- Adel Taarabt
Infobox Football biography
playername= Adel Taarabt
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1989|5|24
cityofbirth =Berre-l'Étang
countryofbirth =France
height = height|m=1.80
currentclub = Tottenham Hotspur
clubnumber =
position =Attacking Midfielder
years = 2006–2007
2007
2007–
clubs = Lens
→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
Tottenham Hotspur
caps(goals) = 1 (0)
2 (0)
6 (0)
pcupdate = 21:53, 27 May 2008 (UTC)Adel Taarabt (born
May 24 1989 inBerre-l'Étang ,France ) is a French footballer of Moroccan origin, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He has represented France at U-16, U-17 and U-18 level and is able to play as a Second Striker, Attacking Midfielder or on either wing. He is known for his dribbling ability and shooting from distance.In January 2007, Taarabt signed for Tottenham on loan after the club offered to quickly integrate him into the first team to offer him maximum playing time.cite news
title = Taarabt confirms Spurs move
url = http://www.eurosport.com/football/premiership/2006-2007/sport_sto1043201.shtml
publisher =Eurosport
date =2006-12-29
accessdate = 2007-01-02]Within two months he made his first senior appearance in a Spurs shirt aged 17, coming on as a substitute on the 85th minute against local rivals
West Ham United , in a tense game which ended 4-3 to Spurs. He made an immediate impact with his first touch leading to the 3-3 equaliser as a driving run from half-way was ended by a foul on the edge of the box.Dimitar Berbatov subsequently scored the resulting free kick, beforePaul Stalteri 's winner in added time.He made a second appearance in the 1-0 loss to Chelsea, again as a second half substitute. Once again he made an explosive impact, as within minutes of coming on a vicious shot from outside the penalty area was well saved by Chelsea goalkeeper
Petr Čech . He had a second shot from outside the area later on, though this time he didn't catch it quite right and it went well over.On
June 8 2007 Tottenham confirmed that agreement had been reached for the permanent signing of Taarabt [Source: [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adelswitchagreed.html tottenhamhotspur.com - Adel Switch Agreed] en icon] .On
July 7 ,2007 , Taarabt scored his first goal for Spurs in a pre-season friendly againstStevenage Borough .Adel made his first appearance of the 2007/2008 season with Spurs against Derby County in the 4-0 win on August 18th. He was brought on in the 70th minute and instantly excited the fans with some sublime skill.
Like his former Tottenham Hotspur team mate
Younes Kaboul , he is a practicing Muslim. [cite news
title = Interview Adel Taarabt
url = http://www.theatlaslions.com/#/adeltaarabt/4524849069
publisher = The Atlas Lions]Notes
External links
*soccerbase|id=45969|name=Adel Taarabt
* [http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/players/adeltaarabt.html Official Tottenham Hotspur profile]
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