Khalid Boulahrouz

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Khalid Boulahrouz
Personal information
Full nameKhalid Boulahrouz[1]
Date of birth (1981-12-28) 28 December 1981
Place of birthMaassluis, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubBrøndby IF
Number3
Youth career
Excelsior Maassluis
DSOV
Ajax
Haarlem
0000–2001AZ
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2004RKC Waalwijk57(4)
2004–2006Hamburger SV52(1)
2006–2008Chelsea13(0)
2007–2008→ Sevilla (loan)6(0)
2008–2012VfB Stuttgart64(2)
2012–2013Sporting CP11(0)
2013–Brøndby IF5(0)
National team‡
2002–2003Netherlands U215(0)
2004–2012Netherlands35(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:14, 9 December 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:14, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Khalid Boulahrouz (born 28 December 1981 in Maassluis, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Danish club Brøndby IF. His nickname is "The Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the opposition.[3] He is noted for his tackling and versatility in the back.[4]

Personal life

Boulahrouz was born into a Rifi Berber Moroccan family living in the Netherlands. He has eight siblings. As a youngster he went to the youth academies of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family.[5]

While Boulahrouz was in Switzerland preparing for the Euro 2008 quarter finals against Russia, his wife Sabia gave birth to a prematurely born daughter Anissa who died in a Lausanne hospital.[6] He opted to play against Russia a few days later, during which the Dutch team wore black armbands in his daughter's memory.[7]

A second daughter, Amaya, was born in March 2010.[8] His son, Daamin, was born on 30 January 2011.

Club career

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

RKC Waalwijk

After a difficult period playing for different clubs, he finally found some stability at Waalwijk, where coach Martin Jol gave him the confidence he had been looking for.[5] He began his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie for RKC on 9 March 2002, against Heerenveen.

Hamburger SV

After playing two seasons for RKC he moved to Hamburg to play in the German Bundesliga at the start of the 2004–05 season. While at Hamburg, 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 three reds in two seasons at the club. He was also part of a defence that conceded the least amount of goals in the 2005–06 Bundesliga season: 30 goals in 34 games.[9]

Chelsea

Boulahrouz with Chelsea

On 18 August 2006, Chelsea agreed a fee with Hamburg to sign Boulahrouz. The fee was thought to be around £8.5 million (€12 million).[10] After Chelsea's opening game of the 2006–07 season, manager José Mourinho confirmed that the club had signed Boulahrouz and the club but was waiting for his international clearance to be finalised,[11] 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 [Khalid] Boulahrouz, Ricardo [Carvalho] and John [Terry] — three options for the centre; I can have Paulo [Ferreira] and Boulahrouz – two options for the right side; I can have Boulahrouz and Wayne Bridge — two options for the left side."[11]

On 21 August 2006, Chelsea completed the signing of Boulahrouz. Six days later, he was handed his Premiership début 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 of signing.

Boulahrouz made a promising start to his Chelsea career, figuring prominently in high-profile games against Liverpool and more notably Barcelona where he dominated Ronaldinho. However, Boulahrouz gradually dropped out of favour. Boulahrouz was out for a lengthy period of time after a knee injury, followed by a shoulder injury while playing in an FA Cup tie against Norwich City.

Boulahrouz eventually dropped out of contention as the season wound down, with John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho as the first-choice defensive pairing. When Carvalho was injured against Spurs, manager Mourinho paired Terry with Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien.

Sevilla

Boulahrouz joined Spanish club Sevilla on a year long loan for the 2007–08 season.[12] However, he played just six games for them and was deemed surplus to requirements. He returned to Chelsea in 2008 but was not given a squad number and made no appearances.

VfB Stuttgart

On 21 July 2008, Boulahrouz moved to VfB Stuttgart for a fee of around €5 million.[13][14] He struggled in his first three seasons. Early in the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, however, Khalid became a regular in the starting line-up. The 29-year old defender had his 100th cap in the top German league on 17 September 2011 at SC Freiburg. Two weeks later, Boulahrouz scored his first goal (only his second in the Bundesliga) for Stuttgart on 30 September 2011.[15] His goal came in the 69th minute of a 2–0 win over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

In May 2012 VfB Stuttgart announced that the expiring contract of Khalid Boulahrouz won't be extended.[16]

Sporting CP

On 18 July 2012 Boulahrouz signed a two-year contract with Sporting Clube de Portugal.[17] Having made 11 league appearances for the club, it was announced on 3 September 2013 that Khalid Boulahrouz and Sporting CP agreed to terms for the termination of the players contract.[18]

Brøndby IF

On 7 October 2013, Boulahrouz signed a contract which is due until the summer 2014.[19] The transfer was confirmed after many weeks of negotiating.

International career

Boulahrouz with former Netherlands manager Marco van Basten.

Boulahrouz' displays for RKC caused Marco van Basten to pick him for the Netherlands national football team. He made his international début on 3 September 2004 in a 3–0 win for the Netherlands against Liechtenstein, and was named in the squad for the 2006 World Cup. He managed 34 caps for the national team, as of November 2011.

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 judged to have used an elbow on Portugal's Luís Figo. Referee Valentin Ivanov issued a total of 16 yellow cards and four red cards in this match, a World Cup record.

Having initially missed the cut for the Dutch Euro 2008 squad, following an injury to Liverpool's Ryan Babel, he was reinstated to the 23-man squad. He was chosen to start in the group games.

2010 World Cup

Boulahrouz was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[20] On 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.[21] Boulahrouz started in the Netherlands last 2010 World Cup group match on 24 June and helped the Dutch team to a 2–1 win over Cameroon.[22] He also played in the semi-final against Uruguay in place of Gregory van der Wiel.

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[5]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2001–02RKC WaalwijkEredivisie100000–10
2002–0331040––350
2003–0429431––325
2004–053010––40
Germany League DFB Pokal Europe Other Total
2004–05Hamburger SVBundesliga2412100–262
2005–062800060–340
England League FA Cup Europe Other Total
2006-07ChelseaPremier League1302050–200
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
2007-08SevillaLa Liga601010–80
Germany League DFB Pokal Europe Other Total
2008–09VfB StuttgartBundesliga2101050–260
2009–10600020–80
2010–111602060–240
2011–1221220––232
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Europe Other Total
2012–13Sporting CPPrimeira Liga1100030–140
Denmark League Danish Cup Europe Other Total
2013–14Brøndby IFDanish Superliga300000–30
Totals Netherlands 6448100–725
Germany 116371200–1434
England 1302050–200
Spain 601010–80
Portugal 1100030–140
Denmark 300000–30
Career totals 2137182290–2609
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 19 May 2013.[23]

International performance

Dutch national team
YearAppsGoals
200430
200570
200690
200720
200860
200910
201030
201130
201210
Total350
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 19 May 2013.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3. 
  2. ↑ "Player Profile". VfB Stuttgart. Retrieved 28 March 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Boulahrouz profile". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 
  4. ↑ "Player Profile". FIFA. Retrieved 10 April 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Kannibaal op voetbalschoenen" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 3 September 2005. 
  6. ↑ "Prematurely born daughter of defender Boulahrouz dies". AP. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 
  7. ↑ "Dutch to wear black armbands in QF match". expressindia. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 
  8. ↑ "Dutch World Cup Prep: Friends & Family Free Time". Kickette. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Bundesliga 2005/2006". AP. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 
  10. ↑ "Boulahrouz completes Chelsea move". BBC News. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2008. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Reaction: Mourinho delighted with energetic Essien". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 21 August 2006. 
  12. ↑ "Sevilla take Boulahrouz on loan". BBC Sport. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007. 
  13. ↑ "Boulahrouz Moves". Chelsea FC. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008. 
  14. ↑ "Fünf Millionen für Boulahrouz" (in German). Kicker.de. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008. 
  15. ↑ "Kaiserslautern 0 – 2 VfB Stuttgart". ESPN Soccernet. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011. 
  16. ↑ "Fond farewells". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012. 
  17. ↑ "Boulahrouz signs in at Alvalade". sporting.pt. Sporting Clube de Portugal. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012. 
  18. ↑ "Boulahrouz en Sporting Lissabon uit elkaar". RTV Rijnmond (in Dutch). RTV Rijnmond. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Boulahrouz: Vil hjælpe de unge spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Van Marwijk trims Dutch squad to 27". AFP. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
  21. ↑ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010. 
  22. ↑ Bevan, Chris. "Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands". BBC.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2010. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Khalid Boulahrouz" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 June 2013. 

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