Rachid El Khalifi | |
Fullname: | Rachid El Khalifi |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1979 |
Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Position: | Midfielder/Forward |
Currentclub: | SC Feyenoord |
Years1: | 2000–2005 |
Clubs1: | Dordrecht |
Caps1: | 124 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Years2: | 2005–2007 |
Clubs2: | Emmen |
Caps2: | 72 |
Goals2: | 12 |
Years3: | 2007–2009 |
Clubs3: | Cambuur Leeuwarden |
Caps3: | 61 |
Goals3: | 7 |
Years4: | 2009 |
Clubs4: | Real Salt Lake |
Caps4: | 4 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2010– |
Clubs5: | SC Feyenoord |
Caps5: | 7 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Rachid El Khalifi (born 16 June 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for SC Feyenoord.[1]
Khalifi began his career with Dordrecht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie in 2000, playing over 120 games for the team over 5 seasons before moving to Emmen in 2005.[2] He played in 72 matches for Emmen and scored 12 times in his 2 years with the team, before moving again, this time to Cambuur Leeuwarden in 2007.[3]
Khalifi was a key component to the success of Cambuur's 2008–2009 campaign, which ended with the team finishing with a 20–9–9 record, and a trip to a third-place finish in the Eerste Divisie's regular season standings.[4]
El Khalifi signed with Real Salt Lake in July 2009, after trialling with them through the 2009 season.[5] He made his RSL debut on 8 August 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium against Seattle Sounders FC, coming on as a second-half substitute.[6]