Moha (footballer, born 1997)

Mohamed Ezzarfani (born 15 November 1997), commonly known as Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Mirandés on loan from RCD Espanyol as a left winger.

Moha
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ezzarfani
Date of birth (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997
Place of birth Nador, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mirandés
(on loan from Espanyol)
Number 10
Youth career
Martorell
Hermes
Damm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Badalona 26 (2)
2017–2018 Barcelona B 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Hércules (loan) 25 (5)
2018–2020 Espanyol B 56 (21)
2019– Espanyol 0 (0)
2020– → Mirandés (loan) 11 (1)
National team
2018– Morocco U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2020

Club career

Born in Nador but raised in Martorell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Moha represented CF Martorell, FP Hermes and CF Damm as a youth.[1] On 28 July 2016, after finishing his formation, he joined Segunda División B side CF Badalona.[2]

Moha made his senior debut on 21 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 home win against Lleida Esportiu. He scored his first goal on 16 October, netting the in a 1–1 draw at CD Alcoyano, and finished the season with two goals in 26 appearances.

On 17 July 2017, Moha signed a two-year contract with FC Barcelona for a fee of € 10,000; he was initially assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[3] On 11 August, however, he was loaned to fellow league team Hércules CF for one year.[4]

On 30 August 2018, after returning from loan, Moha terminated his contract with Barça,[5] and agreed to a two-year deal with another reserve team, RCD Espanyol B, the following day.[6] The following 24 May, he renewed his contract with the latter until 2022.[7]

Moha made his first team debut on 28 November 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Esteban Granero in a 2–2 away draw against Ferencvárosi TC, for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[8] He ended the season with one further appearance with the main squad, which suffered relegation, and scored a career-best 13 goals for the B-side.

On 9 September 2020, Moha was loaned to Segunda División side CD Mirandés, for one year.[9]

References
  1. "El Barça se lleva a Mohamed Ezzarfani, extremo del Badalona" [Barça bring in Mohamed Ezzargani, Badalona winger] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. "Mohamed Ezzarfani refuerza el C.F Badalona" [Mohamed Ezzarfani bolsters C.F Badalona] (in Spanish). Vavel. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Arriben quatre nous reforços al filial" [Four new additions arrive at the reserve team] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "El Hércules acuerda con el FC Barcelona la incorporación de Moha y Adrià para la temporada 2017/18" [Hércules agree with FC Barcelona the signing of Moha and Adrià for the 2017/18 season] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. "Acord per a la resolució del contracte de Moha Ezzarfani" [Agreement for the resolution of Moha Ezzarfani's contract] (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. "Moha Ezzarfani, nuevo jugador del Espanyol B" [Moha Ezzarfani, new player of Espanyol B] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. "¡Moha, 2022!" [Moha, 2022!] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. "Darder alarga en el 96' la magia del Espanyol en Europa" [Darder extends Espanyol's Europa magic in the 96'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. "Moha, cedido al CD Mirandés" [Moha, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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