Souffian El Karouani

Souffian El Karouani (born 19 October 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Eerste Divisie club NEC.

Souffian El Karouani

Personal information
Full name	Souffian El Karouani
Date of birth	19 October 2000[1]
Place of birth	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	NEC
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2008	TGG
2008–2012	Den Bosch
2012–?	BVV
000?–2017	Elinkwijk
2017–2019	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	NEC	18	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

El Karouani played in the youth teams of TGG, Den Bosch,[3] BVV, Elinkwijk and NEC.[2] In 2019, he was promoted to NEC's first team.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2019, in the home match against FC Eindhoven which was lost 1–2.[2] El Karouani came on as a substitute for Anthony Musaba in the 68th minute. On 2 July 2020, he signed a one-year contract with NEC which included an option on another season.[5] In the 2020–21 season, he became the starting left back in an attacking NEC led by head coach Rogier Meijer.[3] On 3 October, El Karouani scored his first goal for the club in the home game against FC Eindhoven, which was won 6–0.

References

1. Souffian El Karouani at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
2. "N.E.C. - Souffian El Karouani" (in Dutch). NEC. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. Martens, Jan (5 December 2020). "Souffian El Karouani is de Bossche joker van NEC: 'Ik heb plezier in wat ik doe'". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. "Proper wordt later toegevoegd aan selectie NEC". Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. "El Karouani tekent eerste profcontract bij N.E.C." NEC (in Dutch). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

External links

• Souffian El Karouani at WorldFootball.net
• Souffian El Karouani at Soccerway