Rida Lah Douliazale (born 3 September 1985) is a former Moroccan international footballer who played as a central midfielder.

Reda Doulyazal
Personal information
Full name Rida Lah Douliazale
Date of birth (1985-09-03) September 3, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2004 Wydad Casablanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Wydad Casablanca 73 (23)
2006–2007Kawkab Marrakech (loan) 15 (1)
International career
2004–2005 Morocco U-20 9 (1)
2007–2008 Morocco U-23 3 (0)
2009 Morocco 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Wydad Casablanca

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When he was signed at Wydad his comments showed how important this was to him, " I always dreamed to have a place in the starting 11 of Wydad. Playing in a big club like Wydad is a honour for me".[citation needed] He played a game in the Botola 2006–07 with Wydad Casablanca that ended in a draw. In the Arab Champions League 2008-09 he scored two goals against Al-Taliya and Al Oruba Sur. In 73 appearances for Wydad, Rida Lah scored 23 goals, 0.3 goals per game. He is no longer with the club.

Kawkab Marrakech

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Douliazale wore the number 5 during the Botola 2006-07 season on loan at Kawkab Marrakech.

In 15 appearances for Kawkab, Rida Lah scored 1 goal, 0.06 goals per game.

Seattle Sounders FC

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He was on trial with the Seattle Sounders FC of the Major League Soccer.[1] If Douliazale had joined the Sounders, he would have been the second player from Wydad Casablanca to join Major League Soccer since Khalil Azmi joined the Colorado Rapids in 1996.[2]

Statistics

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Season Club Competition Apps. Goals
2004/05 Wydad Casablanca GNF 1 37 15
2006/07 Wydad Casablanca GNF 1 1 0
2006/07 Kawkab Marrakech GNF 1 15 1
2007/08 Wydad Casablanca GNF 1 20 13
2008/09 Wydad Casablanca GNF 1 0 0
Total Last updated 8-07-2009 83 29

International career

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Douliazale played for the Moroccan U-20 football team from 2004 to 2005 scoring 1 goal in 9 games.

He was selected for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands and scored the goal against Spain in a 3–1 loss. He also gave an assist to Nabil El Zhar against Italy, the game ended as a 2–2 draw. In penalties, Douliazale missed the second penalty for Morocco. In 2006, he then played for the Moroccan U-23 football team he has yet to score a goal in 3 appearances. In four games Douliazale played a total of 230 minutes, 57.5 minutes per game. In the semi-final game against Nigeria, Douliazale was given a red card, he had already gotten a yellow card earlier in the game.

U-20 International Goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 June 2005 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands   Spain 3–1 3–1 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Honours

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Wydad Casablanca

Moroccan U-20 National Team

Personal

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Douliazale started playing soccer at age four. He can also speak French and Arabic.

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.mls-rumors.net/2009/07/incoming-reda-doulyazal-on-trial-with.html
  2. ^ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest".