Abdelkrim El Hadrioui Explained

Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
Birth Date:1972 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Taza, Morocco
Height:1.79 m
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:A.S.T de Taza
Years1:1989–1996
Clubs1:AS.FAR
Caps1:143
Goals1:7
Years2:1997–1998
Clubs2:Benfica
Caps2:22
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–2002
Clubs3:AZ Alkmaar
Caps3:87
Goals3:2
Years4:2002–2004
Clubs4:Charleroi
Caps4:59
Goals4:3
Years5:2004–2005
Clubs5:Ittihad Khemisset
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:330
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1992–2001
Nationalteam1:Morocco[1]
Nationalcaps1:72
Nationalgoals1:4

Abdelkrim El Hadrioui (Arabic: عبد الكريم الحضريوي; born 6 March 1972) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Career

Born in Taza, Hadrioui began his career at AS.FAR, helping them win one league title. In January 1997, after the sale of Dimas to Juventus, Mário Wilson, who managed AS.FAR a year before, recommend him to Benfica, who subsequently signed him. He made his league debut on 1 March 1997 in a 3–1 loss against Chaves and quickly took the starting role from Pedro Henriques.[2] [3] He scored his first and only goal for Benfica on the 1997 Taça de Portugal Final lost to Boavista. After the arrival of Scott Minto and Graeme Souness, his influence was greatly reduced, only appearing sporadically throughout his second year, but still bagged 20 matches, for a total for 28 appearances for Benfica.[4]

In 1998, he moved to AZ Alkmaar, becoming an undisputed starter, and even attracting attention of other clubs, such as Celtic in August 2000.[5] After four seasons at Alkmaar, El Hadrioui moved to Belgian, playing for two years with Charleroi, retiring in 2005 at the age of 33 years after a one-year spell with Ittihad Khemisset.

Internationally, he was a member of the Morocco national team that competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States and 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[6]

Career statistics

International goals

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 February 1994 1–2 Win Friendly
2. 23 March 1994 1–2 Win Friendly
3. 20 March 1996 0–2 Win Friendly
4. 31 May 1997 4–0 Win 1998 African Cup of Nations qual.
Correct as of 7 October 2015[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-hadrioui-intl.html Abdelkrim El Hadrioui - International Appearances
  2. Book: Tovar, Rui Miguel . Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel . Portugal. 2012. 978-989-23-2087-8 . 551.
  3. Book: Tovar, Rui Miguel . Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel . Portugal. 2012. 978-989-23-2087-8 . 555.
  4. Book: Tovar, Rui Miguel . Almanaque do Benfica. Lua de Papel . Portugal. 2012. 978-989-23-2087-8 . 562.
  5. News: Celtic eye Moroccan star. 5 September 2015. BBC Sport. 15 August 2000.
  6. Web site: Sports Reference. Abdel Krim El-Hadrioui Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/abdel-krim-el-hadrioui-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-04-21.
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1994ic1.html 1994 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (January - April)
  8. https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1997af.html 1997 MATCHES AFRICA
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/intldetails/1996ic1.html 1996 MATCHES INTERCONTINENTAL (January - March)