Full name Abdelhali Chaiat Years Team Position Forward Current team Free agent Height 1.73 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Saka, Morocco Name Abdelhali Chaiat | |
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Date of birth (1983-11-15) 15 November 1983 (age 32) | ||
Abdelhali "Appie" Chaiat (born 15 November 1983 in Saka, Taza Province) is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer who last played professionally for Dutch second division side AGOVV Apeldoorn as a striker.
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FC Utrecht
Chaiat began his professional career at FC Utrecht. On 11 April 2003, he made his debut in an Eredivisie-match against Willem II which ended 1–1. In his first season in Utrecht, he played seven league-matches and scored two goals. The following year, he was mostly on the bench or a reserve.
Volendam and De Graafschap
In the 2004-05 season, Chaiat was signed by FC Volendam, who then played in the Eerste Divisie. He stayed in Volendam for four years and eventually won the league in 2008, and therefore promotion to the Eredivisie. Subsequently, Chaiat becomes heavily injured in a friendly against the Suriprofs. De Graafschap had already signed him on a pre-contract prior to the injury. On 20 July 2010, his contract was terminated after he gained too much weight, after more than a year of medical rehabilitation, since the injury.
AGOVV
Hereafter, Chaiat signed a contract with AGOVV Apeldoorn.
He later played for amateur sides Presikhaaf and NVC.