Hamdi Harbaoui facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bizerte, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Espérance Tunis | 107 | (38) |
| 2008 | → Mouscron (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Visé | 50 | (35) |
| 2010–2011 | OH Leuven | 34 | (25) |
| 2011–2014 | Lokeren | 107 | (46) |
| 2014–2015 | Qatar SC | 28 | (21) |
| 2015–2016 | Lokeren | 16 | (12) |
| 2016 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Anderlecht | 19 | (4) |
| 2017 | → Charleroi (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Zulte Waregem | 52 | (44) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Arabi | 23 | (11) |
| 2021 | Excel Mouscron | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Tunisia U-21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2008 | Tunisia U-23 | 2 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Tunisia | 16 | (4) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
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Hamdi Harbaoui (Arabic: حمدي الحرباوي) is a professional Tunisian footballer. He was born on January 5, 1985. Hamdi plays as a forward, which means his main job is to score goals for his team.
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Hamdi Harbaoui's Football Journey
Hamdi Harbaoui started his football career in his home country, Tunisia. He played for a team called Espérance Tunis.
Playing in Belgium
In 2008, Hamdi moved to Belgium. He first joined a team called Mouscron. They then loaned him to another team, Visé. He played very well for Visé for two seasons.
After his time at Visé, he signed with OH Leuven. This team was in the Belgian Second Division at the time. Hamdi quickly became a very important player for them. During the 2010–11 season, he scored 25 goals! This made him the top scorer in the second division.
His amazing scoring helped OH Leuven get promoted to the Belgian Pro League, which is the top football league in Belgium. After this success, he joined Lokeren.
Winning Cups with Lokeren
While playing for Lokeren, Hamdi achieved great success. He helped his team win the 2011–12 Belgian Cup in 2012. He even scored the only goal in the final match that won them the cup!
In the 2013–14 season, he won the Belgian Cup again with Lokeren. That same season, he also became the top scorer in the league. He scored 22 goals in 33 games, which is a fantastic achievement for a forward.
Moving to Qatar and Italy
In July 2014, Hamdi Harbaoui decided to move to Qatar. He signed a two-year contract with Qatar SC. The transfer fee for him was reported to be around €2.5 million.
After playing in Qatar, Hamdi signed a three-year contract with an Italian team called Udinese Calcio on May 9, 2016.
Return to Belgium
Just three months after joining Udinese, Hamdi returned to Belgium. He signed a one-year deal with Anderlecht in August 2016. He didn't play any official matches for Udinese.
In January 2017, he was loaned to Charleroi for the rest of that season. He continued to play for different Belgian clubs, showing his skills as a goal scorer.
International Career
Hamdi Harbaoui also played for his national team, Tunisia. He represented his country in various matches and scored goals for them.
Achievements and Awards
Hamdi Harbaoui has won several awards and titles throughout his career:
Team Awards
- ES Tunis
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2003–04, 2005–06
- Tunisian Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Lokeren
- Belgian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14
Individual Awards
- Belgian Second Division top scorer: 2010–11
- Belgian Lion Award: 2013, 2014
- Belgian First Division A top scorer: 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
See also
In Spanish: Hamdi Harbaoui para niños
