Karim El Ahmadi
Encyclopedia
Karim El Ahmadi Arrousi (Arabic: كريم الأحمدي; born 27 January 1985 in Enschede
) is a Dutch
footballer of Moroccan
descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Dutch Eredivisie
club Feyenoord.
for the price tag of 5 million euros.
El Ahmadi was struck with an injury, delaying his debut in the shirt of Feyenoord. He made his debut as a substitute in the UEFA Cup
-match against Kalmar FF
, which Feyenoord won 2–1. He made his debut in the starting line-up against NEC, which ended in a 0–2 home defeat.
at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
in the Netherlands
.
|2003–04
||rowspan="5"|FC Twente
||rowspan="5"|Eredivisie
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2004–05
||19||1||2||0||0||0||21||1
|-
|2005–06||8||0||1||0||0||0||9||0
|-
|2006–07||22||2||2||0||2||0||26||2
|-
|2007–08
||33||0||1||0||2||0||36||0
|-
|2008–09
||rowspan="3"|Feyenoord||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
||22||2||2||0||5||0||29||2
|-
|2009–10||26||0||4||2||0||0||30||2
|-
|2010-11||15||0||1||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|2011||Al-Ahli FC||UAE League||10||1||0||0||0||0||10||1
|-
|2011-12||Feyenoord||Eredivisie
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
118||5||13||2||9||0||136||6
10||1||0||0||0||0||10||1
128||6||13||2||9||0||146||7
|}Statistics accurate as of last match played on July 30, 2011.
Enschede
Enschede , also known as Eanske in the local dialect of Twents, is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region...
) is a Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
footballer of Moroccan
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
descent who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
club Feyenoord.
UDI
At the age of 9, El Ahmadi started playing football at local Enschede club UDI. He got noticed quickly by scouts from FC Twente and was invited to join their academy.FC Twente
On March 21, 2004, El Ahmadi made his official debut in FC Twente's first time in the away match against FC Utrecht (2–0). El Ahmadi quickly became a first team regular. Also thanks to the rapid development from the defensive midfielder, FC Twente qualified for the UEFA Champions League in the season 2007/2008.Feyenoord
On April 16, 2008, it was announced that El Ahmadi signed a 5-year deal with Dutch giants FeyenoordFeyenoord Rotterdam
Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. Along with Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands. These three clubs and Utrecht and Roda JC are the only clubs never to have been relegated from the Dutch first division...
for the price tag of 5 million euros.
El Ahmadi was struck with an injury, delaying his debut in the shirt of Feyenoord. He made his debut as a substitute in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
-match against Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF is a Swedish football club located in Kalmar. Formed 10 January 1910, the club has won three national cup titles and 1 league title. Kalmar FF currently play in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan....
, which Feyenoord won 2–1. He made his debut in the starting line-up against NEC, which ended in a 0–2 home defeat.
International career
El Ahmadi played for the Dutch national youth teams, but opted to represent MoroccoMorocco national football team
The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس , is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and...
at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
.
Statistics
|-|2003–04
Eredivisie 2003-04
The 2003-2004 season of the Dutch Eredivisie began in August 2003 and ended in May 2004. The title was won by Ajax.- League standings :- Topscorers :- Relegation playoffs :- Match table :- References :* *...
||rowspan="5"|FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
||rowspan="5"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|2004–05
Eredivisie 2004-05
The 2004-05 season of the Eredivisie started on August 13, 2004 and ended on May 22, 2005. The title was won by PSV. FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap were relegated to the Eerste Divisie at the end of the season.-Promoted teams:...
||19||1||2||0||0||0||21||1
|-
|2005–06||8||0||1||0||0||0||9||0
|-
|2006–07||22||2||2||0||2||0||26||2
|-
|2007–08
Eredivisie 2007-08
The 2007–08 Eredivisie was the 52nd season of the Eredivisie, the top division of association football in the Netherlands. The season began in August 2007 and ended on 18 May 2008, with defending champions PSV retaining their title with 72 points....
||33||0||1||0||2||0||36||0
|-
|2008–09
Eredivisie 2008-09
The Eredivisie 2008–09 is the fifty-third season of Eredivisie since its establishment in 1955. PSV were the reigning champions. The season began on 29 August 2008 with a game between Vitesse and FC Groningen and ended on 10 May 2009. A total of 18 teams take part in the league, consisting of 16...
||rowspan="3"|Feyenoord||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||22||2||2||0||5||0||29||2
|-
|2009–10||26||0||4||2||0||0||30||2
|-
|2010-11||15||0||1||0||0||0||16||0
|-
|2011||Al-Ahli FC||UAE League||10||1||0||0||0||0||10||1
|-
|2011-12||Feyenoord||Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
118||5||13||2||9||0||136||6
10||1||0||0||0||0||10||1
128||6||13||2||9||0||146||7
|}Statistics accurate as of last match played on July 30, 2011.