Nacer Barazite
Encyclopedia
Nacer Barazite (born 27 May 1990) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan
descent who plays for Austria Wien
. Barazite can play as either an attacking midfielder or striker.
, Barazite started his career as a youth player with NEC Nijmegen. He joined Arsenal in 2006 and regularly featured for the U18 and Reserve teams throughout 2006–07
. He signed a professional contract with the club in September 2007, having scored for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Barnet the previous month.
Barazite made his competitive Arsenal first-team début on 31 October 2007, as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva
against Sheffield United
in a League Cup
Fourth Round match. His second appearance also came as a substitute, for Mark Randall
in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers
on 18 December 2007, but after only 17 minutes on the pitch he was stretchered off with a dislocated shoulder, and replaced by Fran Mérida
.
Barazite returned to reserve-team action after his injury, and scored his first hat trick
for Arsenal in the under-18s, in a 5–2 win over Southampton
. The other two were scored by Luke Freeman
. Barazite was also named on the Arsenal bench for the final Premier League game against Sunderland on 11 May 2008, but was not brought on.
Barazite featured in Arsenal's preseason campaign for 2008–09, scoring for Arsenal in a 2–1 win against Barnet
in a pre-season friendly at Underhill
in July. On 19 August 2008, Barazite joined Championship
side Derby County, initially until the end of the year but extended the loan until the end of the season. Barazite was named Man of the Match as Derby won their first game for a week short of a year, despite coming off the bench at half time. He was instrumental in the 2–1 win and set up the winner late in the game. On 29 December 2008, it was confirmed that his loan spell at Derby County was to be extended until the end of the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal for Derby on 18 February at home to Blackpool
.
in a pre-season friendly at Underhill
on 18 July 2009. Barazite was involved in Arsenal's 2–0 win over West Brom in the Carling Cup where he replaced Armand Traoré
on 69 minutes.
, with view to a season-long loan at the Scottish club. He played 77 minutes of Rangers friendly against Glentoran. Despite losing 2-1, Barazite impressed. On the transfer deadline he joined the Dutch club Vitesse on loan for the entire 2010/2011 season. However, Vitesse decided to terminate the loan deal in December 2010. On 31 January 2011 Barazite signed a contract with Austrian giants FK Austria Wien
. The contract will keep him at the club until 2013. He played his first game on 12 February 2011 and scored his first goal in Austria Wien's
4-0 victory over SC Magna Wiener Neustadt on 19 February 2011.
; he scored in the Netherlands' 2–2 draw with Belgium, but the Netherlands did not progress beyond the group stage. He was a regular in the U-19 team for the 2009 European Championship qualifying
campaign that ended when they narrowly missed out on a tournament spot on goal difference in the elite qualification stage
. On 9 October, he made his first appearance in the 2011 U-21 European Championship qualifying
, coming on as a second-half substitute.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
descent who plays for Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
. Barazite can play as either an attacking midfielder or striker.
Club career
Born in ArnhemArnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, Barazite started his career as a youth player with NEC Nijmegen. He joined Arsenal in 2006 and regularly featured for the U18 and Reserve teams throughout 2006–07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
. He signed a professional contract with the club in September 2007, having scored for the first team in a pre-season friendly against Barnet the previous month.
Barazite made his competitive Arsenal first-team début on 31 October 2007, as a substitute for Eduardo da Silva
Eduardo da Silva
Eduardo Alves da Silva , commonly known as Eduardo, sometimes nicknamed as Dudu, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Croatia national team...
against Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
in a League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
Fourth Round match. His second appearance also came as a substitute, for Mark Randall
Mark Randall (footballer)
Mark Leonard Randall is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield FC after being released by Arsenal at the end of the 2010-11 season...
in Arsenal's League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
on 18 December 2007, but after only 17 minutes on the pitch he was stretchered off with a dislocated shoulder, and replaced by Fran Mérida
Fran Mérida
Francisco "Fran" Mérida Pérez is a Spanish footballer who plays for Braga on a loan from Atlético Madrid as a midfielder.-Playing style:...
.
Barazite returned to reserve-team action after his injury, and scored his first hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
for Arsenal in the under-18s, in a 5–2 win over Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
. The other two were scored by Luke Freeman
Luke Freeman
Luke Anthony Freeman is an English footballer who plays for Stevenage on loan from Arsenal as a striker.-Club career:Born in Dartford, Kent, Freeman first played for local side White Oak Wanderers in Bexley before representing Gravesham and subsequently being signed by Charlton Athletic. He was...
. Barazite was also named on the Arsenal bench for the final Premier League game against Sunderland on 11 May 2008, but was not brought on.
Barazite featured in Arsenal's preseason campaign for 2008–09, scoring for Arsenal in a 2–1 win against Barnet
Barnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
in a pre-season friendly at Underhill
Underhill Stadium
Underhill is the home of Barnet F.C. It is situated in Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet and has a capacity of 6,200. The stadium is famous for its slope from the North to South end. It is also used for Arsenal reserve games....
in July. On 19 August 2008, Barazite joined Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Derby County, initially until the end of the year but extended the loan until the end of the season. Barazite was named Man of the Match as Derby won their first game for a week short of a year, despite coming off the bench at half time. He was instrumental in the 2–1 win and set up the winner late in the game. On 29 December 2008, it was confirmed that his loan spell at Derby County was to be extended until the end of the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal for Derby on 18 February at home to Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
.
2009–10 season
Barazite again featured in Arsenal's preseason campaign for 2009–10, scoring for the 3rd time for Arsenal in a 2–2 draw against BarnetBarnet F.C.
Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet....
in a pre-season friendly at Underhill
Underhill Stadium
Underhill is the home of Barnet F.C. It is situated in Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet and has a capacity of 6,200. The stadium is famous for its slope from the North to South end. It is also used for Arsenal reserve games....
on 18 July 2009. Barazite was involved in Arsenal's 2–0 win over West Brom in the Carling Cup where he replaced Armand Traoré
Armand Traoré
Armand Mohamed Traoré is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a left back. Traoré is a product of the famous Arsenal Academy, he has also represented France at under-19 and under-21 levels, but has since opted to represent his parents' native country, Senegal,...
on 69 minutes.
2010-11 season
On 10 August 2010, it was announced that Barazite had gone on trial for Scottish club, RangersRangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, with view to a season-long loan at the Scottish club. He played 77 minutes of Rangers friendly against Glentoran. Despite losing 2-1, Barazite impressed. On the transfer deadline he joined the Dutch club Vitesse on loan for the entire 2010/2011 season. However, Vitesse decided to terminate the loan deal in December 2010. On 31 January 2011 Barazite signed a contract with Austrian giants FK Austria Wien
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
. The contract will keep him at the club until 2013. He played his first game on 12 February 2011 and scored his first goal in Austria Wien's
FK Austria Wien
Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
4-0 victory over SC Magna Wiener Neustadt on 19 February 2011.
International career
Barazite has played for the Netherlands national under-17 football team, being a member of the side in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
The UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship 2007 Final Tournament was held in Belgium from May 2, 2007, to May 13, 2007. Top 5 teams will qualify for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007...
; he scored in the Netherlands' 2–2 draw with Belgium, but the Netherlands did not progress beyond the group stage. He was a regular in the U-19 team for the 2009 European Championship qualifying
2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification
2009 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first round of qualifications for the Final Tournament of 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The final tournament of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship is preceded by two qualification stages: a qualifying round and an Elite round...
campaign that ended when they narrowly missed out on a tournament spot on goal difference in the elite qualification stage
2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification
The Elite Round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship is the second round of qualification. The winners of each group join hosts Ukraine at the Final Tournament.-Group 1:---------------------Group 2:------------...
. On 9 October, he made his first appearance in the 2011 U-21 European Championship qualifying
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011....
, coming on as a second-half substitute.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... (loan) |
2008–09 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vitesse (loan) | 2010–11 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
2010–11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 2011–12 FK Austria Wien season The 2011–12 season of Austria Wien is the 100th season in clubhistory. The season for Austria Wien started on 14 July 2011 with a UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Rudar Pljevlja.-Review and events:... |
14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 10 | 24 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 91 | 25 | |