Sadik el Fituri (born October 10, 1994 ) is a Libyan football player , defender of the English club KSM Polytechnic of Iasi and the national team of Libya . He played for the youth academy of the Manchester City club, but his professional debut took place at the Salford City club. From 2015 to the beginning of 2017, he played for the Manchester United team until the age of 21.
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Early years
Kindergarten el Fitouri was born in Libya, but spent his childhood in England, in Greater Manchester . He attended Stretford High School and played for the school football team. [2]
Club career
After leaving school, Sadik and two of his friends moved to the youth academy of the Manchester City club, but subsequently all three were released [2] . El Fituri spent about a year at the City Academy. There he was considered as a player with good physics, but with insufficiently developed other aspects of the game [3] .
After leaving the City Academy, el Fituri did not immediately find a new club, but in December 2014, after watching it, the Salford City club became interested in it, playing in the eighth division of the English football league system. On January 3, 2015, Sadik made his debut for Salford in a match against Kendal Town. Co-owners of Salford City, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes , were impressed by the game of the young Libyan defender, and recommended it to Warren Joyce , head coach of the reserve team, Manchester United. [2]
On the advice of Neville and Scholes, El Fituri was invited to watch at Manchester United training base . After passing the show he was offered a contract with the club. On January 30, 2015, Sadik al-Fitouri signed an 18-month contract with Manchester United, becoming a player in the club's team under 21 [4] .
On February 23, 2015, El Fituri made his debut for Manchester United under 21 in a match against Sunderland, which ended in a draw 1: 1 [5] [6] . In the remaining matches of the season, he spent three more matches for the Manchester United reservists, who won the championship title in the 2014/15 season [7] .
In February 2017, he joined the Chesterfield club [8] .
Team Career
On June 6, 2015, El Fituri made his debut as part of the national team of Libya in a friendly match against the national team of Mali [9] . On June 12, he played in the qualifying match for the African Cup of Nations against the national team of Morocco [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Mitten, Andy Man Utd exclusive: How Sadiq El Fitouri pulled off his miracle move to Old Trafford . Manchester Evening News (February 10, 2015).
- ↑ Keegan, Mike Manchester United have signed Sadiq El Fitouri from Salford ... here's all you need to know about the ex-Manchester City man . Daily Mail (January 30, 2015).
- ↑ Sadiq El Fitouri signs for Manchester United . ManUtd.com (January 30, 2015).
- ↑ Marshall, Adam Under-21s: Sunderland 1 United 1 . ManUtd.com (February 23, 2015).
- ↑ Turrell, Rhys Manchester United hand debut to ex-Salford City right-back Sadiq El Fitouri . Daily Star (February 23, 2015).
- ↑ Sadiq El Fitouri player profile . ManUtd.com.
- ↑ El Fitouri signs for Chesterfield . ManUtd.com (February 2, 2017).
- ↑ El-Fitouri, Sadiq . National Football Teams.
- ↑ Morocco 1: 0 Libya . Worldfootball.net.
Links
- Soccer Player Profile at ManUtd.com