Mohammed Fellah
Mohammed Fellah (Arabic: محمد فلاح; born 24 May 1989) is a Norwegian footballer who currently free agent.[1]
 Fellah with Vålerenga in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Fellah | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2004 | Holmlia | ||
| 2004–2006 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2013 | Vålerenga | 121 | (17) |
| 2013–2016 | Esbjerg fB | 55 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | FC Nordsjælland | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | → OB (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sandefjord | 4 | (2) |
| 2019 | Vålerenga | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | Norway U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Norway U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Norway U18 | 12 | (1) |
| 2007 | Norway U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2010 | Norway U21 | 3 | (3) |
| 2013 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2013 | |||
Club career
Early career and Vålerenga
Fellah was born in Oslo to Moroccan parents from Al Hoceima[2] and was raised in Holmlia, a multicultural satellite town in southern part of Oslo. He started his football career with local side Holmlia SK before being discovered by Vålerenga.[3] Fellah scored in his debut for Vålerenga in Tippeligaen. on 10 September 2006 in a match against Fredrikstad.
When the Norway U18 team met Turkey twice in three days in August 2007, Fellah was badly injured in a challenge with Serdar Aziz in the second game and broke his calf bone.[4] He required surgery, and lost the rest of the 2007 season. The injury would not heal properly, and during the fall of 2008 he had to operate again. Fellah came back fully in the 2009 season playing a total of 23 games in Tippeligaen.
Fellah started Vålerenga's first 14 matches in Tippeligaen in the 2010 season and was voted "man of the match" in three of the games by Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang.
Esbjerg
In August 2013 Fellah moved to Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB on a three-year contract.[5]
Nordsjælland
In May 2016, Fellah moved to Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland on a three-year contract.
Sandefjord
On 31 August 2018 Fellah signed a one year deal with Sandefjord.[6]
International career
Youth
Fellah is of Moroccan descent, but has represented Norway at youth international level. He played for the Norway U-17 national team in qualifiers for the 2006 UEFA European U-17 Championship, scoring the first goal for Norway in their 3–1 win over Liechtenstein.[7]
Senior
When Fellah was left out of the Norwegian national team squad for the 2012 King's Cup, which only consisted of players playing in Scandinavia, he stated that he wanted to play Morocco instead of Norway.[8] One year later he was called up for the Norwegian squad for the friendly matches against South Africa and Zambia in January 2013, and said that he now wanted to play for Norway.[9] He made his debut for Norway against South Africa on 8 January 2013, and started the match against Zambia four days later.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 25 November 2019
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2006 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2013 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Vålerenga Total | 121 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 136 | 24 | ||
| 2013–14 | Esbjerg fB | Superliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Esbjerg fB Total | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | FC Nordsjælland | Superliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | OB | Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| OB Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Sandefjord | Eliteserien | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Sandefjord Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Vålerenga | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Vålerenga Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 200 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 215 | 29 | ||
References
- http://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/fellah-gjor-comeback-i-valerenga Fellah gjør comeback i Vålerenga!]‚ vif-fotball.no, 11 September 2019
- Stokstad, Morten (6 January 2013). "Tarik tror Fellah blir årets landslagshit: – Han skal være her" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- Andresen, Gorm S. (15 April 2007). "Holmlia-gutten som får spille med idolet". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Esbjerg bring in Fellah from Vålarenga". UEFA. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- http://www.sandefjordfotball.no/nyheter/fellah-har-signert/ Fellah har signert]‚ sandefjordfotball.no, 31 August 2018
- "Norway 3 Liechtenstein 1". UEFA. 25 September 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
- Bakkehaug, Wegard (12 January 2012). "Drillo: – Fellah har vært mer aktuell før" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- Opsahl, Per; Christiansen, Anders K. (26 November 2012). "Fellah tatt ut på landslaget: – Det var på tide" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- Kvam, Lars Hohjem (12 January 2013). "- Jeg har vært gjennom mye dritt" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
External links
- Fellah: "I play to entertain" (in Norwegian)
- Player profile on EuroRivals.net
- Players profile on altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)
- Mohammed Fellah at Soccerway