Imad Najah

Moroccan footballer (born 1991)

Imad Najah
Personal information
Najah with PSV U23 in 2010
Date of birth	(1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	USV Elinkwijk
2001–2012	PSV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	RKC Waalwijk	33	(1)
2017	Jong Vitesse	11	(2)
2017–2022	DHSC
International career
2012	Morocco U23	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imad Najah (born 19 February 1991) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Born in Utrecht, Netherlands, Najah evolved as a prospect from PSV's youth academy. He made his professional debut for RKC Waalwijk in 2012.^[1]^[2]

He ended his professional career in 2017, and played the following five years at amateur level for DHSC in his hometown.^[3] During the same period he worked as a scout for Vitesse.^[4]

International career

Najah represented Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Personal

He is the older brother of Anass Najah.

References

^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
^ Imad Najah at Soccerway
^ Bos, Stan (4 December 2017). "Eersteklasser DHSC voegt ex-prof Imad Najah toe aan selectie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Lammers, Lex (14 April 2022). "Contractopzeggingen in Arnhem: Vitesse holt de Nederlandse scouting uit". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ Imad Najah – FIFA competition record (archived)