Soufiane Karkache
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Efj Molenbeek | |||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| 2015–2018 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | MC Oujda | 21 | (3) |
| 2019 | RS Berkane | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wydad Casablanca | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (9) |
| 2015 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Soufiane Karkache (born 2 July 1999) is a Belgian-Moroccan footballer who plays for Wydad Casablanca.[2]
Early years
Born in Brussels, Soufiane grew up in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean with his Moroccan parents from Oujda. His father, Abdelaziz Kerkache is a former football player and later manager, who played in Belgium.[3] Soufiane joined the RWDM Brussels, formerly known as Efj Molenbeek, at a very young age before joining the Union Saint-Gilloise, and then Anderlecht.[4]
Club career
Club Brugge
Karkache joined Club Brugge in 2015.[5] During his time at Brugge, Karkache attracted interest from a lot of clubs, including LOSC Lille and West Bromwich Albion.[6]
Morocco
For personal reasons, Karkache left Belgium and moved father's hometown, Oujda, where he grew up. He signed with MC Oujda, where his father, Abdelaziz, at the time was the head coach of.[7] Despite interest from two clubs at the end of the 2018-19 season, both from Ligue 1 and the Belgian First Division A,[8] Karkache decided to stay in Morocco and joined RS Berkane.
At the end of December 2019, he signed with Wydad Casablanca.[9]
References
- ^ Soufiane Karkache at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Soufiane Karkache at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ Soufiane Karkache proche du Wydad de Casablanca, hespress.com, 6 May 2019
- ^ Profile at ACFF, acff.be
- ^ UN ESPOIR BRUGEOIS SIGNE À L'ÉTRANGER, walfoot.be, 19 September 2018
- ^ BELGIQUE – CLUB BRUGES : SOUFIANE KARKACHE A LA COTE, football365.fr, 6 July 2018
- ^ Beloftevolle Bruggeling met verleden bij Anderlecht en Union trekt naar opvallende bestemming, voetbalkrant.com, 19 September 2018
- ^ Un ancien espoir brugeois proche d'un retour en Belgique?, walfoot.be, 25 January 2019
- ^ Quatre nouvelles recrues chez le WAC, lematin.ma, 25 December 2019
External links
- Soufiane Karkache at Soccerway
- Soufiane Karkache at KBVB