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Nordin Amrabat
Amrabat with Galatasaray in 2013
Personal information
Full name Nordin Amrabat
Date of birth (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Naarden, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 11
Youth career
HSV De Zuidvogels
Ajax
2003–2006 Huizen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Omniworld 36 (14)
2007–2008 VVV-Venlo 33 (10)
2008–2011 PSV 57 (9)
2011–2012 Kayserispor 38 (6)
2012–2015 Galatasaray 34 (1)
2014–2015 → Málaga (loan) 46 (8)
2015–2016 Málaga 12 (0)
2016– Watford 2 (0)
International career‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
2011– Morocco 23 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Nordin Amrabat (Template:Lang-ar; born 31 March 1987) is a Dutch-born Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Watford.

He played for Dutch national youth teams and was called up for the senior national side once. However, on 1 October 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for Morocco, whom he represented at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2012 Olympics.

Club career

Galatasaray

On 12 July 2012 Amrabat signed for Turkish club Galatasaray for a fee of €8.6 million on a five-year contract (€600,000 went to PSV; Kayserispor retained 10% valued €800,000).[2][3][4][5][6] Amrabat made his Debut on 12 August 2012 in the 2012 Turkish Super Cup Final against rivals Fenerbahce coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute as the game ended 3–2 with Galatasaray winning the title for the 12th time.[7] On 15 September 2012, Galatasaray Manager Fatih Terim picked Amrabat for the starting eleven for a game against Antalyaspor and he duly scored his first goal for Galatasaray in the 2012–13 Süper Lig and provided an assist as the game ended 4–0.[8]

Málaga

In January 2014, Amrabat moved to Málaga CF in a six-month loan deal.[9] On 10 March he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 away win against Osasuna,[10] and on 6 April he converted a penalty in a 4–1 Derby victory over Granada CF.[11] Fifteen days later, having earlier assisted Sergi Darder's goal, he received a straight red card in a 2–0 home win against Villarreal CF for gesturing that referee Álvarez Izquierdo needed glasses.[12]

In August 2014, Amrabat agreed to extend his stay in Andalusia for the full season.[13] On 30 April of the following year he was bought outright, for a 3.5 million fee.[14]

Watford

In January 2016, Amrabat joined English club Watford FC for a fee of 6.1 million pounds. He made his debut for the club against Newcastle United on Saturday 23 January 2015 as a 93rd minute substitute[15]

International career

Amrabat was expected to take part in the 2008 Olympic football tournament with the Netherlands but he and fellow PSV (and future Moroccan) teammate Ismaïl Aissati but both failed to make the final squad.[16]

In November 2011 he decided to play for the Morocco national football team. On 11 November 2011, Amrabat made his debut with the Atlas Lions of Morocco against Uganda in a 0–1 loss in the LG Cup. Two days later, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Cameroon as the game ended 1–1.[17]

He was selected to compete at the 2012 Olympics for the Moroccan team,[18] starting all three of their matches in another group stage exit. He also started their first two matches as they fell at the same point in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[19]

Personal life

His younger brother Sofyan is also a footballer, currently playing for FC Utrecht.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2016.[19][21]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Omniworld 2006–07 36 14 14 — — — 36 14 14
Total 36 14 0 — — — 36 14 14
VVV-Venlo 2007–08 33 10 7 0 0 0 — — 33 10 7
Total 33 10 7 0 0 0 — — 33 10 7
PSV 2008–09 25 5 4 1 0 1 — 3 0 0 29 5 5
2009–10 26 3 5 3 1 0 — 4 1 0 33 5 5
2010–11 6 1 0 2 1 1 — 5 0 0 13 2 1
Total 57 9 9 6 2 2 — 12 1 0 75 12 11
Kayserispor 2010–11 14 1 6 0 0 0 — — 14 1 6
2011–12 24 5 8 2 1 0 — — 26 6 8
Total 38 6 14 2 1 0 — — 40 7 14
Galatasaray 2012–13 30 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 3 43 1 10
2013–14 4 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 13 2 1
Total 34 1 7 5 2 0 2 0 0 15 0 4 56 3 11
Málaga (loan) 2013–14 15 2 5 — — — 15 2 5
2014–15 31 6 6 4 0 1 — — 35 6 7
Total 46 8 11 4 0 1 — — 50 8 12
Málaga 2015–16 12 0 1 0 0 0 — — 12 0 1
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 — — 12 0 1
Watford 2015–16 1 0 0 1 0 0 — — 2 0 0
Total 1 0 0 1 0 0 — — 2 0 0
Career total 257 48 49 18 5 3 2 0 0 27 1 4 304 54 70

References

  1. ^ a b "Premier League Player Profile Nordin Amrabat". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Amrabat'tan 3 milyon Euro'luk fedakarlık!". NTVSPOR. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Amrabat 8 milyon euro'ya aslan". Hürriyet Newspaper. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Özel Durum Açıklaması (Genel)". Istanbul Stock Exchange. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Nordin Amrabat Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. ^ Galatasaray complete €8.5M signing of Kayserispor winger Nordin Amrabat
  7. ^ "Turkish champ Galatasaray starts new season with trophy". Today's Zaman. 13 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Lions rehearse for Manchester match with 4 goals in Antalya". Today's Zaman. 16 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Malaga reach principle agreement with Galatasaray for Nordin Amrabat". insidespanishfootball.com. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Schuster se queda sin excusas" (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Liceras, Ángel (6 April 2014). "El buen estudiante" (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 15 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Melero, Delfín (21 April 2014). "El Málaga ya está tranquilo". Marca. Retrieved 15 June 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Málaga CF and Galatasaray SK reach agreement for Nordin Amrabat to return to the Martiricos Club". Málaga's official website. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  14. ^ "El Málaga hace efectiva la opción de compra sobre Amrabat" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35347851
  16. ^ "Amrabat and Aissati dropped from Olympic squad". PSV official site. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  17. ^ Nordin.html "Nordin Amrabat". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  18. ^ Mosselhi, Mohamad (24 July 2012). "London 2012: Morocco's Amrabat 'proud' to participate in Olympics". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  19. ^ a b Nordin Amrabat at Soccerway
  20. ^ "Trotse Nordin Amrabat ziet broer Sofyan bij FC Utrecht tekenen". ad.nl. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Nordin Amrabat". Mackolik.com. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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