 Amrabat withMorocco at the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noureddine Amrabat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-03-31)31 March 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Naarden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De Zuidvogels | |||
| Ajax | |||
| 2003–2006 | Huizen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Omniworld | 36 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | VVV-Venlo | 33 | (10) |
| 2008–2011 | PSV | 56 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Kayserispor | 38 | (6) |
| 2012–2015 | Galatasaray | 34 | (1) |
| 2014 | →Málaga (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | →Málaga (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Málaga | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Watford | 44 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Leganés (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Al-Nassr | 80 | (15) |
| 2021–2025 | AEK Athens | 93 | (21) |
| 2025– | Hull City | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Netherlands U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Morocco Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | Morocco | 64 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:29, 26 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Noureddine "Nordin"Amrabat (Arabic:نورالدين أمرابط,Berber languages:ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ; born 31 March 1987) is a professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forEFL Championship clubHull City.Amrabat played forMorocco, which he represented at twoAfrica Cup of Nations tournaments,2012 Olympics, and2018 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Born to Moroccan parents inNaarden,North Holland, Amrabat was released fromAjax at age 13, having suffered stunted growth due toOsgood Schlatter disease. His father recommended Amrabat play at the amateur level while studying for a different profession. He washed dishes, made desserts and vacuum cleaned his school while playing forSV Huizen inHuizen.[4] At age 17, he planned to study Management, Economics and Law.[5]
After making his study plans, Amrabat was signed by Almere'sOmniworld of theEerste Divisie, contributing 14 goals and as many assists in 36 matches. In 2007, he joined newly promotedEredivisie clubVVV-Venlo, scoring 10 times in 33 matches. One year later, national championsPSV signed him for€2 million, and he represented them in theUEFA Champions League. Amrabat spent three years at thePhilips Stadion before moving abroad for the first time, to Turkey'sKayserispor.[5]
On 12 July 2012, Amrabat signed for fellow Turkish clubGalatasaray for a fee of €8.6 million on a five-year contract (€600,000 went to PSV; Kayserispor retained 10%, valued at €800,000).[6][7][8][9][10] Amrabat made his debut on 12 August 2012 in the2012 Turkish Super Cup against rivalsFenerbahçe, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute as the match ended 3–2, with Galatasaray winning the title for the 12th time.[11] On 15 September 2012, Galatasaray managerFatih Terim picked Amrabat for the starting XI for a match againstAntalyaspor, and he duly scored his first goal for Galatasaray in the2012–13 Süper Lig and provided an assist in a 4–0 triumph.[12]
In January 2014, Amrabat joinedMálaga on a six-month loan deal.[13] On 10 March, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 away win againstOsasuna,[14] and on 6 April, he converted a penalty in a 4–1derby victory overGranada.[15] Fifteen days later, having earlier assistedSergi Darder's goal, he received a straight red card in a 2–0 home win againstVillarreal for gesturing that referee Álvarez Izquierdo needed glasses.[16]
In August 2014, Amrabat agreed to extend his stay inAndalusia for the full season.[17] On 30 April of the following year, he was purchased outright for a €3.5 million fee.[18] His permanent spell on theCosta del Sol was less prolific than the temporary one, playing 12 matches without scoring.
On 18 January 2016, Amrabat joinedPremier League clubWatford for a£6.1 million transfer fee.[19] He made his debut five days later, replacingTroy Deeney at the end of a 2–1 win overNewcastle United atVicarage Road.[20]
On 1 September 2017, Amrabat returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal withLeganés.[21]
On 16 July 2018, Amrabat signed a three-year contract with theSaudi Pro League sideAl-Nassr.[22] In the 2018–19 season he won league title with his team. He scored 5 goals and he had the highest assist number in the season along with his teammateAbderrazak Hamdallah.[citation needed]
On 16 August 2021, Amrabat signed a two-year contract withGreek Super League clubAEK Athens.[23]
On 12 September 2021, he scored a penalty to put his team two goals up againstIonikos, in the opening game of theleague for his team, which ended 3–0 for the hosts.[24]
On 17 January 2025, Amrabat returned to England, joiningChampionship sideHull City on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[25] He made his debut on 18 January 2025, as an 82nd-minute substitute forAbu Kamara in the 1–0 away win againstMillwall.[26]
Amrabat was expected to take part in the2008 Olympic football tournament with the Netherlands but he and fellow PSV (and future Moroccan) teammateIsmaïl Aissati both failed to make the final squad.[27]
In November 2011, Amrabat decided to play forMorocco. On 11 November 2011, he made his debut with theAtlas Lions of Morocco againstUganda in a 0–1 loss in theLG Cup. Two days later, he scored his first international goal in a friendly match againstCameroon as the match ended 1–1.[28]
Amrabat was selected to compete at the2012 Olympics for theMoroccan team,[29] starting all three of their matches inanother group stage exit. He also started their first two matches as they fell at the same point in the2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[30]
In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-mansquad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[31] Amrabat started all 3 of Morocco's matches as they were eliminated at the group stage. The Moroccan coaching team were heavily criticised byFIFA and others after allowing Amrabat to play in Morocco's second group game againstPortugal, despite having received a concussion and coming off early in their first game againstIran.[32]
Amrabat's younger brotherSofyan Amrabat is a fellow professional footballer who plays atFenerbahçe at the club level and Morocco at the international level.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Omniworld | 2006–07 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| VVV-Venlo | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | |||
| PSV | 2008–09 | Eredivisie | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[e] | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 12 | |||
| Kayserispor | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | |||||
| Galatasaray | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |||
| Málaga (loan) | 2013–14 | La Liga | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 50 | 8 | |||||
| Málaga | 2015–16 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Watford | 2015–16 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 0 | ||||
| Leganés (loan) | 2017–18 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| Al-Nassr | 2018–19 | Saudi Pro League | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[g] | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 34 | 7 | |||
| Total | 80 | 15 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 17 | |||
| AEK Athens | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[i] | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[j] | 1 | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | — | 113 | 22 | ||||
| Hull City | 2024–25 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 507 | 84 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 605 | 97 | ||
| Morocco | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 64 | 7 |
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 November 2011 | Stade de Marrakech,Marrakesh, Morocco |  Cameroon | 1–1 | 1–1 (2–4pen.) | 2011 LG Cup |
| 2. | 13 October 2012 |  Mozambique | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 3. | 13 November 2014 | Stade Adrar,Agadir, Morocco |  Benin | 1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 5 September 2015 | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho,São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh,Mitsamiouli, Comoros |  Comoros | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 15 October 2019 | Stade Ibn Batouta,Tangier, Morocco |  Gabon | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7. | 2–2 |
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