Mehdi Ballouchy is a retired Moroccan professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
14 Facts About Mehdi Ballouchy
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Mehdi Ballouchy is currently one of the coaching staff for New York City FC.
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Mehdi Ballouchy then moved to the United States in 2000, initially living with his brother in Denver before attending Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California with a host family.
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Mehdi Ballouchy attended college and played one year of college soccer at Creighton and two at Santa Clara, where he was named first team all-American in 2005.
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Mehdi Ballouchy briefly played with Boulder Rapids Reserve in the USL Premier Development League.
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On September 14,2010 Mehdi Ballouchy joined New York Red Bulls in a trade for Macoumba Kandji.
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New York coach Hans Backe had been looking for an attacking midfielder throughout the season and the acquisition of Mehdi Ballouchy ended the club's search.
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Mehdi Ballouchy moved back to California as he was traded to San Jose Earthquakes on July 30,2012 for a 2013 international spot and a conditional 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick.
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Mehdi Ballouchy made 6 appearances as a regular before he suffered from tearing of his anterior cruciate ligaments which kept him sideline for the rest of the season and the start of the following season.
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Mehdi Ballouchy was selected in the second stage of the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on December 18,2013 and agreed to terms in January 2014.
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Mehdi Ballouchy has played for various youth Moroccan national teams, including the Moroccan U-17 and U-16 national teams prior to moving to the United States at the age of 16.
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Mehdi Ballouchy wasn't called to play for the Morocco national football team at senior level.
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The son of Driss and Malika Mehdi Ballouchy, his father is a former French second division football player.
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Mehdi Ballouchy received a US green card in January 2013, which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS purposes.