Badr El Kaddouri Explained

Badr El Kaddouri
Fullname:Badr El Kaddouri
Birth Date:31 January 1981
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:?–2000
Youthclubs1:Wydad Casablanca
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:Wydad Casablanca
Caps1:38
Goals1:0
Years2:2002–2013
Caps2:269
Goals2:14
Years3:2002–2003
Caps3:19
Goals3:0
Years4:2011–2012
Clubs4:Celtic (loan)
Caps4:6
Goals4:1
Years5:2012
Caps5:9
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2004
Nationalteam1:Morocco U23
Nationalyears2:2002–2012
Nationalteam2:Morocco[1]
Nationalcaps2:46
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:31 January 2013
Nationalteam-Update:31 January 2012

Badr El Kaddouri (born 31 January 1981) is a retired Moroccan footballer, who last played for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv. He was also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri was a left back but could also play left midfield if needed.

Career

Wydad Casablanca

El Kaddouri started his career at Wydad Casablanca in 2000. In 2001, he helped the club win the Moroccan Cup. The following season, he joined Dynamo Kyiv.

Dynamo Kyiv

El Kaddouri joined Dynamo Kyiv in 2002 and, up until his loan move to Celtic in 2011, was one of the club's longest serving players. He made his debut with Dynamo on 17 August 2002 in a 3–1 victory over Volyn Lutsk. While at the club, he won four Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cup's and five Ukrainian Super Cups. He appeared in 123 league matches while occasionally captaining the team.

Celtic

On 31 August 2011, El Kaddouri signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He was the first ever Moroccan to play for Celtic.[2] He was brought in as cover for Emilio Izaguirre, who had received a long-term injury.[3] On 10 September 2011, El Kaddouri made his Celtic debut in a 4–0 over Motherwell.[4] He scored his first goal for Celtic in the Old Firm derby match against Rangers on 18 September 2011 and made 6 appearances for the Scottish side before returning to Dynamo Kyiv in January 2012.

International career

El Kaddouri had a total of 45 appearances for his country and was a regular in the national side. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Moroccan Olympic team.[5]

Honours

Club

Wydad Casablanca

Dynamo Kyiv

Celtic

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-recintlp.html Morocco - Record International Players
  2. News: Old Firm facts . The Scotsman . 18 September 2011 . 23 September 2011.
  3. News: Celtic swoop for Morocco defender Badr el Kaddouri in late deal as cover for injured Emilio Izaguirre . Daily Record . 1 September 2011 . 11 September 2011.
  4. News: Celtic 4-0 Motherwell . BBC Sport . 10 September 2011 . 11 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Sports Reference. Badr El Kaddouri Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/badr-el-kaddouri-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-07-25.