Marouane Chamakh

Moroccan-French footballer (born 1984)

OverviewAI-generated

Marouane Chamakh is a French and Moroccan association football player who plays as a forward. Born in Tonneins in 1984, he began his work period in 2002. He has been a member of several sports teams, including West Ham United F.C., Arsenal F.C., FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and Crystal Palace F.C. His career has included participation in the Premier League.

Chamakh represented Morocco in international competition, specifically in the 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. He wears sport number 29. A Muslim, he speaks French, which is also his native language.

Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Thesportsdb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

2003: France U19
2013: → West Ham United (loan)
2016: Cardiff City
Full name: Marouane Chamakh
Date of birth: ( 1984-01-10 ) 10 January 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth: Tonneins , France
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Forward
1988 1994: Nérac
1994 2000: Marmandais
2000 2002: Bordeaux
Years: Team
2002 2010: Bordeaux
2010 2013: Arsenal
2013 2016: Crystal Palace
2003 2014: Morocco

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Forward
Nationality: Morocco

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Morocco
Place of birth: Tonneins
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Religion: Islam
Participant in: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Sport: association football
Member of team: Cardiff City F.C.
Position played: forward
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Morocco
Mass: 78
Image: Chamakh Emirates Cup cropped.jpg
Height: 188

Show 5 more facts

sport number: 29
Commons category: Marouane Chamakh
date of birth: 1984-01-10
name in native language: Marouane Chamakh
start of work period: 2002-00-00

Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

~21 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Marouane Chamakh ( French: [maʁwan ʃamak]; Berber languages:ⵎⴰⵔⵓⴰⵏ ⵙⴰⵎⴰⵅ , Arabic: مروان الشماخ; born 10 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "link-up play", "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability". Chamakh is also Bordeaux's eleventh highest goalscorer of all time.

Chamakh started his career training with various clubs in the Aquitaine region. In 2000, he signed with Bordeaux. Chamakh made his professional debut for the club in the 2002–03 season. He spent nine years at the club and helped Bordeaux win the Coupe de la Ligue in 2007. In the 2008–09 season, Chamakh won the league title as Bordeaux were crowned champions for the first time since the 1998–99 season. The club also won the Coupe de la Ligue completing the league and league cup double. In May 2010, Chamakh joined Premier League club Arsenal on a free transfer after agreeing a four-year contract with the club. Whilst with the Gunners, he helped take the club to the League Cup final of 2011. During his stay at the Emirates, Chamakh also became the first player in UEFA Champions League history to score in six consecutive games.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marouane Chamakh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.