Anouar Kali

Anouar Kali
Personal information
Full name Anouar Kali
Date of birth (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 FC Utrecht
Number 23
Youth career
DOS
Ajax
Elinkwijk
FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 FC Utrecht 52 (2)
2013–2014 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 (1)
2014–2015 FC Utrecht 13 (0)
2015 Al-Arabi SC 1 (0)
2016–2017 Willem II 30 (0)
2017- FC Utrecht 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Morocco U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:00, 06 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2017

Anouar Kali (born 3 June 1991 in Utrecht) is a Moroccan football player who plays as a midfielder for Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie.[1][2]

Career

Utrecht

Growing up in Utrecht, Netherlands, Kali grew up with Rodney Sneijder[3] and played street football before playing in various youth clubs, such as DOS, Ajax and Elinkwijk.[4] But it was FC Utrecht helped Kali started his professional career[5] and signed his first professional contract in 2010.

Kali made his Utrecht debut on 24 April 2011, coming on as a substitute for Nana Akwasi Asare in the 84th minutes, in a 4-2 win against Vitesse Arnhem.[6] Kali went on to make two appearance in total at the end of the 2010-11 season.

In his second full season, Kali played his first match of the 2011-12 season, coming on as a substitute for Rodney Sneijder in the 85th minutes, in a 3-1 win over Roda JC on 27 August 2011.[7] Kali then scored his first professional career, in a 6-4 win over Ajax on 6 November 2011 after sixteen minutes coming on as a substitute.[8] For his performance, Kali was voted the club's talent of the year.[9] Kali soon sustained ankle injury in April 2012 and missed three matches.[10] Kali went on to make twenty-two appearance for the club.

His third season proved to be a breakthrough for Kali, as he started in the first team regularly. However at the start of the season, Kali was sent-off after a second bookable offense despite a good performance made, in a 1-0 win over PSV on 16 September 2012.[11] Kali then scored his first goal of the season, in a 3-1 win over Willem II on 27 January 2013.[12] Kali earned his fifth yellow card of the season against PSV on 16 February 2013, giving him a one match suspension.[13] Once again, Kali was sent-off for the second time this season after another second bookable offense, in a 6-0 defeat to AZ on 14 April 2013.[14] Coincidentally, Kali was 1500th player to receive a red card in the league's history.[15]

At the end of the 2012-13 season, Kali left the club in the summer of 2013 on a free transfer to join a stronger team.[16] This came after the club negotiated a new contract for Kali.[17] Voetbal International reported that Kali signed a contract, keeping him until 2016.[18] However, Kali turned down a new contract with Utrecht. Kali expressed wishes to join his former club, Ajax.[19] The club's director of football Marc Overmars wasn't keen to sign him.[20]

Roda JC

Surprisingly, Kali signed a three-year contract with Roda JC on 27 June 2013.[21] Kali made his Roda JC debut, in the opening game of the season, in a 3-0 loss against Ajax.[22] Kali then scored his first goal for the club, from a penalty spot, in a 2-1 loss against Feyenoord.[23]

Following Roda JC relegation, Kali's future became uncertain over the surroundings of his contract.[24] In total, Kali made twenty-nine appearance and scoring once in his only season at Roda JC.

FC Utrecht

After the relegation of Roda, Kali returned to his former team FC Utrecht on 25 June 2014 on a free transfer following activation of his release clause if Roda JC were to be relegated.[25] Kali made his Utrecht return in the opening game of the season, in a 2-0 loss against PEC Zwolle.[26] However, his second spell at Utrecht wasn't the same after he tore his hamstring during a match against PSV on 26 October 2014.[27]

In January 2015, he punched his teammate, Kristoffer Peterson, in the face during a training session sidelining Peterson for 6 weeks with a broken jaw. Kali was first only punished with a fine and even played the following weekend. However, on Monday the club eventually suspended Kali for 6 weeks.[28][29][30] Peterson later stated he has forgiven Kali for punching him in the face.[31]

Al-Arabi

On 13 February 2015, it was announced that Kali had been sold to Qatari side Al-Arabi.[32] His departure had left many players at Utrecht surprised.[33]

International career

Kali was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent, and has represented the Morocco national under-23 football team 4 times.[34]

References

  1. ↑ "Anouar Kali tekent contract bij Willem II" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/anouar-kali/
  3. ↑ "Jeugdvrienden Kali en Sneijder in Ondiep". FC Utrecht. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Als talenten tekenen blijven mooie verhalen hangen" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "FC Utrecht legt achttien talenten vast". FC Utrecht. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "FC Groningen klopt NEC, FC Utrecht langs Vitesse" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "FC Utrecht 3-1 Roda JC". FC Utrecht. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "FC Utrecht doet Ajax veel pijn in spektakelstuk" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kali verkozen tot Talent van het Jaar". FC Utrecht. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Utrecht zonder 'tulbandman' Demouge tegen RKC" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "'Rode' Kali: 'In je eentje juichen in de kleedkamer'" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Pover FC Utrecht op halve kracht simpel langs Willem II" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Bulthuis terug bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "AZ doet FC Utrecht pijn na dubbel rood" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Anouar Kali krijgt 1500ste rood in Eredivisie" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "FC Utrecht neemt afscheid van spelers en teammanager". FC Utrecht. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "FC Utrecht wil verder met middenvelder Kali" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "'Anouar Kali langer bij FC Utrecht'" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "Transfervrije Kali hoopt FC Utrecht in te ruilen voor Ajax" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "Overmars: Ajax niet geïnteresseerd in Kali" (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "Transfervrije Kali verrast met keuze voor Roda JC". Voetbalprimeur. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  22. ↑ "Champions Ajax kicked off the new Eredivisie season by beating Roda JC 3-0". Sky Sports. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "Feyenoord neemt drie punten mee uit Kerkrade" (in Dutch). Nu.nl. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "Roda JC neemt na degradatie afscheid van veertien spelers" (in Dutch). Nu.nl. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  25. ↑ "Utrechter Anouar Kali terug op het oude nest". FC Utrecht. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "PEC Zwolle opent Eredivisie met degelijke zege op FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  27. ↑ "FC Utrecht moet Kali lang missen" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  28. ↑ "Svenske talangen slagen på träning - bröt käkbenet: "Ska inte få ske"" (in Dutch). Fotboll Skanalen. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  29. ↑ "FC Utrecht schorst Kali alsnog na 'inschattingsfout'" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  30. ↑ "Kali accepteert straf FC Utrecht na breken kaak teamgenoot" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  31. ↑ "Peterson vergeeft Kali: 'Zo word ik een beter mens'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  32. ↑ Overgang Kali naar Qatar rond (Dutch). NOS. 13 February 2015.
  33. ↑ "Transfer Kali verbaast medespelers bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). AD.nl. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  34. ↑ http://mountakhab.net/www/modules/fiches_joueurs/fiche.php?id=1327&nom=Kali%20Anouar

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