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Walid Birrou
Personal information
Full name Walid Birrou
Date of birth (1995-09-06) September 6, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kaya–Iloilo
Number 1
Youth career
2011–2014 Gandía
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Oakland City University 28 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 CD Teruel
2018–2019 Little Rock Rangers
2019–2020 Atlanta SC
2020–2021 Almagro 3 (0)
2021 FC Wichita
2021–2022 Stade Marocain
2022 RB Keflavík 12 (0)
2022–2023 Þróttur Vogum 1 (0)
2023 Njarðvík 5 (0)
2023–2024 Glacis United 8 (0)
2024– Kaya–Iloilo 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5:45, June 20, 2024 (UTC)

Walid Birrou Essafi (born 6 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Philippines Football League club Kaya F.C.–Iloilo.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

Birrou was born in the city of Vilanova i la Geltrú in Spain and is of Moroccan heritage. He is the eldest of two brothers.[3][4]

Career[edit]

Youth and college career[edit]

Until the age of 19, Birrou played for the youth team of Gandía, before playing for lower league side CD Teruel while pursuing his studies.[3] From 2017 to 2018, he played football for Oakland City University, making 27 appearances in 2 seasons before graduating.[5][6][7]

Early club career[edit]

After graduating, Birrou left Oakland and Teruel and signed for USL League Two side Little Rock Rangers, where he played for two seasons.[8][9][10] He transferred to Atlanta SC in 2019[4] before returning to Spain and sign with Almagro CF.[11][12][13]

After two seasons, he returned to the US to play for FC Wichita.[14] A year later, he played in the second tier of Morocco football, playing for Stade Marocain.[3]

Iceland and Gibraltar[edit]

In 2022 he left Stade Marocain and played for Icelandic side RB Keflavík. [15] He stayed with them for a short while before transferring to Þróttur Vogum in the same year.[16] In 2023, he signed with second-tier side Njarðvík FC.[17][18][19]

In August that year, he transferred to the Gibraltar Football League, signing for Glacis United where he made 8 appearances and kept 2 clean sheets.[20]

Kaya[edit]

In 2024, Birrou left Glacis United to join Filipino club Kaya–Iloilo, who were defending champions of the Philippines Football League.[21] [22][23] He made his first appearance and got his first clean sheet for the club in the opening match against United City.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walid Birrou at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Walid Birrou - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Del Amor, Jose (March 9, 2023). "Walid Birrou, nuevo guardameta del UMF Njardvík de la Segunda División de Islandia". Vavel. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Meet the Atlanta SC Soccer Players - Get to Know Walid Birrou #73". Atlanta SC on YouTube. October 16, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Soccer Roster: Walid Birrou Essafi". Oakland Mighty Oaks. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "OCU Men's Soccer Setting Up Well for 2018 Season". Oakland Mighty Oaks. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Elmore, Austin (August 25, 2017). "Norse win opener in extra time". The Northerner. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ryan's Weekend Wrap Up 7/10-7/12". Protagonist Soccer. July 16, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Peacock, Benjamin (July 8, 2019). "LITTLE ROCK RANGERS FALL 2-0 TO DEMIZE NPSL". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Kubena, Brooks (July 12, 2018). "With 1-0 win at War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock Rangers advance in playoffs". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Cochero, Cruz José (October 14, 2020). "Cambio radical en el Almagro CF para esta nueva temporada". Lanza Digital. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Fernández, Raúl (July 19, 2020). "Así están las plantillas de los provinciales de Tercera División". Lanza Digital. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "EL MERCADO EN 3ª DIVISIÓN ACTUALIZADO". Deporte Castilla La Mancha. September 26, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ^ "FC WICHITA FALLS TO KAW VALLEY". FC Wichita. May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ^ ÁSGEIRSSON, GUÐMUNDUR AÐALSTEINN (November 2, 2022). "NJARÐVÍK FÆR SPÆNSKAN MARKVÖRÐ (STAÐFEST)". Fotbolti. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "Karlar: Félagaskiptin í íslenska fótboltanum - lokadagur". April 26, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Spænskur markvörður til Njarðvíkur". Iceland Monitor. March 11, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Professional Rangers". Little Rock Rangers. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. ^ Þórhallsson, Runólfur Trausti (July 12, 2023). "Afturelding áfram taplaust". Visir. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "KOMNIR/FARNIR OG SAMNINGSLAUSIR Í LENGJUDEILDINNI". Fotbolti. April 26, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Kaya FC - Team Roster". pfl.org.ph. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  22. ^ "Kaya-Iloilo 3-1 Manila Digger". Kaya FC. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  23. ^ Malihan, Drew (April 22, 2024). "Komaki lists hat-trick as Kaya blasts Maharlika, 10-1". Dugout PH. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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