Ismail H'Maidat (Arabic: إسماعيل حمايدات; born 16 June 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Morocco at senior international level.

Ismail H'Maidat
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Enschede, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–2008 Twente
2008–2009 Turnhout
2009–2010 Westerlo
2010–2011 Genk
2011–2013 OH Leuven
2013–2014 Crystal Palace
2014 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Brescia 41 (1)
2016–2018 Roma 0 (0)
2016Ascoli (loan) 0 (0)
2016–2017Vicenza (loan) 0 (0)
2017Olhanense (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2018Westerlo (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2023 Como 53 (0)
2022Südtirol (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2015 Morocco U23 1 (0)
2016 Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2022

Club career

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Brescia

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H'Maidat played for various teams in his youth career. In 2014, he joined Brescia. He made his Serie B debut on 30 May 2014 against Trapani. He came in as an 87th-minute substitute for Daniele Corvia in a 0–1 away win.[1]

Roma

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On 31 January 2016, H'Maidat moved to Serie A club Roma for €3.15 million fee (€150,000 cash plus Ndoj and Somma).[2][3][4] on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He joined Ascoli on a temporary deal immediately.[2][6]

In August 2016 H'Maidat was signed by Serie B club Vicenza.[7] He left the club in January 2017.[8] He was loaned to Portuguese club Olhanense, which was coached by an Italian Cristiano Bacci.

On 7 July 2017, H'Maidat was loaned to Belgian club Westerlo.[9] In January 2018 he was fired by Westerlo for sportsperson unworthy behavior off the field.[10][11]

Como

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On 25 July 2019, after a trial period, H'Maidat was signed by Serie C club Como[12] allowing him to return to active football.

On 31 January 2022, H'Maidat was loaned to Südtirol.[13]

International career

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H'Maidat made his first appearance for the senior Morocco national team in a 4–0 friendly win over Canada in October 2016.[14]

Personal life

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On 13 March 2018, it was announced that he was arrested for five armed robberies in Belgium.[15] Initially he was found guilty, but H'Maidat successfully appealed the decision and was totally absolved in May 2019, letting him free to comeback to football activities after having spent ten months in jail.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Trapani vs. Brescia - 30 May 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "RELAZIONE FINANZIARIA SEMESTRALE CONSOLIDATA AL 31 DICEMBRE 2015" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via cloudinary.com.
  3. ^ "H'Maidat alla Roma. Somma e Ndoj a titolo definitivo al Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ Brescia Calcio S.p.A. bilancio al 2016-06-30 (in Italian). Brescia: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2016.
  5. ^ "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale al 30 giugno 2016" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 28 October 2016. p. 81. Retrieved 15 March 2018 – via cloudinary.com.
  6. ^ "AS Roma transfer update" (Press release). Rome: A.S. Roma. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Vicenza scatenato: Zaccardo H'Maidat, Osuji e un attaccante". La Nuova Ferrara (in Italian). GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Vicenza, ufficiali le prima operazioni in uscita. Via Di Piazza, Magri e H'Maidat". Sport Vicentino (in Italian). Vicenza: Sporteditore. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  9. ^ "H'Maidat voegt techniek toe aan het middenveld: "Mijn goesting om te knallen is groot"" (Press release) (in Dutch). K.V.C. Westerlo. 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  10. ^ "'Ex-speler Westerlo en AS Roma in de cel na gewapende overvallen'". voetbalnieuws.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. ^ Steurbaut, Kersten (5 December 2017). "H'Maidat op dood spoor". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ "ISMAIL H'MAIDAT È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL COMO" (Press release) (in Italian). Como. 25 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Ismail H'Maidat è un nuovo giocatore dell'FCS" (Press release) (in Italian). Südtirol. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Morocco vs. Canada - Football Match Summary - October 11, 2016 - ESPN".
  15. ^ "Voormalig Twente-jeugdspeler in celletje op verdenking van 5 gewapende overvallen". sportnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  16. ^ "H'Maidat convince tutti Vicino alla conferma".
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