1. Omar Elabdellaoui was born on 5 December 1991 and is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a right back and as a right midfielder.
13 Facts About Omar Elabdellaoui
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Omar Elabdellaoui signed for Olympiacos in June 2014 and stayed at the club until August 2020 when he moved to Galatasaray.
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Omar Elabdellaoui represented Norway at youth international level, and was with Norway in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
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Omar Elabdellaoui played for the senior national team from 2013 to 2020.
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Scott Sellars, coach of the City's U18 team, stated in an interview with Norwegian TV 2 in January 2010 that Omar Elabdellaoui had "a big future".
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Omar Elabdellaoui played eight league matches before fracturing his foot in the league match against Fredrikstad on 28 May 2011, and returned to Manchester for surgery.
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Omar Elabdellaoui played five matches for Feyenoord, four as a substitute, until he in January 2013 requested to be released from the club.
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On 20 January 2017, Omar Elabdellaoui signed a loan deal with Hull City, linking him with his international teammates Markus Henriksen and Adama Diomande.
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Omar Elabdellaoui returned to training in July 2021, wearing protective glasses.
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Omar Elabdellaoui's contract was unilaterally terminated by Galatasaray on 2 September 2022.
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Omar Elabdellaoui made his debut for the Norway national under-21 football team against Greece U-21 on 17 October 2010.
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Omar Elabdellaoui featured heavily in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification as a right-back.
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Omar Elabdellaoui was first called up for the Norwegian national team for the friendly match against Sweden in August 2013, and made his debut for the senior team when he started the match and played 72 minutes as a right back.