Imed Louati
Imed Louati (born 11 October 1993 in Sfax) is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club Hobro IK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imed Louati | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hobro IK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | CS Sfaxien | 28 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Hangzhou Greentown (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Hangzhou Greentown | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Gyeongnam FC (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Dalkurd FF (loan) | 5 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Vejle BK | 57 | (16) |
| 2019– | Hobro IK | 11 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2019 | |||
Club career
CS Sfaxien
Louati started his football career with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien in 2012. On 1 September 2012, he made his senior debut in a league match against EGS Gafsa, coming on as a substitute for Fakhreddine Ben Youssef in the 82nd minute. He was described by Philippe Troussier, who was the manager of CS Sfaxien in 2014, as a hot prospect for the future.[1]
Hangzhou Greentown
On 8 January 2015, CS Sfaxien announced Louati would loan to Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown for six months, rejoining Philippe Troussier.[2] Hangzhou Greentown confirmed the loan deal on 28 January.[3] Hangzhou Greentown made the move permanent in June 2015; however, after Troussier was sacked by the club, Louati was loaned to K League Challenge side Gyeongnam FC in July 2015.[4]
Dalkurd FF
Louati spend the fall of 2016 in Swedish second tier club Dalkurd FF. He scored three goals in five matches before he got injured and had to see the rest of the 2016-season from the stands.
Vejle Boldklub
On the 9th of February the Danish club Vejle Boldklub announced that Imed Louati had travelled to Turkey with the squad to participate in a training camp prior to the last part of the 2016/2017-season. The club announced that a free transfer would be announced during the training camp.[5]
He scorede 10 league goals and became topscorer in Vejle Boldklub in the 2017/2018-season in which the club won promotion to Superligaen.
Vejle got relegated in the following season and announced on 10 July 2019, that Louati's contract had been terminated by mutual consent after playing 61 games in total for the club and scored 17 goals.[6]
Hobro IK
On 13 September 2019, Louati signed a two-year contract with Hobro IK in the Danish Superliga.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 December 2017[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sfaxien | 2011–12 | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Hangzhou Greentown (loan) | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Gyeongnam (loan) | 2015 | K League Challenge | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Dalkurd (loan) | 2016 | Superettan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Vejle | 2016–17 | 1. Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Total | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 89 | 16 | ||
- Appearances in the CAF Champions League
Honours
References
- Philippe Troussier : Imed Louati est excellent mais il doit quitter le CSS
- Imed Louati à Hangzhou Greentown sous forme de prêt de 6 mois Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- 杭州绿城宣布突尼斯新星加盟：身高1米9 前场多面手
- 绿城签澳大利亚国脚弃布拉比 努阿提租借战韩国
- http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/index.php?nyheder&newsId=8923
- Imed Louati forlader Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 10 July 2019
- Hobro IK henter Imed Louati, hikfodbold.dk, 13 September 2019
- Imed Louati at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
External links
- Imed Louati at Soccerway
- Imed Louati – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
