Badr El Kaddouri
![]() El Kaddouri playing for Dynamo Kyiv. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Badr El Kaddouri | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
?–2000 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Wydad Casablanca | 38 | (0) |
2002–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 269 | (14) |
2011–2012 | → Celtic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2004 | Morocco U23 | ||
2002–2012 | Morocco[1] | 46 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 January 2012 |
Badr El Kaddouri (born 31 January 1981) is a retired Moroccan footballer, who last played for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv. He was also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri was a left back but can also played left midfield if needed.
Career
Wydad Casablanca
El Kaddouri started his career with Wydad Casablanca in 2000. In 2001, he helped the club capture the Moroccan Cup. The following season, he left the club to join Dynamo Kiev.
Dynamo Kiev
El Kaddouri joined Dynamo Kiev in 2002 and, up until his loan move to Celtic in 2011, was one of the longest serving players at the club. He made his debut with Dynamo on 17 August 2002 in a 3–1 victory over Volyn Lutsk. While with the club he captured four Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cup's and five Ukrainian Super Cups. He appeared in 123 league matches for the club while occasionally captaining the team.
Celtic
On 31 August 2011, El Kaddouri signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He was the first ever Moroccan to play for Celtic.[2] He was brought in as cover for Emilio Izaguirre, who had received a long-term injury.[3] On 10 September 2011, El Kaddouri made his Celtic debut in a 4–0 over Motherwell.[4] He scored his first goal for Celtic in the Old Firm derby match against Rangers on 18 September 2011 and made 6 appearances for the Scottish side before returning to Dynamo Kiev in January 2012.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Badr_El_Kaddouri_2009.jpg/150px-Badr_El_Kaddouri_2009.jpg)
International career
El Kaddouri has a total of 45 appearances for his country and is a regular in the national side. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with his country.[5]
Honours
Club
- Coupe du Trône (1): 2001
- Ukrainian Premier League (4): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
- Ukrainian Cup (4): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ukrainian Super Cup (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
References
- ^ Morocco - Record International Players
- ^ "Old Firm facts". The Scotsman. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic swoop for Morocco defender Badr el Kaddouri in late deal as cover for injured Emilio Izaguirre". Daily Record. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic 4-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Badr El Kaddouri Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
External links
- Badr El Kaddouri at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Moroccan footballers
- Morocco international footballers
- Moroccan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Wydad AC footballers
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Olympic footballers of Morocco
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Sportspeople from Casablanca
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Association football defenders