Badr El Kaddouri
 El Kaddouri playing for Dynamo Kyiv. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Badr El Kaddouri | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2000 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Wydad Casablanca | 38 | (0) |
| 2002–2013 | Dynamo Kyiv | 269 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Celtic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Morocco U23 | ||
| 2002–2012 | Morocco[1] | 46 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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[edit]
Wydad Casablanca[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- Coupe du Trône (1): 2001
- Ukrainian Premier League (4): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
- Ukrainian Cup (4): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Ukrainian Super Cup (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Scottish Premiership (1): 2012
References[edit]
- ^ Morocco - Record International Players
- ^ "Old Firm facts". The Scotsman. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic swoop for Morocco defender Badr el Kaddouri in late deal as cover for injured Emilio Izaguirre". Daily Record. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Celtic 4-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ "Badr El Kaddouri Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
External links[edit]
- Badr El Kaddouri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Badr El Kaddouri at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Footballers from Casablanca
- Morocco men's international footballers
- Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
- Wydad AC players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Olympic footballers for Morocco
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ukrainian First League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Men's association football defenders