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Nordin Amrabat
Amrabat withMoroccoat the2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Noureddine Amrabat[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-31)31 March 1987(age 37)[2]
Place of birth Naarden,Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AEK Athens
Number 5
Youth career
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 →Málaga(loan) 15 (2)
2014–2015 →Málaga(loan) 31 (6)
2015–2016 Málaga 13 (0)
2016–2018 Watford 44 (0)
2017–2018 →Leganés(loan) 30 (2)
2018–2021 Al-Nassr 80 (15)
2021– AEK Athens 88 (20)
International career‡
2007–2008 Netherlands U21 7 (0)
2012 Morocco Olympic 3 (0)
2011–2019 Morocco 64 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:25, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Noureddine"Nordin"Amrabat(Arabic:نورالدين أمرابط,Berber languages:ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ;born 31 March 1987) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as awingerforGreek Super LeagueclubAEK Athens. Amrabat played forNetherlands U21and once was called up for thesenior national side.On 1 October 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play forMorocco,which he represented at twoAfrica Cup of Nationstournaments,2012 Olympics,and2018 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Early life

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Born inNaarden,North Holland,Amrabat was released fromAjaxat age 13, having suffered stunted growth due toOsgood Schlatter disease.His father recommended Amrabat play at the amateur level while studying for a different profession. He washed dishes, made desserts and vacuum cleaned his school while playing forSV HuizeninHuizen.[4]At age 17, he planned to study Management, Economics and Law.[5]

Club career

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Early career

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After making his study plans, Amrabat was signed by Almere'sOmniworldof theEerste Divisie,contributing 14 goals and as many assists in 36 matches. In 2007, he joined newly promotedEredivisieclubVVV-Venlo,scoring 10 times in 33 matches. One year later, national championsPSVsigned him for€2 million, and he represented them in theUEFA Champions League.Amrabat spent three years at thePhilips Stadionbefore moving abroad for the first time, to Turkey'sKayserispor.[5]

Galatasaray

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On 12 July 2012, Amrabat signed for fellow Turkish clubGalatasarayfor a fee of €8.6 million on a five-year contract (€600,000 went to PSV; Kayserispor retained 10%, valued at €800,000).[6][7][8][9][10]Amrabat made his debut on 12 August 2012 in the2012 Turkish Super Cupagainst rivalsFenerbahçe,coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute as the match ended 3–2, with Galatasaray winning the title for the 12th time.[11]On 15 September 2012, Galatasaray managerFatih Terimpicked Amrabat for the starting XI for a match againstAntalyaspor,and he duly scored his first goal for Galatasaray in the2012–13 Süper Ligand provided an assist in a 4–0 triumph.[12]

Málaga

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In January 2014, Amrabat joinedMálagaon a six-month loan deal.[13]On 10 March, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 away win againstOsasuna,[14]and on 6 April, he converted a penalty in a 4–1derbyvictory overGranada.[15]Fifteen days later, having earlier assistedSergi Darder's goal, he received a straight red card in a 2–0 home win againstVillarrealfor gesturing that referee Álvarez Izquierdo needed glasses.[16]

In August 2014, Amrabat agreed to extend his stay inAndalusiafor the full season.[17]On 30 April of the following year, he was purchased outright for a €3.5 million fee.[18]His permanent spell on theCosta del Solwas less prolific than the temporary one, playing 12 matches without scoring.

Watford

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On 18 January 2016, Amrabat joinedPremier LeagueclubWatfordfor a£6.1 million transfer fee.[19]He made his debut five days later, replacingTroy Deeneyat the end of a 2–1 win overNewcastle UnitedatVicarage Road.[20]

On 1 September 2017, Amrabat returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal withCD Leganés.[21]

Al Nassr

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On 16 July 2018, Amrabat signed a three-year contract with theSaudi Pro LeaguesideAl-Nassr.[22]In the 2018–19 season he won league title with his team. He scored 5 goals and he had the highest assist number in the season along with his teammateAbderrazak Hamdallah.[citation needed]

AEK Athens

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On 16 August 2021, Amrabat signed a two-year contract withGreek Super LeagueclubAEK Athens.[23]

On 12 September 2021, he scored a penalty to put his team 2 goals up againstIonikos,in the opening game of theLeaguefor his team which ended 3–0 for the hosts.[24]

International career

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Amrabat was expected to take part in the2008 Olympic football tournamentwith the Netherlands but he and fellow PSV (and future Moroccan) teammateIsmaïl Aissatiboth failed to make the final squad.[25]

In November 2011, Amrabat decided to play forMorocco.On 11 November 2011, he made his debut with theAtlas Lions of MoroccoagainstUgandain a 0–1 loss in theLG Cup.Two days later, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match againstCameroonas the match ended 1–1.[26]

Amrabat was selected to compete at the2012 Olympicsfor theMoroccan team,[27]starting all three of their matches inanother group stage exit.He also started their first two matches as they fell at the same point in the2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[28]

In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-mansquadfor the2018 FIFA World Cupin Russia.[29]Amrabat started all 3 of Morocco's matches as they were eliminated at the group stage. The Moroccan coaching team were heavily criticised byFIFAand others after allowing Amrabat to play in Morocco's second group game againstPortugal,despite having received a concussion and coming off early in their first game againstIran.[30]

Personal life

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Amrabat's younger brotherSofyan Amrabatis a fellow professional footballer who plays atFiorentinaat the club level and Morocco at the international level.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 August 2024[28][31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Omniworld 2006–07 Eerste Divisie 36 14 — — — — 36 14
VVV-Venlo 2007–08 Eredivisie 33 10 0 0 — — — 33 10
PSV 2008–09 Eredivisie 25 5 1 0 — 3[c] 0 1[d] 0 30 5
2009–10 26 3 3 1 — 4[e] 1 — 33 5
2010–11 6 1 2 1 — 5[e] 0 — 13 2
Total 57 9 6 2 — 12 1 1 0 76 12
Kayserispor 2010–11 Süper Lig 14 1 0 0 — — — 14 1
2011–12 24 5 2 1 — — — 26 6
Total 38 6 2 1 — — — 40 7
Galatasaray 2012–13 Süper Lig 30 1 2 0 — 10[c] 0 1[f] 0 43 1
2013–14 4 0 3 2 — 5[c] 0 1[f] 0 13 2
Total 34 1 5 2 — 15 0 2 0 56 3
Málaga(loan) 2013–14 La Liga 15 2 — — — — 15 2
2014–15 31 6 4 0 — — — 35 6
Total 46 8 4 0 — — — 50 8
Málaga 2015–16 La Liga 13 0 0 0 — — — 13 0
Watford 2015–16 Premier League 12 0 3 0 — — — 15 0
2016–17 29 0 0 0 0 0 — — 29 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Total 44 0 3 0 1 0 — — 48 0
Leganés(loan) 2017–18 La Liga 30 2 5 1 — — — 35 3
Al-Nassr 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 26 5 2 0 — 2[g] 0 — 30 5
2019–20 29 4 4 1 — 2[g] 0 1[h] 0 36 5
2020–21 25 6 3 1 — 5[g] 0 1[h] 0 34 7
Total 80 15 8 1 — 9 0 2 0 100 17
AEK Athens 2021–22 Super League Greece 29 6 2 0 — — — 31 6
2022–23 31 8 3 0 — — — 34 8
2023–24 27 6 2 0 — 10[i] 0 — 39 6
2024–25 0 0 0 0 — 2[j] 1 — 2 1
Total 87 20 7 0 — 12 1 — 106 21
Career total 498 83 41 8 1 0 48 2 5 0 591 94
  1. ^IncludesKNVB Cup,Turkish Cup,Copa del Rey,FA Cup,King Cup,Greek Football Cup
  2. ^IncludesEFL Cup
  3. ^abcAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  4. ^Appearance inJohan Cruyff Shield
  5. ^abAppearances inUEFA Europa League
  6. ^abAppearance inTurkish Super Cup
  7. ^abcAppearances inAFC Champions League
  8. ^abAppearance inSaudi Super Cup
  9. ^Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
  10. ^Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2019[32]
Morocco
Year Apps Goals
2011 2 1
2012 9 1
2013 6 0
2014 6 1
2015 3 1
2016 8 0
2017 6 0
2018 12 1
2019 12 2
Total 64 7
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[26]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2011 Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh,Morocco Cameroon 1–1 1–1 (2–4pen.) 2011 LG Cup
2. 13 October 2012 Mozambique 4–0 4–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 13 November 2014 Stade Adrar,Agadir,Morocco Benin 1–0 6–1 Friendly
4. 5 September 2015 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho,São Tomé,São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 3–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5. 16 October 2018 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh,Mitsamiouli,Comoros Comoros 2–1 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6. 15 October 2019 Stade Ibn Batouta,Tangier,Morocco Gabon 1–1 2–3 Friendly
7. 2–2

Honours

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PSV Eindhoven

Galatasaray

Al Nassr

AEK Athens

Individual

References

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  2. ^ab"Nordin Amrabat: Overview".Premier League.Retrieved8 September2022.
  3. ^"Football (Sky Sports)".SkySports.Retrieved13 April2023.
  4. ^Huizen, S. V."Home | S.V. Huizen".www.svhuizen.nl.
  5. ^ab"New Watford signing Nordin Amrabat reflects on his different route to becoming a professional footballer".Watford Observer.25 January 2016.Retrieved19 February2016.
  6. ^"Amrabat'tan 3 milyon Euro'luk fedakarlık!".NTVSPOR.Retrieved12 July2012.
  7. ^"Amrabat 8 milyon euro'ya aslan".Hürriyet Newspaper.Retrieved12 July2012.
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  10. ^"Galatasaray complete €8.5M signing of Kayserispor winger Nordin Amrabat".Archived fromthe originalon 24 July 2012.
  11. ^"Turkish champ Galatasaray starts new season with trophy".Today's Zaman. 13 August 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2014.
  12. ^"Lions rehearse for Manchester match with 4 goals in Antalya".Today's Zaman. 16 September 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2014.
  13. ^"Malaga reach principle agreement with Galatasaray for Nordin Amrabat".insidespanishfootball.com. Archived fromthe originalon 23 May 2014.Retrieved23 May2014.
  14. ^"Schuster se queda sin excusas"[Schuster remains without excuses] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2014.Retrieved5 August2014.
  15. ^Liceras, Ángel (6 April 2014)."El buen estudiante"[The good student] (in Spanish). Marca.Retrieved15 June2015.
  16. ^Melero, Delfín (21 April 2014)."El Málaga ya está tranquilo"[Málaga is now calm]. Marca.Retrieved15 June2015.
  17. ^"Málaga CF and Galatasaray SK reach agreement for Nordin Amrabat to return to the Martiricos Club".Málaga's official website. 31 August 2014.Retrieved31 August2014.
  18. ^"El Málaga hace efectiva la opción de compra sobre Amrabat"[Málaga turns effective the buyout option over Amrabat] (in Spanish).El Mundo Deportivo.30 April 2015.Retrieved24 June2015.
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  20. ^Chowdhury, Saj (23 January 2016)."Watford 2-1 Newcastle".BBC Sport.Retrieved19 February2016.
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  26. ^ab"Amrabat, Nordin".National Football Teams.Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.Retrieved19 January2016.
  27. ^Mosselhi, Mohamad (24 July 2012)."London 2012: Morocco's Amrabat 'proud' to participate in Olympics".Retrieved19 January2016.
  28. ^abNordin Amrabatat Soccerway
  29. ^"Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
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  32. ^Nordin Amrabatat National-Football-Teams.com
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  34. ^"Ahmed Musa, Amrabat and Hamdallah win Saudi Professional League title with Al Nassr".Goal.Retrieved18 May2019.
  35. ^"النصر يضرب الهلال بالثلاثة.. ويُتوج بكأس السوبر السعودي للمرة الثانية (صور وفيديو)"[Al-Nasr strikes Al-Hilal by three... and crowns the Saudi Super Cup for the second time] (in Arabic). Akhbaar 24. 30 January 2021.Retrieved30 January2021.
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