Badr El Kaddouri

Badr El Kaddouri

El Kaddouri playing for Dynamo Kyiv.
Personal information
Full nameBadr El Kaddouri
Date of birth31 January 1981
Place of birthCasablanca, Morocco
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft Back
Club information
Current team
Free Agent
Youth career
?–2000Wydad Casablanca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2002Wydad Casablanca38(0)
2002–2013Dynamo Kyiv123(4)
2011–2012→ Celtic (loan)6(1)
National team‡
2004Morocco U23
2002–Morocco45(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 January 2012

Badr El Kaddouri (born 31 January 1981) is a Moroccan footballer, who played for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv and currently a free agent. He is also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri is a left back but can also play left midfield if needed.

Career

Wydad Casablanca

El Kaddouri started his career with Wydad Casablanca in 2000. In 2001 he helped the club capture the Moroccan Cup. The following season he left the club to join Dynamo Kiev.

Dynamo Kiev

El Kaddouri joined Dynamo Kiev in 2002, and up until his loan move to Celtic in 2011 was one of the longest serving players at the club. He made his debut with Dynamo on 17 August 2002 in a 3-1 victory over Volyn Lutsk. While with the club he captured four Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cup's and five Ukrainian Super Cup's. He appeared in 123 league matches for the club while occasionally captaining the team.

Celtic

On 31 August 2011, El Kaddouri signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He is the first ever Moroccan to play for Celtic.[1] He was brought in as cover for Emilio Izaguirre, who had received a long-term injury.[2] On 10 September 2011, El Kaddouri made his Celtic debut in a 4–0 over Motherwell.[3] He scored his first goal for Celtic in the Old Firm derby match against Rangers on 18 September 2011. Badr made 6 appearances for the Scottish side before returning to Dynamo Kiev in January 2012.

Badr El Kaddouri playing for Morocco

International career

El Kaddouri has a total of 45 appearances for his country and is a regular in the national side. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with his country.[4]

Honours

Club

Wydad Casablanca

Dynamo Kyiv

References

  1. ↑ "Old Firm facts". The Scotsman. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Celtic swoop for Morocco defender Badr el Kaddouri in late deal as cover for injured Emilio Izaguirre". Daily Record. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Celtic 4-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Badr El Kaddouri Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

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