Soufiane Karkache | |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1999 |
Birth Place: | Brussels, Belgium |
Height: | 1.78 m |
Currentclub: | Olympique Khouribga |
Clubnumber: | 99 |
Position: | Centre back |
Youthclubs1: | Efj Molenbeek |
Youthclubs2: | Union Saint-Gilloise |
Youthclubs3: | Anderlecht |
Youthyears4: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs4: | Club Brugge |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs1: | MC Oujda |
Caps1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2019 |
Clubs2: | RS Berkane |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2020– |
Clubs3: | Wydad AC |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014–2015 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
Nationalyears2: | 2015 |
Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam3: | Belgium U18 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2017 |
Nationalteam4: | Belgium U19 |
Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
Soufiane Karkache (born 2 July 1999) is a Belgian-Moroccan footballer who plays for Olympique Khouribga.
Born in Brussels, Soufiane grew up in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean with his mom and dad, from France and Morocco, respectively. His father, Abdelaziz Karkache, is a former football player and later manager, who played in Belgium.[1] Soufiane joined the RWDM Brussels, formerly known as Efj Molenbeek, at a very young age before joining the Union Saint-Gilloise, and then Anderlecht.[2]
Karkache joined Club Brugge in 2015.[3] During his time at Brugge, Karkache attracted interest from a lot of clubs, including LOSC Lille and West Bromwich Albion.[4]
For personal reasons, Karkache left Belgium and moved father's hometown, Oujda, where he grew up. He signed with MC Oujda, where his father, Abdelaziz, at the time was the head coach of.[5] Despite interest from two clubs at the end of the 2018-19 season, both from Ligue 1 and the Belgian First Division A,[6] Karkache decided to stay in Morocco and joined RS Berkane.
At the end of December 2019, he signed with Wydad AC.[7]