Abdeslam Ouaddou

Abdeslam Ouaddou (Arabic: عبدالسلام وادو‎) (born November 1, 1978 in Alnif, Morocco) is a Moroccan footballer. He last played for AS Nancy-Lorraine as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

Career

He started his footballing career quite late, at the age of 21. In the summer of 2001, Ouaddou was signed by newly promoted Premier League club Fulham for £2m, on a four-year contract. However, Ouaddou did not settle in England and spent the last two years of his contract on loan at Rennes, before joining the French club permanently once his contract expired.

On the Summer of 2006, he signed for Olympiacos FC. After disappointing appearances with the team, Ouaddou was regulated on the bench. On December 7, 2006 Ouaddou asked Olympiacos to release him free because he felt homesick and had some family problems. The club's directors agreed and Ouaddou will return to France.

On January 1, 2007, the opening day of the January transfer window, Ouaddou joined Valenciennes FC on a free transfer. After one season with the club however, he transferred to AS Nancy for a fee of £150,000. He was voted the club's best signing for the 2008/09 campaign.