Rachid El Khalifi

Rachid El Khalifi
Personal information
Full name Rachid El Khalifi
Date of birth 16 June 1979 (1979-06-16) (age 32)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Midfielder/Forward
Club information
Current club Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Dordrecht 124 (14)
2005–2007 Emmen 72 (12)
2007–2009 Cambuur Leeuwarden 61 (7)
2009 Real Salt Lake 4 (0)
2010- Feyenoord 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Rachid El Khalifi (born 16 June 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord.[1]

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Career

Netherlands

Khalifi began his career with Dordrecht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie in 2000, playing over 120 games for the team over 5 seasons before moving to Emmen in 2005.[2] He played in 72 matches for Emmen and scored 12 times in his 2 years with the team, before moving again, this time to Cambuur Leeuwarden in 2007.[3]

Khalifi was a key component to the success of Cambuur's 2008–2009 campaign, which ended with the team finishing with a 20–9–9 record, and a trip to a third-place finish in the Eerste Divisie's regular season standings.[4]

United States

El Khalifi signed with Real Salt Lake in July 2009, after trialling with them through the 2009 season.[5] He made his RSL debut on 8 August 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium against Seattle Sounders FC, coming on as a second half substitute.[6]

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