Rachid Ofrany
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Rachid Ofrany is a Dutch
-Moroccan
professional footballer who currently plays for Fortuna Sittard
in the Dutch Eerste Divisie
.
. He was admitted to VVV-Venlo's youth team from a young age, and played for all youth teams, until reaching the first team in Summer 2006.
. The game ended 1–1, with Ofrany playing all 90 minutes. Shortly after the match, Ofrany was offered a professional contract with the club with him signing until 2010.
VVV promoted to the Eredivisie
, and Ofrany had a memorable moment in that season. In the 2–2 match against Ajax, Ofrany scored a legendary lob from the half-way line
in the 57th minute.
On 26 July 2009, it was announced that Ofrany moved to AGOVV Apeldoorn
on loan.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
professional footballer who currently plays for Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Trendwork Arena and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a merger of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1,...
in the Dutch Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
.
Early career
Ofrany started playing football with Swift'36 from his hometown, RoermondRoermond
Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...
. He was admitted to VVV-Venlo's youth team from a young age, and played for all youth teams, until reaching the first team in Summer 2006.
VVV-Venlo
In the 2006–07 season, Ofrany made his debut for VVV on 11 August 2006 in the match against FC EindhovenFC Eindhoven
FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They current play in the Eerste Divisie , and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one being PSV Eindhoven....
. The game ended 1–1, with Ofrany playing all 90 minutes. Shortly after the match, Ofrany was offered a professional contract with the club with him signing until 2010.
VVV promoted to the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
, and Ofrany had a memorable moment in that season. In the 2–2 match against Ajax, Ofrany scored a legendary lob from the half-way line
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
in the 57th minute.
On 26 July 2009, it was announced that Ofrany moved to AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
on loan.