Zakaria Labyad

Zakaria Labyad (* 9 March 1993 in Utrecht ) is a Moroccan- Dutch footballer who plays for the Portuguese first division side Sporting Lisbon plays since 2012, up to date, however, in the Netherlands at Vitesse Arnhem is borrowed.

Career

Association

Labyad began with the juniors of UPS Elinkwijk in his hometown Utrecht play with the football. In 2004 he moved at the age of eleven years in the youth department of PSV Eindhoven.

Since the 2009/10 season Labyad belongs to the first team of PSV, which plays in the Eredivisie. He made his debut on 25 February 2010 in a 3-2 victory against Hamburger SV in the second round of the Europa League. For the first time in the league he ran for three days later in a 5-1 win against RKC Waalwijk, as he was substituted at half-time. Against FC Groningen he scored on April 18, 2010 in his fifth league game his first two goals in professional football. After only six games of the season in his first year, he was also in the following season 2010/11 for the time being only sporadically used. On 7 April 2011, Labyad made ​​in the 1:4 defeat in the Europa League quarter-final first leg against Benfica, after coming on that goal to 1:3 (final score 1:4). At the same time it was also Labyads first goal in European competition. In the 2011/12 season became Labyad finally team regular and was used in 32 games in which he was able to achieve six goals. In 2012 he won with PSV by a 3-0 final win over Heracles Almelo also the Dutch Cup.

For the 2012/13 season on the Portuguese first division Labyad joined Sporting Lisbon. On August 19, 2012 ( 1st Round ), he debuted in the Primeira Liga.

On January 9, 2014 he was loaned to Vitesse Arnhem.

National

With the Dutch team Labyad took part in the U- 17 World Cup Nigeria 2009. He played in all three group games against Colombia, Gambia and Iran. After just one win from their three matches, the Netherlands was eliminated after the group stage.

After he had already denied some games for the Dutch U-19 National Team, is Labyad decided in 2010, the future for Morocco, the homeland of his parents aground. In early February 2011, he was appointed for the first time in the squad of the Moroccan U-23 squad for the match against Burkina Faso. At its debut, the Morocco won 3-1, Labyad scored in the 33rd minute penalty.

2012 took Labyad for Morocco at the Olympic Games in London in part. It was used in all three group matches against Honduras, Japan and Spain, scoring in a 2-2 draw against Honduras also a hit. Morocco could be behind the Spaniard in the group, but moved to 3rd place lying but not in the next round.

Achievements

• Dutch Cup winner: 2012