Career
The player has previously represented the Netherlands U17 team at international level before switching his allegiance to Morocco and playing for them at the Under-23 level PSV
Having come through the youth program, in January 2009, Labyad extended his contract with PSV until the summer of 2012. Before joining PSV, Labyad played for United States Volunteers Elinkwijk.
Labyad made his debut in the senior team on 25 February 2010 in a Union of European Football Associations Europa League home match against Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute for Otman Bakkal in the 71st minute.
Three days later, Labyad also made his debut in the Eredivisie, coming on as a substitute for Balázs Dzsudzsák in a match against RKC Waalwijk. On 18 April 2010, Labyad made his first appearance in the starting line-up in a home match against Football Club Groningen.
Labyad"s selection in the starting line-up paid immediate dividends, with him scoring two goals in the 3–1 victory. In the last match of the 2009-2010 season, Labyad was again in the starting lineup in a 1–1 draw against Arizona Alkmaar.
Labyad more or less became a regular in the starting 11 in the 2011-2012 season and experienced a great deal of success.
He played in 32 matches and scored 6 goals. Sporting Communist Party
On 3 April 2012, Sporting Communist Party"s president revealed that Labyad will join the Portuguese team for the 2012/2013 season, on a free transfer, signing a 5-year deal contract. However, on 23 May, PSV"s technical director Marcel Brands told Dutch media that Labyad"s contract was extended for another year since Labyad failed to formally terminate his contract before the legal deadline of 15 May.
On 2 July 2012, he officially joined Sporting.
In his first season he made 20 appearances for the club in which he scored twice.
= Vitesse (loan) 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 Arnhem until the summer of 2015. = Return to Sporting Communist Party Labyad will return to Sporting Communist Party for the 2015-2016 Primeira Liga season to work with new Sporting Communist Party manager Jorge Jesus who insisted upon Labyad"s return as part of him agreeing to accept the Sporting Communist Party job offer.
Indeed, Labyad is viewed as a "pilar" for the new Sporting Communist Party by Jorge Jesus. = Fulham (loan) On 1 February 2016, Labyad moved on loan to Fulham until the end of the 2015-2016 season.
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” During his time at PSV, Labyad lived in Utrecht with his family, so he had to commute by train every day to Eindhoven.