.jpg) Amrabat withMorocco in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofyan Amrabat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-21)21 August 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Huizen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Betis (on loan fromFenerbahçe) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | HSV De Zuidvogels | ||
| 2007–2014 | Utrecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Utrecht | 42 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Feyenoord | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Club Brugge | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | →Hellas Verona (loan) | 34 | (1) |
| 2020–2025 | Fiorentina | 85 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | →Manchester United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Fenerbahçe (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2025– | Fenerbahçe | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | →Betis (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Morocco U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Morocco U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Morocco | 70 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Sofyan Amrabat (Arabic:سفيان أمرابط; born 21 August 1996) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forLa Liga clubReal Betis, on loan fromSüper Lig sideFenerbahçe, and theMorocco national team.
Amrabat is a graduate ofUtrecht's youth system. He made his first-team debut for the club in November 2014, and went on to make 54 appearances for them in total, before being signed byFeyenoord in 2017. One year later, he joined Belgian teamClub Brugge, who loaned him to Italian clubHellas Verona in August 2019. Verona purchased him and immediately sold him to Fiorentina in January 2020. He joinedManchester United on loan in September 2023, winning theFA Cup.
Born in the Netherlands, Amrabat played youth international football for both the Netherlands and Morocco. He made his senior international debut for Morocco in March 2017, and has represented the country at twoFIFA World Cups and twoAfrica Cup of Nations.
Amrabat joinedUtrecht's youth system in 2007 fromHSV De Zuidvogels.[3] He made his first-team debut for Utrecht againstVitesse on 2 November 2014.[4]
Amrabat joinedFeyenoord in the summer of 2017.[5] He signed a four-year contract and Utrecht received a transfer fee of €4 million.[6]
In August 2018, he joined Belgian teamClub Brugge on a four-year contract, with Feyenoord receiving €2.5 million.[7] He was sent on loan to Italian clubHellas Verona in August 2019.[8]
In January 2020, Hellas Verona exercised their option to purchase Amrabat from Club Brugge for €3.5 million.[9] They immediately sold him toFiorentina for a transfer fee of €20 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of €1.5 million.[10] Amrabat remained on loan at Hellas Verona until the end of the 2019–20 season, as he was not permitted to play for more than two clubs during the season.[11] In July 2020, he won Hellas Verona's Player of the Season award.[12]
Amrabat made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–3 loss toInter Milan on 26 September 2020.[13] He started and played every minute of Fiorentina's 2–1 defeat toWest Ham United in the2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final.[14]
Amrabat joinedManchester United on loan from Fiorentina on 1 September 2023, on a deadline day until the end of the 2023–24 season. Manchester United paid Fiorentina a loan fee of £8.5 million, with the deal containing an option to buy for £21.4 million.[15][16] On 23 September, he made hisPremier League debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute replacingJonny Evans, in a 1–0 away win overBurnley.[17] Three days later, Amrabat made his first start for theRed Devils, in a 3–0 victory overCrystal Palace in theCarabao Cupthird round atOld Trafford where he played 60 minutes before being replaced by debutantDan Gore.[18] On 1 November 2023, Amrabat was nominated for the 2023African Footballer of the Year byCAF.[19]
Amrabat became the first Moroccan player to win theFA Cup after United took downManchester City in the2024 FA Cup final.[20]
On 30 August 2024,Fenerbahçe announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Amrabat on loan for the 2024–25 season, with an obligation to buy for €12 million after the season.[21] He scored his first goal for the team in a away match againstTrabzonspor on the last minute, helping his team achieve a victory. The transfer became permanent on 1 July 2025.
On 1 September 2025, Amrabat was loaned toReal Betis without a buy option due to Fenerbahçe recently buying the player.[22]
Amrabat was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Morocco at international level.[23] At first, he represented the Netherlands,[24] making four appearances at under-15 level.[25][26][27]
Amrabat was selected in theMorocco under-17 national team for the2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[28] He made three appearances at the tournament.[29] On 28 March 2017, Amrabat made his senior debut for theMorocco national team in a 1–0friendly win overTunisia.[30][31] In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[32] On 10 November 2022, Amrabat was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[33][34] As Morocco clinched 4th place in the tournament, his strong performances led to an increase of interest for his services across Europe.[35] Amrabat appeared for Morocco at the2023 Africa Cup of Nations where he was sent off in the 83rd minute of the team's 2–0 loss toSouth Africa in theround of 16.[36]
Amrabat was born inHuizen in the Netherlands,[3] to parents ofMoroccan-Riffian descent.[37] He is the younger brother of former Morocco internationalNordin Amrabat.[38]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Utrecht | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 1 | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 54 | 1 | ||||
| Feyenoord | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Hellas Verona (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15[h] | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[h] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | — | 111 | 1 | ||||
| Manchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Fenerbahçe (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4[d] | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | — | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Real Betis (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 347 | 9 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 0 | |
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