Nordin Amrabat

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Nordin Amrabat
نورالدين أمرابط

Amrabat playing for Galatasaray in 2013.
Personal information
Full nameNordin Amrabat
Date of birth (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987
Place of birthNaarden, Netherlands
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubMálaga (loan from Galatasaray)
Number23
Youth career
De Zuidvogels
Ajax
0000–2006Huizen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2007Omniworld36(14)
2007–2008VVV-Venlo33(10)
2008–2011PSV57(9)
2011–2012Kayserispor38(6)
2012–Galatasaray34(1)
2014–→ Málaga (loan)1(0)
National team‡
2007–2008Netherlands U217(0)
2011–Morocco14(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2013

Nordin Amrabat (Arabic: نورالدين أمرابط‎, Nûreddin Emrâbat; born 31 March 1987) is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer who plays for Málaga CF, on loan from Galatasaray, as a winger. He has played for Dutch national youth teams and has been called up for the senior national side one time. However on 1 October 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for Morocco.

Early years

Amrabat began his career at amateur club HSV De Zuidvogels. At a younger age he was scouted by Ajax. But after three seasons playing at Ajax he encountered growth and injury problems. As a result, he was transferred to amateur club Huizen. There he was a part of the first squad. After a good season at Huizen he joined FC Omniworld in the Dutch First Division. As a result of his creative game at Omniworld he was transferred to VVV-Venlo. Amrabat also had made his debut at the Dutch national youth team.

Career

Amrabat with PSV Eindhoven

PSV

After a few good games at Venlo, he was wanted by Feyenoord, Ajax, PSV, Utrecht, Heerenveen and Standard Liège. On 1 March 2008 it was announced that Amrabat will be joining PSV Eindhoven. On 3 March Amrabat signed for a contract of four years at PSV for reported €2.1 million. He played three years at PSV, playing 75 matches, scoring twelve goals and providing eleven assists.[1]

Kayserispor

On 3 January 2011 Amrabat signed for Turkish club Kayserispor on a four and a half-year deal for reported €1.1 million.[citation needed] Galatasaray has shown interest in him at the beginning of the 2011–12 season. His statement at the media saying that Galatasaray is his dream team has created problems at his present club Kayserispor. There were certain rumors in the Turkish Media since mid May 2012 linking him with a move to Galatasaray.[2] The transfer has stalled after Kayserispor has rejected the bid of Galatasaray. He played 40 matches scoring 7 Goals and Providing 14 Assists for Kayserispor.

Galatasaray

On 12 July 2012 Amrabat signed for Turkish club Galatasaray for a fee of €8.6 million on a five-year contract (€600,000 went to PSV; Kayserispor retained 10% valued €800,000).[3][4][5][6][7] He will earn €1M in 2012–13 and progressively increase to €1.4M in 2016–17.

Amrabat made his Debut on 12 August 2012 in the 2012 Turkish Super Cup Final against rivals Fenerbahce coming on as a substitute player in the 70th minute as the game ended 3–2, and Galatasaray winning the title for the 12th time. on 15 September 2012, Galatasaray Manager Fatih Terim allowed Amrabat to play in the first eleven of the game against Antalyaspor and scored his first goal of Galatasaray in the 2012–13 Süper Lig and provided an assist to his team mate Johan Elmander as the game ended 4–0.

International

In November 2011 he decided to play for the Morocco national football team. In 11 November 2011, Amrabat made his debut with the Atlas Lions of Morocco against Uganda in a 0–1 loss in the LG Cup. Nordin Amrabat was selected to compete at the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament for the Olympic Morocco national under-23 football team He scored his first International Goal on 13 November 2011 in a friendly match against Cameroon as the game ended 1–1.

Honours

PSV
Galatasaray

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2013[8][9][10][11]

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
Omniworld 2006–07 3614?---——3614?
Total3614?0000000003614?
VVV-Venlo 2007–08 33107000——33107
Total3310700000000033107
PSV 2008–09 2554101—3002955
2009–10 2635310—4103355
2010–11 610211—5001321
Total57996220001210751211
Kayserispor 2010–11 1416000——1416
2011–12 2458210——2668
Total3861421000000040714
Galatasaray 2012–13 3017200100100343110
2013–14 4003201005011321
Total3417520200150456311
Career Total000000000000000

International

Morocco national team
YearAppsGoals
201121
201291
201330
Total142

International goals

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2011 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Cameroon 1–1 1–1 Friendly
2. 13 October 2012 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Mozambique 4–0 4–0 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. ↑ "He took over the number 11 jersey, previously worn by Kenneth Perez". Transfermarkt. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Nordin Amrabat". Transfermarkt. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Amrabat'tan 3 milyon Euro'luk fedakarlık!". NTVSPOR. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Amrabat 8 milyon euro'ya aslan". Hürriyet Newspaper. Retrieved 12 July 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Özel Durum Açıklaması (Genel)". Istanbul Stock Exchange. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Nordin Amrabat Galatasaray'da". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 19 July 2012. 
  7. ↑ Galatasaray complete €8.5M signing of Kayserispor winger Nordin Amrabat
  8. ↑ "Amrabat, Nordin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  9. ↑ "NOUREDDINE AMRABAT". Turkish Football Federation. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Nordin Amrabat". Mackolik.com. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Nordin Amrabat". Transfermarkt.de. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 

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