Souffian El Karouani

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Souffian El Karouani
Personal information
Full name Souffian El Karouani
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 NEC
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– NEC 57 (3)
National team
2021– Morocco 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2022

Souffian El Karouani (born 19 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club NEC. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Morocco national team.

Career[]

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

International career[]

Born in the Netherlands, El Karouani is of Moroccan 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.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 20 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League 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 Eerste Divisie 38 3 2 0 3[a] 0 43 3
Career total 40 3 2 0 3 0 45 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Souffian El Karouani at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "N.E.C. - Souffian El Karouani" (in Dutch). NEC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  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. ^ "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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