Fouad Bachirou

Comorian footballer, born 1990

Fouad Bachirou
Bachirou in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Valence, France
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Omonia
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2006 USA Clichy
2006–2008 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Paris Saint-Germain CFA[1] 22 (1)
2010–2014 Greenock Morton 117 (2)
2014–2017 Östersunds FK 86 (2)
2018–2020 Malmö FF 58 (0)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2021– Omonia 58 (0)
International career‡
2014– Comoros 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2022

Fouad "Fred" Bachirou (born 15 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cyprus First Division side Omonia.

He previously played for Paris Saint-Germain reserves, Greenock Morton in Scotland, Swedish sides Östersund and Malmö FF, and EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest. Born in France, he represents Comoros at international level.

Career

Paris Saint-Germain

Born in Valence, Bachirou started his career in the youth teams at local side Football Club de la Place de Clichy, before winning a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain, where he played in the CFA side in the French third division – scoring once against UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole.[2]

Greenock Morton

Bachirou transferred to Greenock Morton in July 2010, after a trial spell at the club.[3] He made his competitive debut for Greenock Morton in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Dumbarton on 25 July 2010.[4] In June 2011, Bachirou signed a new one-year contract at Morton.[5] After over 50 appearances for the club, Bachirou scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw with Queen of the South on 7 April 2012.[6] Bachirou stated he would not be seeking a new contract with the club in May 2012.[7] On 17 August 2012, Bachirou made a U-turn and re-signed for the club,[8] after rejecting a move to league rivals Hamilton Accies.[9]

In September 2013, he signed a contract extension until summer 2015.[10]

Östersunds FK

Bachirou made a surprise move to Östersunds FK in August 2014.[11] He made his debut from the bench away to promoted club Husqvarna FF.[12] During his time at Östersund they managed to get a promotion to Allsvenskan, win the Swedish Cup and qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Malmö FF

Bachirou playing for Malmö FF in 2018.

On 9 January 2018, Swedish champions Malmö FF confirmed the transfer of Bachirou for an estimated fee of around 7 million SEK (roughly £600,000).

Nottingham Forest

On 26 August 2020, Bachirou joined EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed transfer fee.[13] He made his first-team debut in a 1–0 EFL Cup defeat to Barnsley. Despite being Sabri Lamouchi's 'priority target' during the summer transfer window, Bachirou made only three appearances for Forest during the 2020–21 season.[14][15] At the end of the season, Bachirou was told that he was not in Chris Hughton's plans and was free to leave the club.[16]

Omonia FC

On 16 August 2021, Bachirou joined Cypriot First Division side Omonia Nicosia on a free transfer.[17] In two years, he helped the club win the Cypriot Cup twice.[18]

International career

In February 2014, Bachirou received a call-up to the Comoros national team for their friendly against Burkina Faso.[19] Bachirou played for 90 minutes as Comoros recorded a respectable 1–1 draw in Marseille, France.[20]

He made his first competitive appearance, and won his second cap, in the first leg of an Africa Cup of Nations first round qualifier away to Kenya in Nairobi.[21] Bachirou started the match but could not prevent Comoros from suffering a 1–0 defeat.

Personal life

Bachirou is a Muslim, and his parents hail from the Comoros.[22] In 2019, he married his Scottish fiancée, Debbie.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 July 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSG Reserves 2008–09 CFA 12 1 — — 12 1
2009–10 CFA 10 0 — — 10 0
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Greenock Morton 2010–11 Scottish First Division 19 0 7 0 — 26 1
2011–12 Scottish First Division 30 1 6 0 — 36 1
2011–12 Scottish First Division 33 1 5 0 — 38 0
2013–14 Scottish Championship 35 0 6 0 — 41 0
Total 117 2 24 0 0 0 141 2
Östersunds FK 2014 Superettan 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
2015 Superettan 29 0 0 0 — 38 0
2016 Allsvenskan 22 1 1 0 — 23 1
2017 Allsvenskan 25 1 6 0 12 1 43 2
Total 86 2 8 0 12 1 102 3
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan 22 0 7 0 13 0 42 0
2019 Allsvenskan 24 0 4 0 14 0 42 0
2020 Allsvenskan 12 0 4 0 2 0 18 0
Total 58 0 15 0 29 0 102 0
Nottingham Forest 2020–21 EFL Championship 1 0 2[a] 0 — 3 0
Omonia 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 21 0 6 0 6 0 33 0
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 21 0 7[b] 0 3 0 31 0
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 0 0 1[c] 0 0 0 1 0
Total 42 0 14 0 9 0 64 0
Career total 326 5 63 0 50 1 439 6

Honours

Östersunds FK

Malmö FF

Omonia

See also

References

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup
  2. ^ Includes appearance in the 2022 Cypriot Super Cup and appearances in the 2022-23 Cypriot Cup
  3. ^ Includes appearance in the 2023 Cypriot Super Cup and appearances in the 2023-24 Cypriot Cup
  1. ^ "Fouad Bachirou joueur de Libre/Etranger – Foot National" (in French). Foot-National. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Football à Clichy : Des jeunes à haut niveau" (in French). Clichy Evenements. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. ^ "ALBA EXTRA: Moore will go with the flow". Evening Times. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Morton sink Dumbarton 4–3 on penalties after stalemate". BBC Sport. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (4 June 2011). "Sean and Fred sign up for Ton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Morton 2–2 Queen of the South: Plucky showing as Queens seek survival". The Scotsman. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  7. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 May 2012). "Fred: It's time to move on". Greenock Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (18 August 2012). "BREAKING NEWS: Bachirou back at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ^ Tait, Chris (28 August 2012). "Happy to be Bach". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (27 September 2013). "EXCLUSIVE Duo pen new deals for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (9 August 2014). "Bachirou make Sweden switch". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  12. ^ "HUSQVARNA VS. ÖSTERSUNDS FK 1 – 4". Soccerway. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Bachirou joins the Reds".
  14. ^ PA Media (5 September 2020). "Barnsley 1-0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Football. BBC. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  15. ^ Taylor, Paul. "Lamouchi's 'Plan B', a team of transfers and a subtle shift in balance at Forest". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ Taylor, Paul. "How Chris Hughton plans to reshape Nottingham Forest's squad". The Athletic. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Bachirou departs for Cyprus".
  18. ^ "Omonia beat Ethnikos on penalties to win Cyprus Cup | Cyprus Mail". cyprus-mail.com/. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  19. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (26 February 2014). "Fred's delight at international call-up". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  20. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 March 2014). "Bachirou's joy at international debut". Greenock Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  21. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (21 May 2014). "Bachirou earns his 2nd cap". Greenock Telegraph.
  22. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan, "An Interview With Fouad Bachirou", Greenock Morton F.C. official matchday programme
  23. ^ "Fouad Bachirou". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

External links

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