Nabil Bahoui (; ; born 5 February 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

club IF Brommapojkarna.

Club career

IF Brommapojkarna

In 2008, Bahoui joined the main team of IF Brommapojkarna. Where he was able to appear effective and attract the attention of media. He was a key player of the team in many competitions. He was also loaned to Gröndals IK, AFC Eskilstuna and Akropolis IF.

AIK

On 8 November 2012, it was announced that Bahoui had signed a 3.5-year contract with AIK. He chose at first number 14. However, due to an agreement with fellow midfielder Lalawélé Atakora, who at the time was wearing number 11, he got to switch from 14 to 11. His first and early full season in the

has been considered exceptional, using his attacking abilities to score and find best chances, helped AIK to fight with Malmo for the league title. He was one of the most influential and key players of his team in this era.

Al-Ahli

In 2015, he joined Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club. Later, the club negotiated a replacement for him and both sides decided not to continue the cooperation. After negotiations, he parted ways with Al-Ahli.

Hamburger SV

He joined

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

in 2016. Where he played few matches and his contract was not renewed.

Grasshopper Club Zürich

In 2017, Bahoui signed a three-year contract with Grasshopper Club Zürich.

AIK (loan)

In 2018, he loaned to AIK and played a key role for the team.

De Graafschap

He joined De Graafschap in 2019 and played few matches for the club.

Return to AIK

In 2019, Bahoui joined

AIK Fotboll AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish professional football club from Stoc ...

with a new contract.

Qatar SC

In 2023, Bahoui has signed for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC. He left the club after playing 8 league matches.

Persepolis

On 12 September 2023, Bahoui signed a one-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis. On 19 October 2023, He made his debut in a 3–1 away win against Paykan.

International career

On 26 August 2014, Nabil was picked out in the Sweden national team to play a

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against

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and he was also in the squad when Sweden played against

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in the 2016 European Championship qualifiers.

Style of play

Bahoui usually comes inside the box from the wing and dribbling at opponents. With a high shooting ability he has a "vicious strike from distance". The main characteristic of his playing style is that he shoots "well" and is dangerous in free kicks. Also, he has high physical strength and considered good at scoring goals.

Personal life

Bahoui's parents were born in

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

. Bahoui goes by the Swedish-style nickname "Nabbe". In April 2020, he participated in the online FIFA 20 Stay and Play Cup, in which he finished a semifinalist, losing to the eventual winner, Mohamed Daramy. He defeated the representatives for

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

, Manchester City, and Olympique Lyon to reach that point, scoring 12 goals and conceding 5.

Career statistics

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Honours

AIK *

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References

External links

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EA Sports tournament page
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Stats at aftonbladet.se
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