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Khalid Karami
Personal information
Full name Khalid Karami
Date of birth (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Vitesse
Number 2
Youth career
TOG
SC Oriënt
0000–2007 Zeeburgia
2007–2008 RKC Waalwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 DWS
2010–2011 Watergraafsmeer
2011–2013 Go Ahead Eagles 65 (3)
2013–2018 Excelsior 140 (4)
2018– Vitesse 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2018

Khalid Karami (born 29 December 1989 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for Vitesse.

Club career

Prior to joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2011, Karami had spells in the Dutch lower leagues with DWS and Watergraafsmeer. On 5 August 2011, he made his Eerste Divisie debut during Go Ahead Eagles' 1–0 home victory over Telstar, playing the full 90 minutes.[1] Karami went onto appear seventy-two more times, scoring four goals for Go Ahead Eagles before making the move to fellow Eerste Divisie side Excelsior in August 2013.[2] Later that month, he made his debut during their 1–0 away defeat against Emmen, replacing Elso Brito in the 52nd minute.[3] During the following campaign in which Excelsior secured promotion back to the Eredivisie, Karami struggled for regular gametime, however netted his first goal for the club during their 3–3 draw with AZ.[4] Following his debut season in the Eredivisie, Karami turned his fortunes and quickly became a key figure in Excelsior's starting eleven, featuring over 90 times in the next three years.[2]

On 8 May 2018, Karami signed a pre-contract deal to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse. Signing on a two-year deal following his imminent release from Excelsior.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 September 2018.[2]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Go Ahead Eagles 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 33 3 2 0 2 0 37 3
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 32 0 3 1 1 0 36 1
Total 65 3 5 1 3 0 73 4
Excelsior 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 32 0 3 0 4 1 39 1
2014–15 Eredivisie 18 1 2 0 20 1
2015–16 Eredivisie 31 0 1 0 32 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 33 2 2 0 35 2
2017–18 Eredivisie 27 1 1 0 28 1
Total 141 4 9 0 4 1 154 5
Vitesse 2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 206 7 15 1 0 0 7 1 228 9

References

  1. ^ "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Telstar". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "K. Karami". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Emmen vs. Excelsior". Soccerway. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "AZ vs. Excelsior". Soccerway. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Khalid Karami signs two-year contract" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse Official Site. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.