Rida Lah Douliazale
Rida Lah Douliazale (born 3 September 1985) is a Moroccan international footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He currently plays with Wydad Casablanca of the Botola.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rida Lah Douliazale | ||
| Date of birth | September 3, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Wydad Casablanca | 73 | (23) |
| 2006–2007 | → Kawkab Marrakech (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2010– | → Wydad Casablanca (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Morocco U-20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Morocco U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Morocco | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 15, 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 17, 2008 | |||
Club career
Wydad Casablanca
When he was signed at Wydad his comments showed how important this was to him, " I always dreamed to have a place in the starting 11 of Wydad. Playing in a big club like Wydad is a honour for me". He played a game in the Botola 2006-07 with Wydad Casablanca that ended in a draw. In the Arab Champions League 2008-09 he scored two goals against Al-Taliya and Al Oruba Sur. In 73 appearances for Wydad, Rida Lah scored 23 goals, 0.3 goals per game. He is no longer with the club.
Kawkab Marrakech
Douliazale wore the number 5 during the Botola 2006-07 season on loan at Kawkab Marrakech.
In 15 appearances for Kawkab, Rida Lah scored 1 goal, 0.06 goals per game.
Seattle Sounders FC
He was on trial with the Seattle Sounders FC of the Major League Soccer.[1] If Douliazale had joined the Sounders, he would have been the second player from Wydad Casablanca to join Major League Soccer since Khalil Azmi joined the Colorado Rapids in 1996.[2]
Statistics
| Season | Club | Competition | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05 | Wydad Casablanca | GNF 1 | 37 | 15 |
| 2006/07 | Wydad Casablanca | GNF 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | Kawkab Marrakech | GNF 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 2007/08 | Wydad Casablanca | GNF 1 | 20 | 13 |
| 2008/09 | Wydad Casablanca | GNF 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Last updated | 8-07-2009 | 83 | 29 |
International career
Douliazale played for the Moroccan U-20 football team from 2004 to 2005 scoring 1 goal in 9 games.
He was selected for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and scored the goal against Spain in a 3-1 loss. He also gave an assist to Nabil El Zhar against Italy, the game ended as a 2-2 draw. In penalties, Douliazale missed the second penalty for Morocco. In 2006, he then played for the Moroccan U-23 football team he has yet to score a goal in 3 appearances. In four games Douliazale played a total of 230 minutes, 57.5 minutes per game. In the semi-final game against Nigeria, Douliazale was given a red card, he had already gotten a yellow card earlier in the game.
U-20 International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2005 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands |  |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship |
Honours
Wydad Casablanca
- Moroccan League (1)
- Champion : 2006
- Coupe du Trône (0)
- Runner-up : 2004
- Arab Champions League (0)
- Runner-up : 2008, 2009
Moroccan U-20 National Team
- FIFA World Youth Championship
- Fourth Place : 2005
Personal
Douliazale started playing soccer at age four. He can also speak French and Arabic.