Mimoun Azaouagh

Mimoun Azaouagh

Personal information
Date of birth	17 November 1982 (1982-11-17) (age 28)
Place of birth	Benisidel, Morocco
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	VfL Bochum
Number	29
Youth career
	FSV Frankfurt
0000–1999	Eintracht Frankfurt
1999–2001	Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2003	Mainz 05 II	40	(5)
2002–2005	Mainz 05	56	(5)
2005–2008	Schalke 04	9	(0)
2006–2007	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	27	(2)
2008	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	14	(3)
2008–	VfL Bochum	60	(6)
2010	→ VfL Bochum II	12	(4)
Total		218	(25)
National team‡
2003–2004	Germany U-21	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2008

Mimoun Azaouagh (born 17 November 1982 in Benisidel, Nador Province, Morocco) is a Moroccan-born German footballer. He currently plays for the Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.^[1][2]

Career

Early career

Azaough started his career with the junior teams of FSV Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt. In 1999 he moved to FSV Mainz. In the season 2000–01 he played his first matches for the second team of FSV Mainz in the Oberliga. Azaough was transferred from the amateur team to the professional team in September 2002, and from this time was given a regular position in the team. When he helped them to promote into the Bundesliga in the season 2003–04, he had played 48 games and scored four goals in the Second Bundesliga.

First Bundesliga season

Azaough missed the first three matches of FSV Mainz in the Bundesliga due to an illness. But already in his second match at the highest German level he scored a goal. During a game with VfL Wolfsburg on 30 October 2004 his playing career was curtailed severely by a clash with another player. Later this season he was recompensed financially for this injury.

At the end of the calendar year 2004, however, he moved to FC Schalke 04. It wasn't a very harmonious transfer: in the beginning FC Schalke 04 even refused to pay the transfer fee. It took months till the clubs found an agreement.

FC Schalke 04

It took months of rehabilitation till Azaough could play again. On 14 January 2005 he made his debut for FC Schalke 04 in a friendly against SC Paderborn. On 4 March 2005 he played his first Bundesliga-Match for 'S04' against Hannover 96. Azaough scored his first goal in the UEFA-Cup match against US Palermo on 16 March 2006.

FSV Mainz 05

In the season 2006–07 he played on a loan for FSV Mainz again.^[3] But he returned in the next season to FC Schalke 04.^[4]

VfL Bochum

Since he did not play very often he was loaned to VfL Bochum for the rest of the season. After the 2007–08 season Azaouagh was transferred to Bochum. His contract runs until 30 June 2012.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2000–01	Mainz II	Oberliga Südwest			–		–		–
2001–02					1	0	–		–
2002–03					1	0	–		–
2002–03	Mainz	2. Bundesliga	24	3	1	0	–		–		25	3
2003–04			24	1	1	0	–		–		25	1
2004–05		Bundesliga	8	1	2	1	–		–		10	2
2004–05	Schalke		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
2005–06			4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	1
2006–07	Mainz		27	2	1	0	–		–		28	2
2007–08	Schalke		5	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
2007–08	Bochum		14	3	0	0	–		–		14	3
2008–09			30	1	2	0	–		–		32	1
2009–10			17	3	1	0	–		–		18	3
2010–11	Bochum II	Regionalliga West	12	4	–		–		–		12	4
2010–11	Bochum	2. Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	–		–		13	2
Total	Germany		218	25	12	1	2	0	3	1	235	27
Career total			218	25	12	1	2	0	3	1	235	27

International career

The former Germany national under-21 football team member announced on 2 October 2009 that he would to play now for the Morocco national football team.^[5]

References

1. ^ "Mimoun Azaouagh" (in German). fussballdaten.de. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/azaouaghmimoun/. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Azaouagh, Mimoun" (in German). Kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/2bundesliga/vereine/2-bundesliga/2010-11/vfl-bochum-8/28329/spieler_mimoun-azaouagh.html. Retrieved 4 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Mainz leiht Azaouagh" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 14 June 2006. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/13003/mainz-leiht-azaouagh.html. Retrieved 2 October 2009. 
4. ^ "Azaouagh im Kader" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 11 February 2006. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/10939/azaouagh-im-kader.htmll. Retrieved 2 October 2009. 
5. ^ "Bochumer Azaouagh spielt künftig für Marokko" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 2 October 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/31677/bochumer-azaouagh-spielt-kuenftig-fuer-marokko.html. Retrieved 2 October 2009. 

External links

• Mimoun Azaouagh at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Azaouagh, Mimoun
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	17 November 1982
Place of birth	Benisidel, Morocco
Date of death
Place of death