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Adel

Taarabt

CM Al Sharjah #49

Central Midfield – Midfielder

Adel Taarabt

Al Sharjah UAE Pro League
Date of birth / Age
24 May 1989 (37)
Citizenship
France
Foot
Right
Height · Weight
1.85 m / 77 kg
Main position
Central Midfield
Joined club
26 Jan 2025

Key numbers

vs all midfielders in UAE Pro League 2024/25 · 98 players in the comparison

  • Progressive passes6.63 /90P67
  • Key passes0.74 /90P96
  • Expected assists (xA)0.14 /90P82
  • Ball recoveries3.76 /90P16

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Season 2025/26

Appearances
3
Starting eleven
1
Goals
0
Assists
–
Yellow cards
0
Second yellows
–
Red cards
0
Minutes
135
Starting eleven33%

1 of 3 appearances

Positions played

213 matches · since 2014/15
PositionAppsGA
Central Midfield
89 4 5
Attacking Midfield
62 9 8
Centre-Forward
30 7 5
Left Winger
15 5 1
Other · DM, RW
17 1 3

Career stats

Season
Competitions
Club
By competitionAppsGA
Championship9227–
Primeira Liga7826
Premier League7770
UAE Pro League67216
Serie A4263
UEFA Champions League200–
League Cup154–
Taça de Portugal150–
National 2140–
Morocco112–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

  1. Jan 2025 · Transfer Al Nasr Al Sharjah
  2. Sept 2022 · Free Transfer Benfica Al Nasr Free
  3. Mar 2019 · Transfer Benfica II Benfica
  4. Jul 2018 · Transfer Benfica Benfica II
  5. Jun 2018 · Back from Loan Genoa Benfica
  6. Jan 2017 · Loan Benfica Genoa Loan
  7. Jul 2015 · Transfer Queens Park Rangers Benfica
  8. Jul 2014 · Back from Loan Milan Queens Park Rangers
  9. Jun 2014 · Loan Queens Park Rangers Milan Loan
  10. Jan 2014 · Back from Loan Fulham Queens Park Rangers
  11. Aug 2013 · Loan Queens Park Rangers Fulham Loan
  12. Aug 2010 · Transfer Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers €780K

Clubs

  1. ClubAppsGoals
  2. Al Sharjah 2024–2026 28 1
  3. Al Nasr 2022–2025 75 29
  4. Benfica 2015–2022 132 3
  5. Benfica II 2015–2019 10 1
  6. Genoa 2016–2018 29 2
  7. Queens Park Rangers 2008–2015 161 34
  8. Milan 2013 16 4
  9. Fulham 2013 16 1

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  • High-speed running / 90742 m
  • Sprints / 9021
  • Top speed34.2 km/h

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Right winger, 24, left foot

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Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

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Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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Best as an inverted winger in a 4-3-3 that holds a high line.

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Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

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Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

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