Souffian El Karouani

Souffian El Karouani (Arabic: سفيان الكرواني; born 19 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Souffian El Karouani
Personal information
Full name Souffian El Karouani
Date of birth (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000[1]
Place of birth 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2008 TGG
2008–2012 Den Bosch
2012–? BVV
000?–2017 Elinkwijk
2017–2019 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 NEC 104 (5)
2023– FC Utrecht 0 (0)
International career
2021– Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Career

El Karouani played in the youth teams of TGG, Den Bosch,[3] BVV, Elinkwijk and NEC.[2]

2019–20 season

In 2019, he was promoted to NEC's first team.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2019, in the home match against FC Eindhoven which was lost 1–2.[2] El Karouani came on as a substitute for Anthony Musaba in the 68th minute. On 2 July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with NEC which included an option on another season.[5]

2020–21 season

In the 2020–21 season, he became the starting left back in an attacking NEC led by head coach Rogier Meijer.[3] On 3 October, El Karouani scored his first goal for the club in the home game against FC Eindhoven, which was won 6–0.[6] On 23 May 2021, El Karouani won promotion to the Eredivisie with NEC, by beating NAC Breda 1–2 in the final of the play-offs. He provided the assist to the winning goal by Jonathan Okita, which meant that the club returned to the highest Dutch division after an absence of four year.[7] He finished the season with 43 appearances in which he scored 3 goals, and his 8 assists were the most in the team.[1]

Utrecht

On 26 April 2023, El Karouani signed a three-year contract with FC Utrecht, beginning in the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, El Karouani is Moroccan by descent. He debuted with the Morocco national team in a 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Guinea-Bissau on 9 October 2021.[9]

Career statistics
As of 20 June 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEC 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 2000—20
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 383203[lower-alpha 1]0433
Career total 4032030453
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References
  1. Souffian El Karouani at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. "N.E.C. - Souffian El Karouani" (in Dutch). NEC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. Martens, Jan (5 December 2020). "Souffian El Karouani is de Bossche joker van NEC: 'Ik heb plezier in wat ik doe'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Proper wordt later toegevoegd aan selectie NEC". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "El Karouani tekent eerste profcontract bij N.E.C." NEC (in Dutch). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. "NEC biedt volop vermaak in Goffert, FC Eindhoven figureert". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 October 2020.
  7. "NEC verslaat NAC in slotfase en keert na vier jaar terug in de eredivisie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 23 May 2021.
  8. "Eerste aanwinst 2023/2024: Souffian El Karouani naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 26 April 2023.
  9. "FIFA". FIFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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