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Souffian El Karouani
El Karouani in 2023 with Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2008 TGG
2008–2012 Den Bosch
2012–? BVV
000?–2017 Elinkwijk
2017–2019 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 NEC 104 (5)
2023– Utrecht 11 (0)
International career
2021– Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Souffian El Karouani (Arabic: سفيان الكرواني; born 19 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eredivisie club Utrecht. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Career

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El Karouani played in the youth teams of TGG, Den Bosch,[3] BVV, Elinkwijk and NEC.[2]

NEC

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2019–20 season

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In 2019, he was promoted to NEC's first team.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2019, in the home match against FC Eindhoven which was lost 1–2.[2] El Karouani came on as a substitute for Anthony Musaba in the 68th minute. On 2 July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with NEC which included an option on another season.[5]

2020–21 season

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In the 2020–21 season, he became the starting left back in an attacking NEC led by head coach Rogier Meijer.[3] On 3 October, El Karouani scored his first goal for the club in the home game against FC Eindhoven, which was won 6–0.[6] On 23 May 2021, El Karouani won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC, by beating NAC Breda 1–2 in the final of the play-offs. He provided the assist to the winning goal by Jonathan Okita, which meant that the club returned to the highest Dutch division after an absence of four year.[7] He finished the season with 43 appearances in which he scored 3 goals, and his 8 assists were the most in the team.[1]

Utrecht

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On 26 April 2023, El Karouani signed a three-year contract with Utrecht, set to commence from the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, El Karouani is Moroccan by descent. He debuted with the Morocco national team in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Guinea-Bissau on 9 October 2021.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NEC 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2020–21[a] Eerste Divisie 38 3 2 0 3[b] 0 43 3
2021–22 Eredivisie 31 0 2 0 — 33 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 33 2 3 1 — 36 3
Total 104 5 7 1 3 0 114 6
Utrecht 2023–24 Eredivisie 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Career total 115 5 9 1 3 0 127 6
  1. ^ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c Souffian El Karouani at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Souffian El Karouani". NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Martens, Jan (5 December 2020). "Souffian El Karouani is de Bossche joker van NEC: 'Ik heb plezier in wat ik doe'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Proper wordt later toegevoegd aan selectie NEC". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ^ "El Karouani tekent eerste profcontract bij N.E.C." NEC (in Dutch). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "NEC biedt volop vermaak in Goffert, FC Eindhoven figureert". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "NEC verslaat NAC in slotfase en keert na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Eerste aanwinst 2023/2024: Souffian El Karouani naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 26 April 2023.
  9. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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