Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Second Football League side NK Sesvete. Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nanterre, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Sesvete | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Nancy | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rangers | ||
| 2012–2013 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | MC Oran | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Noisy-le-Sec | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rodéo | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Mousehole | ||
| 2018–2019 | Yeovil Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Truro City | 22 | (1) |
| 2020 | Wealdstone | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hayes & Yeading United | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | NK Tomislav Drnje | 13 | (2[3]) |
| 2021– | NK Sesvete | 15 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Algeria U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 5 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early career
editRangers
editGafaiti began his career in the youth team at Nancy before joining Rangers in 2011, for whom he also played youth team football. However, after only one season in Scotland, Gafaiti was among nine players to be released upon their contract coming to an end in the summer due to the ongoing process of the club's administration.[4][5]
Norwich City
editDuring summer 2012, Gafaiti moved to Premier League side Norwich City from Rangers.[6] He made 24 appearances for the Norwich U-21 side. On 1 July 2013, he was called up to the senior squad but made no appearances.[7] Despite not making a first team appearance, Gafaiti was linked a move away from Norwich City, as clubs from Europe were keen to sign him.[8]
During the January 2014 transfer window, Gafaiti moved to Football League One side Oldham Athletic on a season long loan.[9] He made his debut on 22 March 2014 on a 1–0 home victory against Crawley Town, coming on in added time.[10] Only just making one appearance, it was announced on 22 April that Gafaiti had returned to his parent club.[11] After returning to his Norwich City, Gafaiti signed a two-year contract.[12] Gafaiti continued to be in the club's development squad until his release at the end of the 2015–16 season.[13]
MC Oran
editAfter leaving Norwich City, Gafaiti moved to Algeria, signing for MC Oran.[14][15]
Yeovil Town
editIn September 2018, Gafaiti returned to England to join the Endorsed Academy and signed for its partner club South West Peninsula League Division One side Mousehole.[16] On 24 November 2018, Gafaiti signed for EFL League Two side Yeovil Town on a short-term contract.[17] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Gafaiti was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.[18]
International career
editGafaiti chose to represent Algeria at international level, and was capped at the under-20 level.[19][20]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 February 2022.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Norwich City | 2013–14[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[22] | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[21] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| MC Oran | 2016–17[24] | Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Noisy-le-Sec | 2016–17[24] | CFA 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Rodéo | 2017–18[24] | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 2017–18[24] | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2018–19[25] | EFL League Two | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| Truro City | 2019–20 | Southern Premier South | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Wealdstone | 2020–21 | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 2020–21 | Southern Premier South | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| NK Sesvete | 2021–22[24] | Croatian Second Football League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Croatian Football Cup
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019" (PDF). The FA. p. 15. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Adel Gafaiti - Fifa 14 weekly - March 28 - SoFifa - Online FIFA DB Searching SoFIFA.com". Sofifa. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ^ "Comet database" (in Croatian). Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Nine Kids To Leave". Rangers F.C. 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Adel Gafaiti s'y sent " en famille "" (in French). Le Parisien. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Adel Gafaiti Norwich City Profile". Norwich City F.C. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "NORWICH CITY BEGIN USA TOUR". Norwich City F.C. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Norwich in fight to keep starlet". TalkTalk Sport. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Adel Gafaiti Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic F.C. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Oldham Athletic 1-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ "Adel Gafaiti Returns To Norwich". Oldham Athletic F.C. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "ACADEMY TRIO AWARDED PRO DEALS". Norwich City F.C. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "NINE OUT-OF-CONTRACT PLAYERS TO LEAVE CITY". Norwich City F.C. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Transferts : Le MC Oran a bien entamé son mercato" (in French). DZ Foot. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Gafaïti : "Ne vous inquiétez pas, je m'imposerai !"" (in French). Liberte Algerie News. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ ""SOMEONE LIKE YOU" – ADEL SIGNS FOR MOUSEHOLE!". Mousehole AFC. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "SIGNING | Gafaiti becomes a Glover". ytfc.net. Yeovil Town F.C. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Adel Gafaiti called up for Norwich City’s USA tour Archived January 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "RUDDY GETS ENGLAND CALL". Norwich City F.C. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Adel Gafaiti in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Adel Gafaiti in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Adel Gafaiti in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Adel Gafaiti at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Adel Gafaiti in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links
edit- Adel Gafaiti at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
