Zaki Oualah

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Zaki Oualah
Personal information
Full name Zaki Nazih Oualah [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Reading, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Whitehawk
Youth career
Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
US Biskra
2012–2013 Uxbridge 9 (0)
2013–2014 Godalming Town 33 (0)
2014 Hungerford Town 1 (0)
2014 Harefield United 1 (0)
2014 Godalming Town 1 (0)
2014 Metropolitan Police 1 (0)
2014–2015 Leighton Town 18 (0)
2015 Burnham
2015 Merstham 1 (0)
2015 Bedford Town 1 (0)
2015–2017 Aylesbury United 61 (0)
2017 Farnborough 7 (0)
2017–2018 Leatherhead
2018 Hayes & Yeading United 14 (0)
2018 Hendon 0 (0)
2018 Aldershot Town 0 (0)
2018 Hendon 0 (0)
2018–2021 Leatherhead
2021–2022 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
2022Billericay Town (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 Weymouth 28 (0)
2023–2024 Chesham United 39 (0)
2024– Whitehawk 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Zaki Nazih Oualah (born 3 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Whitehawk.

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Career

During his youth career, Oualah played for hometown club Reading. [3]

Oualah played for numerous English non-league clubs, including Hendon, Hayes & Yeading United, Farnborough, Aylesbury United, Bedford Town, Merstham, Burnham, Leighton Town, Godalming Town, Harefield United, Hungerford Town, Uxbridge, Metropolitan Police (making one appearance in October 2014) [4] and Leatherhead during the formative years of his senior career. [5] He signed a short-term deal with Aldershot Town in August 2018, [6] and played for Hendon between June 2018 and September 2018. [7] [8]

He also played for Algerian club US Biskra. [6]

He turned professional with AFC Wimbledon in July 2021, having spent seven seasons training with the club. [9] On 7 September 2021, Oualah made his debut for Wimbledon, playing a 5–3 EFL Trophy win against Portsmouth. [2] He moved on loan to Billericay Town on 5 February 2022, [10] making his debut that same day. [11]

He signed for Weymouth in October 2022. [12] [13] In May 2023 he announced that he was leaving the club. [14]

In August 2023, Oualah signed for Chesham United, [15] before joining Whitehawk in July 2024. [16] He suffered a broken leg on his debut for the Hawks. [17]

Personal life

Born in Reading, England, [18] Oualah is of Algerian descent. [19]

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  12. "Ben Gerring returns as Terras announce triple signing". Dorset Echo.
  13. "Oualah insists Terras can knock AFC Wimbledon out of FA Cup". Dorset Echo.
  14. "Ex-captain McBurnie and Oualah depart Terras". Dorset Echo. 17 May 2023.
  15. "Zaki Oualah". Chesham United F.C. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  16. "Whitehawk confirm new goalkeeper as boss hails quality of key signings". The Argus. 12 July 2024.
  17. "The Pitching In Isthmian League". www.isthmian.co.uk.
  18. "Zaki Oualah: 2023/2024 Biog & Stats". Southern Football League. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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