Omar Elabdellaoui profile
- Club
- _Free Agent Soccer
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Norway
- Date of birth
- 1991-12-05
- Birthplace
- Oslo, Norway
- Height
- 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Weight
- 161 lbs
- Shirt number
- 3
- Signing / transfer fee
- Free
About Omar Elabdellaoui
Omar Elabdellaoui (born 5 December 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer for turkish club Galatasaray who plays primarily as a right back but can also play as a right midfielder.
Elabdellaoui began his career with Skeid before signing with Manchester City in 2008, although never appeared for the club; he made his professional debut while on loan at Strømsgodset. He has also spent a loan spell in the Netherlands with Feyenoord. After spending a half season on loan with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2013, Elabdellaoui joined the German side permanently in May 2013. He signed for current club Olympiacos in June 2014.
Elabdellaoui represented Norway at youth international level, and was a part of the Norwegian team in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his debut for the senior national team in August 2013.