| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef El-Arabi | ||
| Date of birth | February 3, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Caen, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Hilal FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | SM Caen | 74 | (28) |
| 2011– | Al-Hilal FC | 10 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Morocco | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 20 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Youssef El-Arabi (Arabic: يوسف العربي; born 3 February 1987 in Caen[1]) is a French-born Moroccan football player who currently plays for Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal FC.
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On the 20th of December 2008, El-Arabi made his debut for Caen, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute against Lyon in Ligue 1. He played 2 more games that season (coming on in both as a substitute), and scored no goals (2008–09). The following season (2009–10) saw El-Arabi score 11 goals in 34 games (he came on in 11 of these games as a substitute) for Caen, as well as claiming 8 assists, in Ligue 2. This season (2010–11) has seen El-Arabi score 17 goals in 38 games for Caen, as well as claiming 5 assists, in Ligue 1. By the end of the (2010–2011). After reject bids from Sevilla FC and Genoa C.F.C, as of September was transferred to club Al-Hilal FC in a four-year contract.
On September 5, 2010, El-Arabi made his debut for the Morocco national football team, coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute for Mounir El-Hamdaoui, against Central African Republic national football team. He followed this up with games against Tanzania and Northern Ireland, in both games coming on as a substitute.