Aymen Belaïd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aymen Belaïd | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rotherham United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Paris | ||
| 2005–2007 | Caen | ||
| 2007–2008 | Louhans-Cuiseaux | ||
| 2008 | Banik Most | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Sparta Prague B | 39 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Grenoble | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Étoile du Sahel | 19 | (2) |
| 2013 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 12 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Levski Sofia | 56 | (1) |
| 2016– | Rotherham United | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Tunisia Olympic | 8 | (0) |
| 2012– | Tunisia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016. | |||
Aymen Belaïd (Arabic: أيمن بلعيد; born 2 January 1989 in Paris) is a French-born Tunisian football player. He plays as a centre back for Championship club Rotherham United.[1]
Belaïd is the younger brother of Tijani Belaid who had a stint at Italian club Internazionale. Though born in France, the younger Belaïd is a Tunisia youth international having starred for the Olympic team in qualification for the 2009 African Nations Championship.
Career
Belaïd began his career with hometown club Paris FC and trained with the team until he was 15 years old. In 2005, he signed with professional club SM Caen and played on the club's under-16 team in the Championnat National 16 ans. After two seasons at the club, in August 2007, Belaïd departed the club for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux and spent a year playing on the club's under-18 team. In 2008, he departed France for the Czech Republic. Belaïd spent two months with the reserve team of Banik Most. In October 2008, he joined Sparta Prague, the rival of Slavia Prague, where his brother plays. While at Sparta, Belaïd alternated between the club's first team and the reserve team. During his stint, he also went on trials at Dutch club RKC Waalwijk and French club Grenoble. Belaïd's trial with the latter club was ultimately successful with the club signing him to a two-year contract in August 2010.[2][3]
Rotherham United
On 8 January, Belaïd signed a two and a half year contract with English Football League Championship side Rotherham United after a period training with the club whilst international clearance was received.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 9 May 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2009–10[5] | Czech National Football League | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Grenoble Foot 38 | 2010–11[5] | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 2011–12[5] | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2012–13[5] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2013–14[5] | A Group | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Levski Sofia | 2013–14[5] | A Group | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014–15[5] | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16[5] | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
| Rotherham United | 2015–16[6] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 8 | ||
Honours
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
- Tunisian Cup (1): 2011–12
References
- ↑ "Fiche Joueur Belaid Aymen". GF38 Historique. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Aymen Belaid joins Grenoble". Magharebia.com. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "L'international tunisien, Aymen Belaïd, passe de Prague à Grenoble". Matunisie (in French). 11 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ↑ "Millers sign Tunisian international Aymen Belaid". 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Aymen Belaid statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved January 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Games played by Aymen Belaid in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved January 2016. Check date values in:
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External links
- Aymen Belaïd – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Aymen Belaïd at L'Équipe Football (French)
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info
- Profile at National-Football-Teams