Naïm Aarab

Naïm Aarab (born 7 February 1988) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career Aarab progressed through the youth ranks of Tubize and Anderlecht, before joining the reserves of Eredivisie club NEC. He signed his first professional contract − a one-year deal − with the club in 2007. Aarab made his league debut in a 5–0 loss against PSV, as an 84th-minute substitute for Jonas Olsson on 25 August 2007.

Aarab decided to leave NEC after not reaching a new agreement, and in July 2008 he joined AEL in the Super League Greece. He spent the 2010–11 season on loan at Charleroi, suffering relegation from the top division but also managing to score his first professional goal – on 23 October 2010 in a 3–2 loss to Sint-Truiden.

On 23 July 2012, Aarab joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Újpest on a four-year contract.

In September 2014, Aarab signed a three-year contract with Wydad. In his first season with the Moroccan club, he only made one appearance. Wydad won the league title that season. In July 2015, he joined Deinze on loan. He played no more games for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. In Morocco, Aarab struggled with injuries and at his own request he returned to Belgium in 2016 for his rehabilitation and joined Deinze on a permanent contract at the end of that year, where he played 2 matches. In 2017, Aarab returned to Wydad.

Honours Wydad Botola: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 CAF Champions League: 2017 CAF Super Cup: 2018