Farid El Alagui

Quick Facts

Full Name	Farid El Alagui
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1985(1985-08-28)
Age	39
Country	Morocco
Birth City	Bordeaux
Horoscope	Leo

Farid El Alagui Biography

Farid El Alagui is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 28, 1985 in Bordeaux, Morocco. Farid El Alagui (born 28 August 1985) is French-born Moroccan footballer who was striker. He started with the junior leagues of France and then made his debut as a professional in the Scottish First Division club Falkirk in which the striker scored 27 goals in 43 games during his one season at the club.

The 6th August 2013 El Alagui began his 2013-14 season when he came on as an substitution to Emmanuel Oyeleke in the 54th minute of an League Cup first round match against Dagenham & Redbridge and scored two goals that helped Brentford to an extra-time win of 3-2. El Alagui scored a crucial goal in injury time to earn the 1-1 draw against Gillingham on the 17th of August, 2013. He scored two goals during the 5-3 Brentford Football League Trophy first round victory against AFC Wimbledon on 3 September. In November, having played in just three of his 12 appearances in his 2013-14 campaign, El Alagui expressed his displeasure that he was unable to get his foot in Uwe Rosler’s squad. El Alagui scored an impressive sixth strike of the campaign in the three-goal FA Cup second round defeat to Carlisle United on 7 December. The news reports emerged in mid-December that prior to the end of his tenure as manager, Rosler approved El Alagui’s move to Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle for a loan deal in January 2014. However, El Alagui denied the reports and reiterated his loyalty to Brentford. El Alagui’s last game for the Bees was in the 3-1 win over Milton Keynes Dons on 29 December, when he replaced Marcello Trotta after an 81-minute period. El Alagui made 18 appearances and scored six goals in this season. El Alagui played in 30 games and scored nine goals in the two seasons he played for the club. His period with the Bees mostly impacted due to knee injuries he sustained in October of 2012.

On 8 January 2014, El Alagui moved to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on loan until the end of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut against Inverness CT in a 1–1 draw, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Brian Graham, on 12 January. El Alagui scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw with Partick Thistle on 1 February 2014. He finished the season having scored three goals in 15 appearances and, as he had been previously released by Brentford a week before his loan spell had finished, he left and became a free agent.

Complications from the earlier surgery meant that El Alagui did not play for Hibs during the early part of the 2015–16 season, and at the end of his contract he was released by the club. Subsequently, El Alagui appeared as a trialist for Inverness CT and Dunfermline Athletic.

League One club Brentford signed El Alagui on the 3rd of July 2012, signing a two-year agreement that fended off the interest of St Johnstone, Kilmarnock, numerous Championship clubs, as well as international clubs. Following his move to Brentford, El Alagui said that he rejected the offers of two SPL clubs due to the fact that the manager Uwe Rosler convinced the player to move to Brentford. The first match of the year El Alagui made his debut, taking over to replace Sam Saunders, in a game that ended in a 0-0 draw with Bury. On August 24, 2012 the striker made his debut with two Brentford goals during a 5-1 win against Crewe Alexandra. Following the game his strike partner Clayton Donaldson had supported El Alagui to become the new Gary Alexander. On September 8, 2012 El Alagui scored a decisive score in an 1-0 victory against Colchester United. In early October, El Alagui suffered a severe knee injury after collision with Paul Jones in a match against Crawley Town. He spent the majority of the of the campaign on sidelines. El Alagui returned from injury during the final match of the campaign with Hartlepool United, replacing goalscorer Marcello Trotta after 75 minutes of a draw. He was a substitute in the Brentford’s disappointing playoff run. El Alagui finished the 2012-13 season with three goals in 12 games.

Farid El Alagui Net Worth

Farid El Alagui is one of the richest Association Football Player from Morocco. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Farid El Alagui 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

El Alagui started his career playing in amateur leagues in his home country of France and was able to earn a living in the clubs of FC Marmande 47 and Bergerac Foot. He joined Moroccan top-flight club Wydad Casablanca in 2009 and won the 2009-10 league title during his first season at the club. In 2010 He returned to France and signed with CFA team SO Romorantin.

The first time he played for the first team was on July 23, 2011 in the 2-1 victory of Falkirk over Brechin City in the Scottish Challenge Cup. El Alagui scored his first goal for Falkirk in the 4-2 win away over Albion Rovers on 30 July. The striker started the season with a dazzling goal-scoring performance at his new club with 15 goals scored in 17 appearances until 25 October 2011, which included the two goal in a win of 3-2 in the Scottish League Cup against SPL Club Rangers at the Scottish League Cup. On August 9, El Alagui scored the sole goal of the game during a 1-0 win against Dundee at the end of round three of the Scottish Challenge Cup. On October 9 El Alagui scored a second goal at the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-final 3-0 win over Annan Athletic. In January, during the period of transfer, El Alagui was linked to a variety of clubs in England and the United Kingdom, including clubs like Crawley Town, who made an offer twice, but was denied from Steven Pressley, describing the offer as ‘deplorable’. Farid El Alagui was famous with the Falkirk supporters by “Kissing the Coin” after every goal, with the lucky coin kept by the staff in the backroom at the touchline. In April 12, 2012, he boosted his standing with Falkirk supporters after winning the Scottish Challenge Cup he jumped into the crowd to be a part of the celebration by embracing the cheers. He was second scoring player in Scottish football during the 2011-12 season in the 2011-12 season, with Gary Hooper scoring one more goal. Because of his outstanding year, Farid became a cult fan favourite among Falkirk supporters. After this season El Alagui (along with Michael McGovern, a teammate) was nominated as the PFA First Division Player of the Year. The award was presented to El Alagui subsequently won. He was awarded the award. Alagui was also included as a member of the PFA First Division Team of the Year. He played 43 games with 27 scoring goals in his one season at the club. He left in July of 2012.

El Alagui signed a two-year contract with Scottish Championship club Hibernian in July 2014. He scored his first goal for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 2–1 home win against Livingston in the opening league match of the season. He scored again in the following match, the Edinburgh derby against Hearts on 17 August 2014, although it was only a consolation goal as Hibernian lost 2–1. On 30 August 2014, El Alagui had to go off injured in the first half as Hibernian lost 2–1 against Alloa Athletic, with the club fearing he had a ruptured an achilles’ tendon. He then had surgery on the injury and it was expected he would be out for four to six months. On his return from injury, El Alagui came on as a substitute in an Edinburgh derby against Hearts. He scored in the dying minutes to wrap up a 2–0 victory for Hibernian.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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As of January 2020, El Alagui was working as U16 coach at FC Marmande 47.

Facts & Trivia

Farid Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Morocco. Farid El Alagui celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Top Facts about Farid El Alagui

1. Farid El Alagui is a retired French-born Moroccan footballer.
2. He was born on February 15, 1985 in Mantes-la-Jolie, France.
3. El Alagui played as a striker for various clubs including St Mirren and Falkirk in Scotland.
4. He scored over 100 goals throughout his career.
5. El Alagui made one appearance for the Morocco national team in 2013.
6. He started his professional career with FC Gueugnon in France.
7. In 2014, he won the Scottish Challenge Cup with Falkirk.
8. El Alagui also played for Brentford and Hibernian in Scotland.
9. He retired from professional football in 2018 due to injury problems.
10. Currently, he works as a pundit for beIN Sports Arabia and Eurosport Arabia.