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Adel Taarabt

Adel Taarabt

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Sharjah FC
Age37
CitizenshipMorocco France
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornMay 24, 1989
at Sharjah FC 483 days · joined 2025-01-26
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €500k
Rating · 24/25 7.4 Strong
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Queens Park Rangers
top club · 164 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#73
goals rank
#186
assists rank
75
season goals
85
season assists

Among 2,799 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2013
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
19
best season · 10/11
36 / 6
int'l caps / goals
481Appearances
75Goals
85Assists
65Yellow cards
4Red cards
101Full matches (90′)
Full nameAdel Taarabt
Name in home countryعادل تعرابت
Date of birth1989-05-24 (37 yrs)
Place of birthFès, Morocco
CitizenshipMorocco France
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubSharjah FC
Joined2025-01-26
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Jan 2025
Transfer: Al-Nasr → Sharjah FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Sharjah FC, Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
41 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
29 matches · 11 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2022
Transfer: Benfica → Al-Nasr
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Al-Nasr SC (UAE)
30 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SL Benfica
42 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Nov 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SL Benfica
38 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Mar 2019
Transfer: Benfica B → Benfica
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — SL Benfica B, SL Benfica
10 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Benfica → Benfica B
18/19 · Transfer
Jun 2018
Transfer: Genoa → Benfica
17/18 · Return from loan
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Genoa CFC
23 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: Benfica → Genoa
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Genoa CFC
6 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: QPR → Benfica
15/16 · Transfer
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Queens Park Rangers
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: AC Milan → QPR
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: QPR → AC Milan
13/14 · Loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Fulham → QPR
13/14 · Return from loan
Aug 2013
Transfer: QPR → Fulham
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — AC Milan, Fulham FC
32 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Queens Park Rangers
33 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Queens Park Rangers
28 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Tottenham → QPR
10/11 · Transfer · €1.20m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Queens Park Rangers
44 matches · 19 G · 21 A · across 1 competition
May 2010
Transfer: QPR → Tottenham
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
Transfer: Tottenham → QPR
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Queens Park Rangers
44 matches · 7 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
May 2009
Transfer: QPR → Tottenham
08/09 · Return from loan
Mar 2009
Transfer: Tottenham → QPR
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tottenham Hotspur
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Lens → Tottenham
07/08 · Transfer · €4.00m
May 2007
Transfer: Tottenham → Lens
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Lens → Tottenham
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — RC Lens, Tottenham Hotspur
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: RC Lens U19 → Lens
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: RC Lens U17 → RC Lens U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals9 total · 0.63/90
90
Assists6 total · 0.42/90
84
G+A15 total · 1.04/90
88
Yellow cards4 total · 0.28/90
64
9,069 min
Minutes played by club
Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 16.1%
Sharjah FC 8.9%
SL Benfica 28.0%
SL Benfica B 5.7%
Genoa CFC 8.9%
Queens Park Rangers 27.3%
AC Milan 3.0%
Fulham FC 2.2%
Tottenham Hotspur 0.0%
RC Lens 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 3 22/23 24/25 75 30 16 1,458
Sharjah FC 1 24/25 24/25 25 1 3 805
SL Benfica 5 15/16 21/22 129 2 14 2,537
SL Benfica B 2 15/16 18/19 10 1 2 513
Genoa CFC 2 16/17 17/18 29 2 5 810
Queens Park Rangers 6 08/09 14/15 164 34 41 2,476
AC Milan 1 13/14 13/14 16 4 2 270
Fulham FC 1 13/14 13/14 16 1 2 200
Tottenham Hotspur 3 06/07 08/09 15 0 0 0
RC Lens 1 06/07 06/07 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€2.5M20€5M30€7.5M40€10M06/0707/0808/09 — 1 goals (Queens Park Rangers)108/0909/10 — 7 goals (Queens Park Rangers)09/10 — 11 assists1809/1010/11 — 19 goals (Queens Park Rangers)10/11 — 21 assists4010/1111/12 — 2 goals (Queens Park Rangers)11/12 — 5 assists711/1212/13 — 5 goals (Queens Park Rangers)12/13 — 4 assists912/1313/14 — 5 goals (AC Milan)13/14 — 4 assists913/1414/1515/16 — 1 goals (SL Benfica B)115/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 2 goals (Genoa CFC)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 2 assists218/1919/20 — 1 goals (SL Benfica)19/20 — 3 assists419/2020/21 — 6 assists620/2121/22 — 1 goals (SL Benfica)21/22 — 5 assists621/2222/23 — 11 goals (Al-Nasr SC (UAE))22/23 — 4 assists1522/2323/24 — 11 goals (Al-Nasr SC (UAE))23/24 — 9 assists2023/2424/25 — 9 goals (Sharjah FC)24/25 — 6 assists1524/2506/07 — €50K07/08 — €4M08/09 — €3M09/10 — €2.2M10/11 — €2.8M11/12 — €7M12/13 — €7.5M13/14 — €10M14/15 — €8M15/16 — €6M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €5M20/21 — €5.5M21/22 — €4M22/23 — €3M23/24 — €1.5M24/25 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 191910/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 5513/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 111122/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 9924/25

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 111109/1010/11: 212110/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 6620/2121/22: 5521/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 9923/2424/25: 6624/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Two Sharjah FC 7 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 Pro-League Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 11 7 3 0 0 137
24/25 Pro-League Sharjah FC 13 1 2 3 0 805
24/25 UAE League Cup Sharjah FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 UAE League Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 4 1 0 1 0 351
24/25 UAE President's Cup Sharjah FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 UAE President's Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 UAE League Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 3 0 2 0 0 0
23/24 UAE President's Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 4 3 0 0 0 130
23/24 UAE Pro League Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 22 8 7 4 0 231
22/23 UAE League Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 6 4 2 0 0 125
22/23 UAE President's Cup Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 2 1 0 0 0 180
22/23 UAE Pro League Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 22 6 2 2 0 304
21/22 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Champions League SL Benfica 9 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Liga Portugal SL Benfica 23 1 4 3 1 860
21/22 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 3 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 Champions League Qu. SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Europa League SL Benfica 6 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS SL Benfica 26 0 3 4 0 0
20/21 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 6 0 2 1 1 0
19/20 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Champions League SL Benfica 4 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Liga NOS SL Benfica 24 1 1 8 1 1,677
19/20 Supertaça SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 5 0 1 1 0 0
18/19 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 3 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS SL Benfica 6 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Italy Cup Genoa CFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Serie A Genoa CFC 22 2 2 5 1 810
16/17 Italy Cup Genoa CFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie A Genoa CFC 6 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ledman LigaPro SL Benfica B 7 1 0 1 0 513
15/16 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier League Queens Park Rangers 7 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League AC Milan 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Fulham FC 3 1 1 0 0 200
13/14 Premier League Fulham FC 12 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Serie A AC Milan 14 4 2 3 0 270
12/13 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Queens Park Rangers 31 5 4 5 0 449
11/12 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Premier League Queens Park Rangers 27 2 5 2 0 1,006
10/11 Championship Queens Park Rangers 44 19 21 8 0 185
09/10 Championship Queens Park Rangers 41 7 11 4 0 398
09/10 FA Cup Queens Park Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Queens Park Rangers 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Queens Park Rangers 7 1 0 2 0 438
08/09 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Coupe de la Ligue RC Lens 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ligue 1 RC Lens 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup Tottenham Hotspur 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2005-07-01 RC Lens U17 RC Lens U19 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 RC Lens U19 Lens Transfer 0
06/07 2007-01-02 Lens Tottenham Loan 50000
06/07 2007-05-14 Tottenham Lens Return from loan 50000
07/08 2007-07-01 Lens Tottenham Transfer 50000 €4.00m
08/09 2009-03-13 Tottenham QPR Loan 2000000
08/09 2009-05-31 QPR Tottenham Return from loan 2000000
09/10 2009-07-23 Tottenham QPR Loan 1700000
09/10 2010-05-31 QPR Tottenham Return from loan 2200000
10/11 2010-08-05 Tottenham QPR Transfer 2200000 €1.20m
13/14 2013-08-07 QPR Fulham Loan 9000000
13/14 2014-01-30 Fulham QPR Return from loan 6000000
13/14 2014-01-31 QPR AC Milan Loan 6000000
13/14 2014-06-30 AC Milan QPR Return from loan 6000000
15/16 2015-07-01 QPR Benfica Transfer 4000000
16/17 2017-01-10 Benfica Genoa Loan 800000
17/18 2018-06-30 Genoa Benfica Return from loan 1500000
18/19 2018-07-01 Benfica Benfica B Transfer 1500000
18/19 2019-03-30 Benfica B Benfica Transfer 1000000
22/23 2022-09-24 Benfica Al-Nasr Transfer 2500000
24/25 2025-01-26 Al-Nasr Sharjah FC Transfer 600000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Ankle injury 2014-09-17 2014-09-26 10 1
14/15 Groin injury 2014-11-17 2015-01-09 54 10
14/15 muscular problems 2015-04-01 2015-04-25 25 4
16/17 Muscle fatigue 2017-04-08 2017-05-05 28 4
17/18 Back problems 2018-02-05 2018-03-08 32 4
17/18 Back problems 2018-04-16 2018-04-28 13 2
19/20 unknown injury 2019-11-20 2019-11-23 4 1
19/20 Injury to the ankle 2020-06-28 2020-07-31 34 6
20/21 Adductor injury 2020-09-24 2020-10-21 28 5
20/21 Corona virus 2020-11-24 2020-12-04 11 3
20/21 Muscle injury 2021-04-23 2021-05-04 12 2
21/22 unknown injury 2022-03-23 2022-04-04 13 3
Current€500k
Peak€10.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€450k
€50k€2.54m€5.03m€7.51m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #23101 #8 3 0 retired national player
Team #10831 #8 3 2 retired national player
Team #3575 #8 30 4 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Alejandro Grimaldo 2 0 0
Odysseas Vlachodimos 2 0 0
Rafa Silva 2 2 0
Pizzi 2 1 0
Haris Seferovic 2 3 0
Julian Weigl 2 0 0
Gláuber 2 1 0
Nicolás Otamendi 2 0 0
Everton 2 1 0
Darwin Núñez 2 4 0
Ahmad Shambih 2 0 0
Rúben Dias 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Championship Queens Park Rangers 19 44
24/25 Pro-League Sharjah FC 8 24
23/24 UAE Pro League Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 8 22

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Championship Queens Park Rangers 21 44
09/10 Championship Queens Park Rangers 11 41
23/24 UAE Pro League Al-Nasr SC (UAE) 7 22

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
17/18 2018-06-30 Genoa Benfica Return from loan €1.50m
16/17 2017-01-10 Benfica Genoa Loan €800k
13/14 2014-06-30 AC Milan QPR Return from loan €6.00m
13/14 2014-01-31 QPR AC Milan Loan €6.00m
13/14 2014-01-30 Fulham QPR Return from loan €6.00m
13/14 2013-08-07 QPR Fulham Loan €9.00m
09/10 2010-05-31 QPR Tottenham Return from loan €2.20m
09/10 2009-07-23 Tottenham QPR Loan €1.70m
08/09 2009-05-31 QPR Tottenham Return from loan €2.00m
08/09 2009-03-13 Tottenham QPR Loan €2.00m
06/07 2007-05-14 Tottenham Lens Return from loan €50k
06/07 2007-01-02 Lens Tottenham Loan €50k

Teams faced most often by Adel Taarabt's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SSC Napoli 34 5 13 16 33 50 -17 15%
AS Roma 32 9 9 14 42 51 -9 28%
Torino FC 31 7 13 11 32 37 -5 23%
Udinese Calcio 30 12 10 8 42 34 +8 40%
Liverpool FC 30 5 7 18 37 63 -26 17%
ACF Fiorentina 30 8 8 14 38 51 -13 27%
Chelsea FC 28 4 7 17 17 44 -27 14%
Inter 28 6 5 17 22 42 -20 21%
Cagliari Calcio 27 17 6 4 55 29 +26 63%
Reading FC 26 9 10 7 43 30 +13 35%
Arsenal FC 26 6 6 14 28 41 -13 23%
Everton FC 24 6 7 11 33 47 -14 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
08/09 First senior goal
22/23 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 41 1,293 4 0 0 0.28
23/24 29 361 4 0 0 1
22/23 30 609 2 1 0 0.44
21/22 42 860 6 0 1 0.73
20/21 42 0 7 0 1 0
19/20 38 1,677 11 0 1 0.64
18/19 10 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 23 810 5 0 1 0.67
15/16 7 513 1 0 0 0.18
13/14 32 470 3 0 0 0.57
12/13 33 449 5 0 0 1
11/12 28 1,006 2 1 0 0.27
10/11 44 185 8 0 0 3.89
09/10 44 398 4 0 0 0.9
08/09 10 438 2 0 0 0.41

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
92 apps
27 G
32 A
UAE Pro League
68 apps
22 G
14 A
Premier League
86 apps
7 G
10 A
Serie A
42 apps
6 G
7 A
UAE League Cup
15 apps
5 G
4 A
UAE President's Cup
10 apps
4 G
0 A
Liga Portugal
79 apps
2 G
8 A
Ledman LigaPro
10 apps
1 G
2 A
League Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Taça de Portugal
15 apps
0 G
4 A

Frequently asked about Adel Taarabt

Who is Adel Taarabt?

Adel Taarabt is a Morocco professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Sharjah FC.

How old is Adel Taarabt?

Adel Taarabt is 37 years old. He was born on May 24, 1989 in Fès.

What position does Adel Taarabt play?

Adel Taarabt plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Adel Taarabt play for?

Adel Taarabt currently plays for Sharjah FC.

How many career goals has Adel Taarabt scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Adel Taarabt has scored 75 goals in 481 appearances.

What is Adel Taarabt's market value?

Adel Taarabt's most recent reported market value is €500k.