Otman Bakkal

Otman Bakkal (born 27 February 1985) is a Dutch retired international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[2]

Otman Bakkal
With Dynamo Moscow in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-27) 27 February 1985
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1996–2003 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2012 PSV 118 (25)
2004–2005 → Den Bosch (loan) 6 (0)
2005–2006 → Eindhoven (loan) 33 (8)
2006–2007 → Twente (loan) 31 (3)
2011–2012 → Feyenoord (loan) 29 (9)
2012–2013 Dynamo Moscow 4 (0)
2013–2014 Feyenoord 8 (0)
Total 229 (45)
International career
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 13 (3)
2009 Netherlands[1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He began his career at PSV, and was loaned to Den Bosch, Eindhoven, Twente and Feyenoord. After making a permanent move to Dynamo Moscow in the summer of 2012, he returned to Feyenoord one year later.[3]

Club career
Bakkal in 2007.

Otman Bakkal made his senior debut for PSV during the 2003–04 season in a 3–0 win over Auxerre. Three days later, on 28 March 2004, he made his league debut and the first senior start of his career in a 3–1 loss against Willem II. He signed a new three-year deal with PSV in May of that year.[4]

Over the next three seasons, Bakkal would not get any playing time at PSV. Instead, he was loaned out to FC Den Bosch, FC Eindhoven and FC Twente.[5][6][7]

Following the 2006–07 season, Bakkal re-joined PSV and saw regular first-team action. In November 2010, he was bitten in the shoulder by Luis Suárez during a 0–0 draw against Ajax. That incident caused Suárez to be suspended for seven games.[8]

Bakkal at Dynamo Moscow in 2012.

During the 2010–11 season, Bakkal was loaned to Feyenoord, having lost any expectation of regular playing time with PSV.[9] He displayed impressive form and drew the interest of Premier League side Swansea City.[10] Instead, he joined Russian club Dynamo Moscow for the 2012–13 season.[11]

A year after leaving Holland for Russia, Bakkal returned to the Eredivisie to sign for former loan club Feyenoord, signing a one-year contract running until 30 June 2014.[12] At the end of the 2013–14 season, his contract was subsequently allowed to expire.[13]

In March 2016 Bakkal announced he was not looking for a new club anymore after two years as a free agent.[14]

International career

Bakkal played at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15] He made his debut for the senior national side in 2009, after coming on as a substitute for Rafael van der Vaart in a friendly match against Paraguay.[11] He played the final six minutes of the game, and it would remain his only cap, giving him the shortest career in the Netherlands national team ever.[16]

Personal life

Bakkal is of Moroccan descent.[11]

References
  1. Otman Bakkal at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Profile". Soccerway.
  3. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  4. "PSV starlets sign new deals". Sky Sports. 6 May 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  5. "Den Bosch land PSV kid". Sky Sports. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  6. "Eindhoven land trio". Sky Sports. 18 June 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  7. "Twente rents Otman Bakkal PSV" [Twente huurt Otman Bakkal van PSV] (in Dutch). FC Twente Official Homepage. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  8. "Ajax suspend Luis Suárez for biting PSV's Otman Bakkal". The Guardian. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  9. "Feyenoord strengthened themselves with Otman Bakkal" [Feyenoord versterkt zich met Otman Bakkal] (in Dutch). Feyenoord homepage. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  10. "Laudrup careful on Swans recruits". BBC.
  11. Luis Mira (11 July 2012). "Official: Dynamo Moscow sign Bakkal from PSV". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  12. "OTMAN BAKKAL TERUG BIJ FEYENOORD" (in Dutch). Feyenoord Homepage. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  13. "Feyenoord zegt contracten van zeven spelers op" [Feyenoord ends contract of seven players]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  14. Oud-PSV'er Otman Bakkal (31) lijkt in stilte gestopt - Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch)
  15. Otman Bakkal – FIFA competition record (archived)
  16. "De 10 Oranje-internationals met de minste speelminuten ooit". RTL Nieuws. 5 April 2020.
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