Adil Chihi (; born 21 February 1988) is a professional
footballer
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who most recently played as a
midfielder
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for
IR Tanger
Ittihad Riadi Tanger (; ), often shortened to IR Tanger or the abbreviation IRT, is a Moroccan football club based in Tangier, that competes in Botola, Morocco's top professional football league.
The club was founded in 1936 as Unión Deportiv ...
. Born in Germany, he represented Morocco at international level.
Club career
On 23 July 2014, Chihi joined English side
Fulham
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...
on a free transfer to play in the
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
.
On 27 February 2016, Chihi signed a contract with
Persian Gulf Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League (, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Premier League (, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is a professional association football league in Iran and the highest level of the Iranian football league s ...
club
Esteghlal until the end of the season. He was assigned the shirt number 23 by the club.
International career
Chihi made his first appearance for the
Morocco national team in the friendly match against
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
on 20 August 2008.
Honours
1. FC Köln
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2 Bundesliga:
2013–14
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
German people of Moroccan descent
Sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Moroccan men's footballers
21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
German men's footballers
Footballers from Düsseldorf
Men's association football midfielders
Morocco men's international footballers
Morocco men's under-20 international footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Persian Gulf Pro League players
English Football League players
1. FC Köln players
1. FC Köln II players
Fulham F.C. players
Esteghlal F.C. players
FSV Frankfurt players
IR Tanger players
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England
German expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Iran
German expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
21st-century German sportsmen