Nabil El Zhar

Nabil El Zhar (born 27 August 1986) is a French people-Moroccan Football (soccer) player who currently plays for Liverpool F.C. and Morocco national football team. Nabil El Zhar can play wide as a Midfielder Winger or as a second striker.

Club career

El Zhar began Nabil El Zhar football career with OAC Alès, a local youth team. From here Nabil El Zhar moved to Nîmes Olympique, then switched again to AS Saint-Étienne. Nabil El Zhar signed for Liverpool in October 2006 and made Nabil El Zhar debut for their Liverpool F.C. Reserves against Newcastle in a reserves match on 3 October 2006. Nabil El Zhar scored Nabil El Zhar first goal, from the penalty spot, in a reserve 'mini-derby' against Everton on 10 October 2006.

Nabil El Zhar made Nabil El Zhar first team debut on 26 November 2006, coming on as a substitute against Portsmouth F.C. Nabil El Zhar went on to make two more appearances in the 2006–07 season.

El Zhar became part of the regular first team squad in the 2008–09 season appearing in a 1–0 win against Sunderland A.F.C and making Nabil El Zhar first assist on 18 October 2008, coming on for Andrea Dossena with Liverpool 1–2 down against Wigan Athletic F.C.. Nabil El Zhar set up Albert Riera for the equaliser and the game finished 3–2 to Liverpool. On 27 February 2009, Nabil El Zhar made Nabil El Zhar first start for Liverpool in the Premier League against Middlesbrough F.C. in which Liverpool lost 2-0.

On 11 July 2009, Nabil El Zhar signed a new contract extension to Nabil El Zhar current Liverpool contract that will keep Nabil El Zhar at Anfield until 2012.

International career

Although born in Alès, France, El Zhar chose to play internationally for the country of Nabil El Zhar parents, Morocco. However Nabil El Zhar did represent France at youth level. El Zhar played in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and Morocco got to the semi-finals, where they were defeated 3–0 by Nigeria. Morocco ended the tournament in fourth place after a 2–1 loss to Brazil.

On the 26 March 2008, El Zhar scored for Morocco national football team in a 4–1 away win against Belgium national football team in Nabil El Zhar first international appearance.