Zakaria Labyad
Zakaria Labyad (Riffian-Berber: ⵣⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉⵢⴰ ⵍⴱⵢⴰⴷ; born 9 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Chinese Super League club Dalian Young Boy.Labyad made his debut in the senior team on 25 February 2010 in a UEFA Europa League home match against Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute for Otman Bakkal in the 71st minute.On 3 April 2012, Sporting CP's president revealed that Labyad will join the Portuguese team for the 2012–13 season, on a free transfer, signing a 5-year contract.In January 2014, after not playing a single match for Sporting during the first half of the season, Labyad was sent on loan to Dutch side Vitesse until the summer of 2015.I have a lot of respect for him, not only because he plays in the same position as me, but also because as a person, he’s someone I look up to.”[19] During his time at PSV, Labyad lived in Utrecht with his family, so he had to commute by train every day to Eindhoven.