Karim El Mourabet

French-born Moroccan footballer
Karim El Mourabet
Personal information
Full name Abdelkarim El Mourabet
Date of birth (1987-04-30) April 30, 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Orléans, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1998 Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
1998–2001 Orléans
2001–2002 Déolois
2002–2005 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Nantes 33 (0)
2007–2008 → Stade Lavallois (loan) 17 (0)
2011–2013 Lille (reserves)
2013–2014 FUS de Rabat
2015 Olympic Club de Safi
International career
2004–2007 France U19
2007 France U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2004 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdelkarim El Mourabet (Arabic: كريم المرابت) (born 30 April 1987) is a French former footballer who played as a defender.

Early life

Born in France to a Moroccan family, El Mourabet acquired French nationality on 9 May 2001, through the collective effect of his father's naturalization.[1]

International career

El Mourabet won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship with France. He made his France under-21 team debut against Sweden under-21 team, on November 14, 2006.

He was called up to the Morocco national football team in 2007 for a match against Ghana but did not appear.[2]

References

  1. ^ "JORF n° 0109 du 11 mai 2001 - Légifrance". legifrance.gouv.fr. p. 7505. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ^ "El Mourabet : " Deux contre deux sur le toit "" [El Mourabet: "Two against two on the roof"]. Nantes.Maville.com (in French). 24 January 2008.
  • Karim El Mourabet – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
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