Abdellah Zoubir

Abdellah Zoubir (Arabic: عبدالله زوبير; born 5 December 1991) is a French professional footballer that plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ.

Abdellah Zoubir

Zoubir with Lens in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-12-05) 5 December 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lille, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder winger
Team information
Current team	Qarabağ
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Grenoble	14	(7)
2013–2015	Istres	34	(1)
2013–2014	→ Hibernian (loan)	13	(0)
2015–2016	Petrolul Ploiești	38	(5)
2016–2018	Lens	66	(6)
2018–	Qarabağ	199	(53)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025

Zoubir started out his senior career at Grenoble, after which he went on to compete professionally in Scotland, Romania and Azerbaijan, respectively. In the latter country, he aided Qarabağ in winning four national titles and one national cup.

Career

Early career and Istres

Born in Lille of Moroccan descent, Zoubir started playing futsal in his native city at the age of 6. He represented France at youth level in that sport, sharing teams at one point with Wissam Ben Yedder.^[1] In 2012, Zoubir signed for Istres in Ligue 2.^[2][3] He was loaned in January 2013 to lower league club Grenoble.

In August 2013, Zoubir joined Scottish side Hibernian on loan^[3] after being recommended by former footballer Frédéric Arpinon.^[4] He made his first start for his new team in a Scottish League Cup match against Stranraer on 24 September, also scoring the second goal in a 5–3 win.^[5] However, after the departure of manager Pat Fenlon, he did not seem to enter the plans of new coach Terry Butcher, coming on mostly as a substitute.

An ankle injury kept Zoubir out for five months,^[6] and he ended the season (which ended in relegation after 15 years) with 16 matches and one goal all competitions comprised.^[7] He subsequently returned to Istres, now in the Championnat National.^[8]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 24 June 2015, Zoubir joined Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești on a three-year contract.^[9] He made his Liga I debut on 11 July, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at defending champions FC Steaua București;^[10] he adapted quickly, being voted Footballer of the Month for July by fans on the DoarPetrolul.ro forum.^[11] He netted his first goal for the club on 9 November in a 1–1 home draw against Concordia Chiajna,^[12] and his second came against CFR Cluj late in the same month (1–0, also at the Ilie Oană Stadium).^[13]

During early December 2015, it was reported that Bucharest rivals Steaua and Dinamo were interested in acquiring Zoubir in the winter transfer window.^[14][15]

Qarabağ

On 26 June 2018, Zoubir signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ.^[16][17]

On 29 June 2024, Zoubir signed a new three-year contract with Qarabağ.^[18]

As of August 2025, Zoubir is captaining the club from Agdam.

He is considered as one of the best players in Qarabağ’s history.

Career statistics

As of match played on 29 November 2025^[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grenoble	2011–12	Championnat de France amateur 2	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2012–13	Championnat de France Amateur	14	7	0	0	—		—		14	7
	Total		14	7	1	0	—		—		15	7
Istres	2012–13	Ligue 2	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2014–15	Championnat National	26	1	1	0	—		—		27	1
	Total		34	1	1	0	—		—		35	1
Hibernian (loan)	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	13	0	1	0	2	1	—		16	1
Petrolul Ploiești	2015–16	Liga I	38	5	2	0	1	0	—		41	5
Lens	2016–17	Ligue 2	35	4	2	0	0	0	—		37	4
	2017–18		31	2	3	1	1	0	—		35	3
	Total		66	6	5	1	1	0	—		72	7
Qarabağ	2018–19	Azerbaijan Premier League	24	7	4	0	—		13[c]	1	41	8
	2019–20		19	5	2	0	—		14[d]	2	35	7
	2020–21		26	7	4	0	—		9[e]	2	39	9
	2021–22		25	8	4	1	—		14[f]	3	43	12
	2022–23		32	8	2	0	—		16[g]	2	50	10
	2023–24		32	8	5	3	—		18[h]	4	55	15
	2024–25		30	6	4	1	—		14[i]	1	48	8
	2025–26		11	4	0	0	—		11[j]	2	22	6
	Total		199	53	26	5	—		109	17	334	75
Career totals			364	72	36	6	4	1	109	17	515	96

1. Includes Coupe de France, Scottish Cup, Cupa României, Azerbaijan Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
3. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
4. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
5. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, fourteen appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
9. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and one goals in UEFA Europa League
10. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Qarabağ^[19]

• Azerbaijan Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
• Azerbaijan Cup: 2021–22, 2023–24