Oussama Souaidy (born 25 August 1981) is a retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level. Club career Born in Cahors, France, Souaidy made two Ligue 1 appearances for FC Toulouse in the 2000–01 season, with the club being relegated straight to the Championnat National due to irregularities. After one further campaign he moved to Spain, where he would remain until his retirement nine years later (with the exception of 2005–06 which was spent in Portugal with G.D. Estoril Praia, in the second division). In the former country, Souaidy never played in higher than Segunda División B, and spent his final five seasons in Tercera División. He represented SD Noja, RCD Mallorca B, UDA Gramenet, AD Fundación Logroñés, CD Mirandés, CD Alfaro and CD Tudelano, retiring in June 2011 at nearly 30 years of age. International career Souaidy won one cap for Morocco, in 2002. Additionally, he was part of the squad that appeared at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, appearing in all the matches as the national team exited in the group stage with a total of four points. References External links 1981 births Living people People from Cahors French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Sportspeople from Lot (department) Moroccan footballers Association football midfielders Association football utility players Ligue 1 players Toulouse FC players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players UDA Gramenet footballers CD Mirandés footballers CD Tudelano footballers Liga Portugal 2 players G.D. Estoril Praia players Morocco international footballers Olympic footballers of Morocco Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Moroccan expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Footballers from Occitania (administrative region) French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French footballers French expatriate footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal