Youssef El-Arabi
Caen in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Youssef El-Arabi | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Caen, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiacos | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 |
Caen | ||
2002–2004 | SC Hérouville Football | ||
2004–2007 | USON Mondeville | ||
2007–2009 |
Caen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 |
Caen | 75 | (28) |
2011–2012 |
Al-Hilal | 21 | (12) |
2012–2016 | Granada | 130 | (44) |
2016–2019 | Al-Duhail | 60 | (76) |
2019– | Olympiacos | 146 | (68) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Morocco | 47 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2021 |
Youssef El-Arabi (
He began his career with hometown club
Born in France, El-Arabi chose to represent Morocco at international level, making his debut in 2010. He represented them at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Club career
Caen/Al-Hilal
On 20 December 2008, El-Arabi made his debut for
Granada
On 19 July 2012, El-Arabi returned to Europe, signing a five-year contract for La Liga club Granada for a club record €5 million fee.[5] He made his debut on 20 August, starting as the season began with a 1–0 loss at Rayo Vallecano. His first goal was scored on 7 October, a penalty to open a 2–1 win at Mallorca,[6] and his total of eight goals in 31 games helped his side avoid relegation.
He scored 12 times in his second season at the
On 4 October 2014, El-Arabi scored in the first minute against Málaga, albeit in a 2–1 away loss.[9] He put the side ahead with a penalty at Levante the following 23 February but was later sent off for scrapping with Iván Ramis in a loss by the same score.[10] Granada avoided relegation on goal difference.
In his final season at Granada, El-Arabi scored 17 times in 38 games, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Levante on 21 April 2016.[11]
Al-Duhail
On 18 July 2016, El-Arabi signed for
On 11 December 2017, El-Arabi scored six goals in one match for the renamed Al-Duhail in an 8–0 QSL Cup group stage win at
Olympiacos
On 6 July 2019, El-Arabi signed a three-year contract with Greek side
El-Arabi scored his first Champions League goal on 22 October 2019 in a 2–3 loss against Bayern Munich.[18] On 11 December 2019, El Arabi scored the only goal with a late penalty against Red Star Belgrade in their final Champions League Group B game, to book a place in the Europa League at the expense of the Serbians.[19][20] The following 12 January 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over Lamia.[21]
On 27 February 2020, Olympiacos played their second leg of the Round of 32 at the
In 2020–21, El-Arabi was top scorer with 22 goals as Olympiacos retained the title.[24] On 4 November 2021, in a 2–1 Europa League loss UEFA Europa League to Eintracht Frankfurt, he surpassed Predrag Đorđević and Kostas Mitroglou as the club's top European scorer with 16 goals, doing so in 33 games.[25] On 15 December, he scored a hat trick in a 3–0 home win against
International career
On 5 September 2010, El-Arabi made his debut for the
Manager Eric Gerets named El-Arabi among the 23 players for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, where he started and played as a substitute for one game each of a group-stage exit.[29] On 13 October that year, he scored and provided an assist in a 4–0 home win over Mozambique as the Atlas Lions overturned a first-leg deficit to reach the 2013 edition;[30] in another group exit in South Africa, he scored the equaliser in a draw with Cape Verde.[31]
On 29 March 2016, El-Arabi scored both goals in a 2–0 win over the same opponents at the Stade de Marrakech to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[32] Hervé Renard called him up for the finals in Gabon, where he made only an 11-minute substitute appearance in a run to the quarter-finals.[33] He was a noted omission from the French manager's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[34]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 March 2024[35]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Caen | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 37 | 13 | ||
2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 17 | ||
Total | 75 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 79 | 30 | |||
Al-Hilal
|
2011–12 | Saudi Pro League | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 4 | 32 | 16 |
Granada | 2012–13 | La Liga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 12 | ||||
2014–15 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 8 | ||||
2015–16 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 17 | ||||
Total | 130 | 44 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 134 | 45 | ||||
Al Duhail | 2016–17 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 3 | 23 | 28 |
2017–18 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9[c] | 9 | 37 | 45 | ||
2018–19 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6[c] | 4 | 35 | 34 | ||
Total | 60 | 76 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 95 | 107 | ||
Olympiacos | 2019–20 | Super League Greece | 34 | 20 | 4 | 0 | – | 13[d] | 7 | 51 | 27 | |
2020–21 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 2 | – | 11[e] | 4 | 49 | 28 | |||
2021–22 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 2 | – | 13[f] | 5 | 51 | 23 | |||
2022–23 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | 49 | 10 | |||
2023–24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 9[g] | 2 | 20 | 6 | |||
Total | 146 | 68 | 19 | 6 | – | 55 | 20 | 220 | 94 | |||
Olympiacos B | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Career total | 434 | 229 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 40 | 562 | 293 |
- ^ Includes Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Qatari Stars Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Nine appearances and five goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and four goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[36]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 10 August 2011 | Stade Demba Diop, Dakar, Senegal | Senegal | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2. | 29 February 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3. | 13 October 2012 | Mozambique | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
4. | 23 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa | Cape Verde | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
5. | 24 March 2013 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam , Tanzania |
Tanzania | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 8 June 2013 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
7. | 7 September 2013 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan , Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
8. | 5 March 2014 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Gabon | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
9. | 23 May 2014 | Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal | Mozambique | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
10. | 4–0 | |||||
11. | 5 September 2015 | Sao Tomé , Sao Tomé & Principé |
São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
12. | 12 November 2015 | Stade Adrar, Agadir , Morocco |
Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
13. | 26 March 2016 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | Cape Verde | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
14. | 29 March 2016 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
15. | 2–0 | |||||
16. | 9 October 2020 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Senegal | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Caen
Al Hilal
Al Duhail
Olympiacos
Individual
- Qatar Stars League Top scorer: 2016–17, 2017–18
- Qatar Starts League Player of the Month: October 2017[37]
- AFC Champions League OPTA Best XI: 2018[38]
- Super League Greece Player of the Season: 2020–21[39]
- Super League Greece Team of the Season: 2019–20,[42] 2020–21[43]
- Super League Greece Player of the Month:
- Olympiacos Player of the Season: 2019–20,[47] 2020–21,[48] 2021–22[49]
Records
- Top goalscorer in the history of Olympiacos in European Competitions[50]
- With 20 European goals and became the top scorer in the history of Morocco in the European Cups![51]
- He has achieved the most hat-tricks in the history of Olympiacos, a total of 5 times.
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External links
- Youssef El-Arabi at Soccerway