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Hicham Aâboubou (born May 19, 1978) is a Moroccan soccer player who currently
plays for Montreal Impact in the USL First
Division.
Career
Africa
Aâboubou started his soccer career with Khenifra playing with the
junior team from 1992 to 1994. In 1994 he joined Kawkab
Marrakech, initially playing with the junior team, before
eventually graduating through the senior A team, where he would
play until 2001. He played for Mouloudia Oujda, in 2001-2002, before
being transferred back to Kawkab Marrakech. From 2002 to 2006 he
played with KACM A Team, scoring two goals in 48 games.
North
America
In 2006 Aâboubou joined Canadian team Laval Dynamites, and scored two goals
in 13 games in his debut season with the club. On July 31 he joined
Montreal
Impact, but didn't play a single game in his first year there.
He made his debut for the team on April 21, 2007 against the Atlanta
Silverbacks, but was released by Montreal in February 2008
In the summer of 2008 Aâboubou announced he would take a
sabbatical from professional soccer, intending to return to study
at Arts of Science at Université de Montréal[1] while
playing college
soccer for the university's Montréal
Carabins.[2]
On July 28, 2009 the Montreal Impact signed Aâboubou to a
two-year contract[3]. He
made his first appearance of the season on August 1st against Miami FC[4]. During
the 2009 season Aâboubou helped the Impact clinch a playoff spot by
finishing fifth in the standings. In the playoffs he helped the
Impact reach the USL finals against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, the
match was noted for the first time in USL history where the final
match would consist of two Canadian clubs. The Impact would
eventually defeat the Whitecaps on 6-3 aggregate on goals, and
therefore claim their third USL Championship.
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