 El Kaabi with Morocco in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1993[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | RAC | 33 | (25) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | RS Berkane | 24 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Hebei China Fortune | 28 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Wydad (loan) | 9 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Wydad | 29 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 53 | (26) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Al Sadd | 7 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Olympiacos | 34 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Morocco U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Morocco A' | 15 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Morocco | 36 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:26, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ayoub El Kaabi (Arabic: أيوب الكعبي; born 25 June 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Morocco national team.[2] He started his professional career playing for Racing de Casablanca.
A full international for Morocco since 2018, El Kaabi represented the nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, one Africa Cup of Nations tournament and two African Nations Championship tournaments. He was the top goalscorer of the 2018 African Nations Championship, with a record nine goals.[3][4]
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Hatayspor yeni forvetini buldu: Ayoub El Kaabi". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Ayoub El Kaabi". Player. Football Database.eu. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "El Kaabi, Ayoub". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.