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Mouloud Akloul 
Personal information Full name Mouloud Akloul Date of birth March 18, 1983 Place of birth Lorient, France Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back Youth career 1990–1996 Lorient-Sports 1996–2001 Lorient Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2004 Lorient B 31 (4) 2004–2006 Vannes 51 (4) 2007 MO Béjaïa 21 (6) 2007–2009 Al-Ittihad Kalba 31 (0) 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (1) 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 8 (0) National team 1999-2000 France U-17 12 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 28, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Mouloud Akloul (born March 18, 1983 in Lorient) is a French footballer who last played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.
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Career
Club
Akloul started his career 1990 in the youth system of his local club, Lorient-Sports. In 1996, at the age of 13, he moved across town to join city rival FC Lorient. He played with his new team until 2001, eventually graduating to the FC Lorient's reserve squad.[1] After eight years at Lorient, he again moved to Vannes, and helped the club secure a promotion to the Championnat de France amateur for the 2004-05 season.[2]
In January 2007, Akloul left France and signed with MO Béjaïa in the Algerian Championnat National 2, where he spent 6 months.[3] In 2007 Akloul left Algeria to play in the United Arab Emirates for Al-Ittihad Kalba of the UAE Football League.[4]
On April 8, 2010, Akloul signed for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USSF Division 2 Professional League.[5] He made his debut for the team on April 24, 2010 against AC St. Louis, but during the game he broke his ankle while scoring his team's winning goal.[6][7] He did not return to action until October 2, in the Whitecaps' final regular season game of the year.
The expansion Vancouver Whitecaps FC signed Akloul to a Major League Soccer contract on March 31, 2011.[8] The Whitecaps released Akloul on July 28, 2011.[9]
International
Despite being also eligible to play for Algeria, Akloul played for the France national under-17 football team in 1999 and 2000.[10]
Personal life
He holds the dual nationality, being both a citizen of France and Algeria.[11]
References
- ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
- ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
- ^ Découverte : M. Akloul: «Je n'oublierai jamais mon passage au MOB»
- ^ WHITECAPS SIGN CENTRE BACK MOULOUD AKLOUL
- ^ Whitecaps sign centre back Akloul
- ^ Big fella fit to fell a Timber or two
- ^ Akloul Undergoes Successful Surgery
- ^ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/03/whitecaps-fc-add-centre-back-mouloud-akloul-0
- ^ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/07/whitecaps-fc-waive-defenders-mouloud-akloul-and-blake-wagner
- ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
- ^ Akloul fluent in language of defence
External links
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Algerian footballers
- French expatriates in Algeria
- French footballers
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- People from Lorient
- Expatriate footballers in France
- FC Lorient players
- French people of Algerian descent
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Algeria
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) players
- Algerian expatriates in France
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Algerian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- MO Béjaïa players
- Ittihad Kalba players
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