Khalid Boulahrouz

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Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz
Personal information
Full name Khalid Boulahrouz
Date of birth 28 December 1981
Place of birth Maassluis, Netherlands
Height 183cm / 6'0''[1]
(Disputed, see Talk)
Nickname Khalid the Cannibal, Boula
Position Defender
Club information
Current club Chelsea
Number 9
Professional clubs*
Years Club Apps (goals)
2001-2004
2004-2006
2006-present		 RKC Waalwijk
Hamburger SV
Chelsea		 64 (4)
52 (2)
07 (0)
National team**
2004-present Netherlands 19 (0)

* Professional club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:59, 6 November 2006 (UTC).
** National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 November 2006.

Khalid Boulahrouz (Arabic: خالد بُلحروز) (born December 28, 1981, in Maassluis, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent, who plays for the Netherlands and Chelsea.[2] His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition.[3]He recently joined Chelsea from Hamburg SV, and wears the number 9 shirt for his club.

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[edit] Personal life

Boulahrouz, a Dutch-Muslim, was born into a Moroccan family living in the Netherlands. He has eight siblings. When he was younger, he had a lot of problems, such as being sent away from the youth teams of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family. [4]

[edit] Club career

In his youth Boulahrouz played consecutively for Excelsior Maassluis, DSOV, Ajax, HFC Haarlem and AZ Alkmaar.

[edit] RKC

After a difficult period playing for different clubs, he finally found some stability at RKC Waalwijk, where coach Martin Jol gave him the confidence he had been looking for.[4] He began his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie for RKC on March 9, 2002, against SC Heerenveen.

[edit] Hamburger SV

After playing 2 seasons for RKC he moved to Hamburger SV to play in the German Bundesliga at the start of the 2004/05 season. While at HSV he earned his nickname "Khalid der Kannibale" ("Khalid the Cannibal") for his ability to eat up the opposition.[3] This is illustrated by the amount of cards he received - 16 yellows and 3 reds in two seasons at the club.

[edit] Chelsea

On August 18, 2006, Chelsea agreed a fee with Hamburg to sign Boulahrouz. The fee is thought to be around £8,500,000 (€12,000,000). [5] After Chelsea's opening game of the 2006-07 season, manager José Mourinho confirmed that the club had signed Boulahrouz and the club is only waiting for his international clearance to be finalised, [2] before speaking of the potential roles Boulahrouz will have in the side. Mourinho stated "In a short squad and in a country where you can have only 16 players for a match, it’s important to have cover for many positions. So, for example, now I can have Boulahrouz, Ricardo and John — three options for the centre; I can have Paulo and Boulahrouz — two options for the right side; I can have Boulahrouz and Wayne Bridge — two options for the left side.."[2] Khalid's arrival at Stamford Bridge finally saw William Gallas leave the Champions to join Arsenal F.C. Boulahrouz is now Chelsea's most versatile defender, though some may argue this statement, as Paulo Ferreira is able to play in the left-back and centre-back position also.

On August 21, 2006 Chelsea completed the signing of Boulahrouz. Six days later, he was handed his Premiership debut against Blackburn Rovers. He wore the number 9 shirt, previously occupied by Hernán Crespo - this is an unconventional number for a defender, being traditionally associated with strikers, but was given to him just because it happened to be one of the numbers not currently allocated to a player by Chelsea at the time when he signed.

[edit] International career

Boulahrouz has become a regular for the Netherlands
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Boulahrouz has become a regular for the Netherlands

After moving to Hamburger SV his impressive displays made Marco van Basten pick him for the Netherlands national football team. He made his international debut on 3 September 2004 in a 3:0 win for the Netherlands against Liechtenstein, and was named to the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He has managed 15 caps for the national side, as of August 2006.

Boulahrouz was sent off from the Netherlands match against Portugal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Round of Sixteen after a second bookable offence. He was adjudged to have used an elbow on Portugal's Luís Figo.

[edit] Quotes about Boulahrouz

  • "He is an important defender, but he is also the man to lift spirits within the squad. He is the sort of guy you need around during long evenings at training camp." — Edwin van der Sar[3]
  • "He can become my successor" — Jaap Stam[4]

[edit] Statistics

Club Performance[6]
Club Season England Premiership FA Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Chelsea F.C. 2006-07 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Club Season Germany Bundesliga German Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Hamburger SV 2005-06 28 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 34 0
2004-05 24 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 2
Total 52 1 2 1 6 0 0 0 60 2
Club Season Netherlands Eredivisie Dutch Cup Europe Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
RKC Waalwijk 2004-05 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2003-04 24 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 29 4
2002-03 29 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2001-02 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 57 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 64 4
Overall Total 109 5 9 1 6 0 0 0 124 6

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], Chelsea FC Website
  2. ^ a b c FReaction: Mourinho delighted with energetic Essien, Chelsea FC Website, August 21, 2006.
  3. ^ a b c Boulahrouz profile, Sky Sports
  4. ^ a b c Kannibaal op voetbalschoenen, Het Parool, September 3, 2005
  5. ^ Chelsea agree fee for Boulahrouz, BBC News, August 18, 2006
  6. ^ Boulahrouz Profile, ESPNsoccernet

[edit] External links

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Netherlands Netherlands squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup Netherlands

1 van der Sar | 2 Jaliens | 3 Boulahrouz | 4 Mathijsen | 5 van Bronckhorst | 6 Landzaat | 7 Kuyt | 8 Cocu | 9 van Nistelrooy | 10 van der Vaart | 11 Robben | 12 Kromkamp | 13 Ooijer | 14 Heitinga | 15 de Cler | 16 Maduro | 17 van Persie | 18 van Bommel | 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink | 20 Sneijder | 21 Babel | 22 Timmer | 23 Stekelenburg | Coach: van Basten
Chelsea F.C. - Current Squad

1 Čech | 3 A. Cole | 4 Makélélé | 5 Essien | 6 Carvalho | 7 Shevchenko | 8 Lampard | 9 Boulahrouz | 10 J. Cole | 11 Drogba | 12 Mikel | 13 Ballack | 14 Geremi | 16 Robben | 18 Bridge | 19 Diarra | 20 Ferreira | 21 Kalou | 22 Hedman | 23 Cudicini | 24 Wright-Phillips | 26 Terry | 40 Hilário | 41 Ma-Makalambay | Manager: Mourinho
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