with French second-tier side Grenoble on a two-year deal.

In January 2012, he moved to Tunisia, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Étoile Sportive du Sahel.[8]

In June 2014 he moved to Lokomotiv Plovdiv of the Bulgarian Premier League.

International career

Born in France, Namouchi played for the Tunisia national team. He won his 14th international cap against Belarus in May 2006, scoring his first international goal in the same game. He was also a member of Tunisia's qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and featured in all of their three games at the tournament.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia . FIFA . 30 . 21 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf . 10 June 2019.
  2. News: Hibernian 0-2 Rangers. BBC Sport . 10 January 2004 . 30 September 2012.
  3. News: Dundee United 1-1 Rangers . 20 October 2016. BBC. 1 January 2005.
  4. News: Figo: Our reserves could beat Rangers. Scottish Daily Record . Colin . Duncan . 2005 . 30 September 2012.
  5. News: Lorient pay £500,000 for Namouchi. BBC Sport. 31 August 2006 . 30 September 2012.
  6. Web site: Sivasspor Namouchi'yi getirdi! . Tumspor.com . 19 January 2010 . tr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717113014/http://www.tumspor.com/haber/20090523/Sivasspor-Namouchiyi-getirdi.php . 17 July 2011 .
  7. Web site: Hamed Namouchi s'engage avec le club allemand du SC Freiburg.. fr. 17 December 2009. 18 December 2009. tunisie-foot.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054749/http://www.tunisie-foot.com/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12157:transferts-hamed-namouchi-devrait-sengager-avec-le-club-allemand-du-sc-freiburg&catid=37:transferts&Itemid=57. 16 July 2011.
  8. Web site: Hamed Namouchi s'engage pour 3 ans et demi avec l'Etoile . fr . Etoile de Sahel . 13 January 2012 . 30 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120420134242/http://www.etoile-du-sahel.com/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11691:foot-mercato-officiel-hamed-namouchi-sengage-pour-3-ans-et-demi-avec-letoile&catid=906:breves&Itemid=170 . 20 April 2012 . dmy-all .