Karim Rekik

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Karim Rekik
Personal information
Full name Karim Rekik
Date of birth (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 18)
Place of birth Den Haag, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre Back / Left Back
Club information
Current club Blackburn Rovers (on loan from Manchester City)
Number 23
Youth career
1999–2002 Scheveningen
2002–2011 Feyenoord
2011–2012 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Manchester City 1 (0)
2012 → Portsmouth (loan) 8 (0)
2013– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U17 16 (1)
2011– Netherlands U19 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 April 2013

Karim Rekik (born 2 December 1994) is a Netherlands youth footballer of Tunisian[1] descent, who currently plays for Championship side Blackburn Rovers on loan from Manchester City, for the remainder of the 2012/2013 season. He is left-footed. His father was born in Tunisia and his mother is a Dutch primary school assist teacher.

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Career [edit]

Manchester City [edit]

Rekik signed for Manchester City from Feyenoord in the summer of 2011, and made his debut appearance for the first team in the Dublin Super Cup in pre-season.[2] He made his official first team debut for Manchester City on September 21, 2011 against Birmingham City in the third round of the League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the last 12 minutes of the game.[3] He also made a late substitute appearance in the fourth round of this competition against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.[4]

Portsmouth (loan) [edit]

On 22 March, it was confirmed that Michael Appleton was to take Luca Scapuzzi and Rekik on a month's loan at Portsmouth.[5] He made his debut for Portsmouth on 27 March, in a 2-0 home win against Hull. This was also Rekik's first senior league appearance in club football.

Unlike Scapuzzi, Rekik became a regular starter as Portsmouth struggled to fight relegation. He was an ever-present figure in the Portsmouth defence as the league came to an end, nevertheless, Pompey were relegated at the end of the season.

Return to Manchester City [edit]

Rekik returned to Manchester City on December 5th 2012. He would go on to start in his Premier League Debut, in a 1-0 win, at home to Reading on 22 December 2012.

Blackburn Rovers (loan) [edit]

On 15 February, it was confirmed that Rekik would join Blackburn Rovers until the end of the season.[6] The move reunites Rekik with former Portsmouth boss Michael Appleton.

Club statistics [edit]

As of 1 April 2013
Club Season League Cups[7] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2011–12 1 0 2 0 - - 3 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2011-12 8 0 - - - - 8 0
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2012-13 5 0 - - - - 5 0
Career total 12 0 2 0 - - 14 0

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Karim Rekik, made in Tunisia". La Presse Tunisie (in French). June 27, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2012. 
  2. ^ "A bit more on new arrivals at Manchester City Karim Rekik Denis Suarez Luca Scapuzzi". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 2 August 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Man City 2 - 0 Birmingham". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Wolverhampton 2 - 5 Man City". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 26 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
  5. ^ Manchester City Pair Sign; Portsmouth, 22 March 2012
  6. ^ "Rekik is a Rover". Blackburn Rovers (Blackburn Rovers). 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013. 
  7. ^ Includes FA Cup and League Cup

External links [edit]

Netherlands squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
Netherlands
Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad
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