| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambuur | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | RVVH | ||
| 2008–2016 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Jong Sparta | 53 | (15) |
| 2019–2023 | Almere City | 93 | (18) |
| 2020 | Jong Almere City | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Noah | 32 | (6) |
| 2024– | Cambuur | 22 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Netherlands U20 | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2025 | |||
Ilias Alhaft (born 23 February 1997) is a Dutch professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forEerste Divisie clubCambuur.[2]
Alhaft was born in on 23 February 1997 inRotterdam, where he started playing football forRVVH in 2005.[3] Three years later, he joinedSparta Rotterdam's youth academy.[4]
Alhaft made his professional debut for Sparta on 29 April 2016, in a 3–2 home victory overDordrecht, entering as a substitute forLoris Brogno in the 85th minute.[5] During the2016–17 season, he also played in theTweede Divisie withJong Sparta, the club'sreserve team.
In January 2019, Alhaft's contract with Sparta Rotterdam was terminated, and he subsequently joinedAlmere City, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[6] He debuted for Almere City on 26 January 2019 in a home match againstTwente.[7] In April 2019, he suffered a torncruciate ligament, which kept him out of action until February 2020.[8] In 2023, Alhaft helped Almere achieve promotion to theEredivisie through the play-offs, notably providing two key assists in the return match againstEindhoven in the first round.[9][10]
In the summer of 2023, Alhaft signed withArmenian Premier League clubNoah.[11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 August, replacing compatriotJustin Mathieu in the 84th minute of a 1–0 away loss toBKMA Yerevan.[12] On 18 August, he scored his first goal for the club, helping Noah to a 4–0 win overShirak.[11] During his sole season with the club, he scored seven goals across 34 appearances in all competitions.[2]
On 3 September 2024, Alhaft returned to the Netherlands, where he signed a one-season contract with Eerste Divisie clubCambuur.[13] He made his debut for the club ten days later, replacingMaikel Kieftenbeld in the 75th minute of a 1–0 home loss toJong Ajax.[14][15]
Born in the Netherlands, Alhaft is of Moroccan and Indonesian descent.[16][17]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 27 | 9 | — | — | 27 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tweede Divisie | 14 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Tweede Divisie | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 53 | 15 | — | — | 53 | 15 | ||||
| Almere City | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| Total | 93 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 101 | 18 | ||
| Jong Almere City | 2019–20 | Derde Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noah | 2023–24 | Armenian Premier League | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 7 | |
| Cambuur | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 225 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 237 | 41 | ||
Sparta Rotterdam[18]