Abdel Abqar

Abdelkabir "Abdel" Abqar (born 10 March 1999) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Spanish club Deportivo Alavés as a central defender.

Abdel Abqar
Personal information
Full name Abdelkabir Abqar
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999
Place of birth Settat, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 22
Youth career
Mohammed VI Academy
2017–2018 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Málaga B 57 (1)
2018 Málaga 0 (0)
2020–2022 Alavés B 24 (0)
2021– Alavés 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2022

Club career

Born in Settat, Abqar joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2017 from Mohammed VI Football Academy.[1] He made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 12 November 2017, starting in a 0–1 Tercera División away loss against CD Huétor Tájar.

Abqar made his first-team debut on 11 September 2018, starting in a 1–2 home loss against UD Almería for the season's Copa del Rey.[2] It was his maiden appearance for the main squad, as he continued to feature regularly with the B's and suffering relegation at the end of the campaign.

On 22 July 2020, Abqar signed for another reserve team, Deportivo Alavés B in Segunda División B.[3] He first appeared with the main squad on 30 November 2021, playing the entire second half in a 3–0 away win over Unami CP, also for the national cup.

International career

On 13 March 2023, Abqar was called up to the full squad by manager Walid Regragui, for friendlies against Brazil and Peru.[4][5]

References
  1. "Tres nuevos marroquíes para la Academia" [Three new Moroccans for the Academy] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. "El Almería remonta al Málaga y pasa a la siguiente ronda" [Almería complete comeback over Málaga and go to the following round] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  3. "Abqar abandona el Málaga y ficha por el Deportivo Alavés" [Abqar leaves Málaga and signs for Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Málaga. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. "Regragui unveils his Atlas Lions list for March friendlies". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  5. Aamari, Oussama. "Walid Regragui Announces Morocco's Squad for March Friendlies". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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