Salaheddine Sbaï (born 21 August 1985 in

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) is a Moroccan former professional

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Club career

Sbaï began his career for the youth side at

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and was loaned out for the 2004/2005 season to

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. After only five games in the 2004/2005 season for Ronse, he turned back to Charleroi, the club loaned him again to another club and signed a two-year loan deal with

Tubize Tubize (; ) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabita ...

. After forty-eight games, where he scored one goal for Tubize, he returned to

in August 2008. On 24 June 2009

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signed the defender from Charleroi alongside forward Yohan Bocognano from

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and forward Abdelmounaïm El Hajaoui from FC Sete. On 27 January 2011, Sbaï signed for English club

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on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a further twelve-month loan, as cover for Stephen Crainey and

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. He attended the match against

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and trained with the first team on 27 January. However, he did not make a single appearance for the Tangerines and was released at the end of the season, following Blackpool's relegation from the

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International career

Sbaï is a former U-21 international for

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. He received his first cap for

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in the

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match against

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on 11 October 2008.

Personal life

Sbaï's brothers,

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and Hatim Sbaï are also professional footballers.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sbai, Salaheddine Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen 1985 births Living people Royale Union Tubize-Braine players Morocco men's under-20 international footballers Morocco men's international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France Stade Lavallois players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Nîmes Olympique players Blackpool F.C. players Raja CA players Men's association football defenders People from Sidi Kacem Footballers from Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Challenger Pro League players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Expatriate men's footballers in France Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France Lyon-La Duchère players