This remarkable performance by the former player of Olympique de Safi (OCS) since the start of the football season in Saudi Arabia, was quick to bear fruit by crowning him, at the end of this Championship and for the second year in a row, “Top scorer” with 29 goals to his credit, thus arousing joy, respect and great admiration for this talented “manipulator” of the ball.
With these great achievements, Hamdallah has just, with pride, engraved his name with letters in gold, in the history of the Saudi Football Championship, while still making people talk about him in the city of the Ocean, the city where he has evolved.
“The Darling” of the public Safiot thus joins several Moroccan players who have had a successful stint in the Saudi football championship, like Hicham Aboucharouane who finished the 2008-2009 season of the Saudi Championship, joint top scorer with the Saudi player Nasser Al-Shamrani, with 12 goals.
The same is true of the emblematic and great player with unique techniques, Ahmed Bahja, considered one of the best foreign players to have marked his time in the Saudi championship, and who also completed the 1996-1997 season. with the Al Ittihad Jeddah club, top scorer in the Saudi Championship, scoring 21 goals.
For the Safiots, Hamdallah did more: with 34 goals scored during the 2018-2019 season, he is the top scorer in the history of one of the most competitive and prestigious championships in Asia.
The performance of this exceptional player, who made his debut in the OCS, made the rounds on the web this week. A general feeling of pride, coupled with emotion which emerges from the words of the inhabitants of the City of the Ocean and spontaneously emerges on their faces as soon as we mention Hamdallah who, without a doubt, enjoys great popularity in Safi.
Considered the greatest player in the history of this Club, this footballing icon had already aroused admiration when he decided to take care of families from disadvantaged backgrounds in Safi, when health confinement was decreed by the competent authorities to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
A gesture of solidarity and nobility of the highest order and of complete symbolism, which had made the rounds on social networks and which the natives will remember forever.
Despite his travels to the four corners of the world (Norway, China, Qatar and Saudi Arabia), this player always remains grateful to the Mesfioui public, as well as to his home club, the OCS which he welcomed with open arms at the start of his career.
As proof, just after being crowned top scorer in the Saudi championship, he wanted to dedicate this performance to his dear country and to the wonderful supporters of the OCS, who never stopped encouraging him.
For the local public, this singular performance of Hamdallah in the Saudi Championship did not fail to confer a sure value to Moroccan players and technicians, whose notoriety and talent are no longer in doubt, and whose performances are always highly appreciated in the Gulf countries.
In a statement to MAP, Mohamed Bjioui, a close friend of Abderrazak Hamdallah, stressed that this legendary player, who left his mark on the local football scene, raised the Moroccan flag high in the various championships where he played, notably in Saudi Arabia where he is now cited as a reference in terms of discipline and commitment, alongside Moroccan players who have played in this Arab championship.
Also a former OCS player, Bjioui indicated that Abderrazak Hamdallah is the type of “shy” and “modest” player, who likes his performances to be talked about, believing that “this pure product of the OCS has not has not benefited until now from the media coverage and recognition that he deserves as a sure value of football in Morocco.
In a similar statement, the current president of the OCS, Anouar Dbira, praised the human and footballing qualities of this striker, who was trained at the club and played there for three seasons before flying away for another experience in the Norwegian championship.
And to observe that this talented player has left his mark in all the championships and teams where he played (Moroccan, Norwegian, Chinese and Qatari championship), recalling that Abderrazak Hamdallah was top scorer of the Botola Pro D1 in 2012- 2013 with 15 goals scored, although he had only played half a season, since he was subsequently transferred to the Norwegian club Aalesunds FK.
With the Chinese club Guangzhou R&F FC, Hamdallah had a good season as he finished 2nd top scorer in the championship with 22 goals and 3rd best passer in the championship with 10 goals.
In Qatar where he played with El Jaish during the 2015-2016 season, Hamdallah finished “top scorer” in the Championship with 21 goals.
At the age of 30, Abderrazak Hamdallah has reached great maturity and is today at the pinnacle of his art.
The Safiot public expects this player’s exceptional career to be crowned by a transfer to one of the prestigious European championships. A well-deserved transfer for this distinguished player.
Among his admirers, with this performance, Abderrazak Hamdallah is knocking hard at the doors of the national team, which is in a reconstruction phase.
The Safiots hardly hide their hope of seeing this rich footballing career of Hamdallah, attract the attention of the national coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who is looking for efficient and competitive players who, once selected, will be brought to assert the collective spirit, to unite their efforts and to give their best to bring sure added value to the Moroccan selection.
2024-10-05 16:58:20