Said Fettah Explained

Said Fettah
Fullname:Said Fettah
Birth Date:15 January 1986
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Height:1.68 m
Currentclub:Widad Ketama
Clubnumber:8
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1996–2004
Youthclubs1:Raja Casablanca
Years1:2005–2011
Years2:2011–2014
Years3:2014–2015
Years4:2015
Years5:2015–2016
Years6:2018
Years7:2020–
Clubs1:Raja Casablanca
Clubs2:Wydad Casablanca
Clubs3:Raja Casablanca
Clubs4:Ittihad Kalba (loan)
Clubs5:FAR Rabat
Clubs6:Widad Témara
Clubs7:Bab Berred
Caps1:134
Goals1:2
Caps2:113
Goals2:4
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Caps5:18
Goals5:0
Caps6:20
Goals6:0
Nationalyears1:2004–2005
Nationalyears2:2008–2009
Nationalyears3:2011–2012
Nationalteam1:Morocco U20
Nationalteam2:Morocco U23
Nationalteam3:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Club-Update:12 April 2021
Nationalteam-Update:October 17, 2008

Said Fettah (Arabic: سعيد فتاح; born 15 January 1986) or Fatah Said is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bab Berred.

Fettah played for Morocco at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.

Club career

Born in Casablanca, Fettah joined Raja Casablanca at age 10 after being discovered by Fethi Jamal. Fettah made his debut for the Raja first team in 2004. He made his breakthrough in 2006 under head coach Oscar Fulloné, and grew into a starter for the side which won the Botola in 2009.[1] He decided to leave the club in December 2010 to join city rivals Wydad Casablanca, after spats with management. There, he took part in two CAF Champions League campaigns and reached the final in 2011, which was lost to Espérance Tunis.[2] [3] As of 2014, he was still with Wydad Casablanca.[4]

After a short return to Raja, a stint with FAR Rabat, a loan to Emirati club Ittihad Kalba,[5] as well as a short stay at Widad Témara in 2018, Fettah began playing for fifth-tier club Bab Berred in 2020.[6]

International career

Fettah was first called up for the Morocco national team in 2011 to play two qualifying matches for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] He qualified with Morocco, but was eventually not called up for the main tournament.

In January 2014, the Moroccan national football team coach Hassan Benabicha invited Said to be a part of the squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[8] He helped the team to top group B after they drew with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe, and defeated Uganda.[9] [10] The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter-final stage after losing to Nigeria.[11] [12]

Honours

Raja Casablanca

Wydad Casablanca

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morocco - List of Champions . . 13 April 2021.
  2. News: Wydad into Champions League final . BBC Sport . 16 October 2011.
  3. News: Kobo . Kingsley . Esperance Tunis 1-0 Wydad Casablanca: The Blood and Gold humble the Red and White to clinch 2011 CAF Champions League title Goal.com . 13 April 2021 . GOAL.
  4. Web site: Squad List for MOR-T0014 Maroc Morocco . cafonline.com . 12 March 2014.
  5. News: Darouiche . Mohamed . Transfert: Saïd Fettah chez les militaires . fr.le360.ma . 16 July 2015 . fr-fr.
  6. News: Said Fattah: du Raja et du Wydad à… la 5e division! . Le360 Sport . 28 December 2020 . fr.
  7. News: FIFA Club World Cup 2011 - News - Fettah relishing Wydad challenge . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413153353/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/fettah-relishing-wydad-challenge-1536939 . dead . April 13, 2021 . FIFA . 3 November 2011.
  8. Web site: Morocco name Chan squad . goal.com . 12 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Morocco and Burkina Faso On the Scene, All the Day's Program . allafrica.com . 12 March 2014.
  10. Web site: CHAN 2014: Final Result: Morocco 3 - 1 Uganda . cafonline.com . 12 March 2014.
  11. Web site: CHAN 2014: Morocco, Zimbabwe Clinch Quarter-finals places with Last Group B wins . tripolipost.com . 12 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312213332/http://www.tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=3&i=10919 . 12 March 2014 .
  12. Web site: CHAN 2014: Nigeria stun Morocco to make the semi-final . allsports.com.gh . 12 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127101237/http://allsports.com.gh/2014/01/25/chan-2014-nigeria-stun-morocco-to-make-the-semi-final/ . 27 January 2014 .