Rachid El Khalifi

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Rachid El Khalifi
Personal information
Full name Rachid El Khalifi
Date of birth (1979-06-16) 16 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Team information
Current team
 SC Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2005 Dordrecht 124 (14)
2005–2007 Emmen 72 (12)
2007–2009 Cambuur Leeuwarden 61 (7)
2009 Real Salt Lake 4 (0)
2010– SC Feyenoord 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rachid El Khalifi (born 16 June 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for SC Feyenoord. [1]

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Career

Netherlands

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]

United States

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Voetbalzone - Update: Update: El Khalifi keert niet terug bij ex-werkgever FC Dordrecht
  2. ↑ Rachid EL KHALIFI - Dutch Players Abroad
  3. ↑ Rachid El Khalifi « Keepin' it Real Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Athlete Chat: Rachid El-Khalifi | Access Athletes
  5. ↑ MLS player profile Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20090808&content_id=6326482&vkey=news_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121%5B%5D
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