Ilias Alhaft

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Ilias Alhaft
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cambuur
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2008 RVVH
2008–2016 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 23 (0)
2016–2019 Jong Sparta 53 (15)
2019–2023 Almere City 93 (18)
2020 Jong Almere City 2 (0)
2023–2024 Noah 32 (6)
2024– Cambuur 15 (1)
International career
2014 Netherlands U18 5 (0)
2016–2018 Netherlands U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025

Ilias Alhaft (born 23 February 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eerste Divisie club Cambuur. [2]

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Career

Sparta Rotterdam

Alhaft was born in on 23 February 1997 in Rotterdam, where he started playing football for RVVH in 2005. [3] Three years later, he joined Sparta Rotterdam's youth academy. [4]

Alhaft made his professional debut for Sparta on 29 April 2016, in a 3–2 home victory over Dordrecht, entering as a substitute for Loris Brogno in the 85th minute. [5] During the 2016–17 season, he also played in the Tweede Divisie with Jong Sparta, the club's reserve team.

Almere City

In January 2019, Alhaft's contract with Sparta Rotterdam was terminated, and he subsequently joined Almere City, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. [6] He debuted for Almere City on 26 January 2019 in a home match against Twente. [7] In April 2019, he suffered a torn cruciate ligament, which kept him out of action until February 2020. [8] In 2023, Alhaft helped Almere achieve promotion to the Eredivisie through the play-offs, notably providing two key assists in the return match against Eindhoven in the first round. [9] [10]

Noah

In the summer of 2023, Alhaft signed with Armenian Premier League club Noah. [11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 4 August, replacing compatriot Justin Mathieu in the 84th minute of a 1–0 away loss to BKMA Yerevan. [12] On 18 August, he scored his first goal for the club, helping Noah to a 4–0 win over Shirak. [11] During his sole season with the club, he scored seven goals across 34 appearances in all competitions. [2]

Cambuur

On 3 September 2024, Alhaft returned to the Netherlands, where he signed a one-season contract with Eerste Divisie club Cambuur. [13] He made his debut for the club ten days later, replacing Maikel Kieftenbeld in the 75th minute of a 1–0 home loss to Jong Ajax. [14] [15]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Alhaft is of Moroccan and Indonesian descent. [16] [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 January 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 10——10
2016–17 Eredivisie 4000—40
2017–18 Eredivisie80002 [b] 0100
2018–19 Eerste Divisie10000—100
Total2300020250
Jong Sparta 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 279——279
2017–18 Tweede Divisie143——302
2018–19 Tweede Divisie123——123
Total5315——5315
Almere City 2018–19 Eerste Divisie14500—145
2019–20 Eerste Divisie3000—30
2020–21 Eerste Divisie213001 [b] 0223
2021–22 Eerste Divisie28810—298
2022–23 Eerste Divisie272204 [b] 0332
Total9318305010118
Jong Almere City 2019–20 Derde Divisie 20——20
Noah 2023–24 Armenian Premier League 32621—347
Cambuur 2024–25 Eerste Divisie15100—151
Career total21840517023041
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Armenian Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Ilias Alhaft at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Ilias Alhaft at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Opleidingsvergoedingen nationaal". KNVB (in Dutch). p. 3. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alhaft en Spierings mogen vertrekken". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Spelers in cijfers – Ilias Alhaft". Sparta Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Almere City neemt Ilias Alhaft over van Sparta". www.voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Ilias Alhaft geniet van nieuwe uitdaging". Almere City FC (in Dutch). 2 February 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "City FC zonder Alhaft tegen FC Dordrecht". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Almere City FC promoveert voor het eerst in de historie naar de Eredivisie". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 11 June 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "City FC verslaat Eindhoven en bereikt halve finale play offs". Omroep Flevoland (in Dutch). 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  11. 1 2 "Vizier op Oud-Spartanen en huurling: Harroui, Alhaft en Brouwer". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "BKMA vs. Noah 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ilias Alhaft voor één seizoen naar SC Cambuur" [Ilias Alhaft to SC Cambuur for one season] (in Dutch). Cambuur. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Malaise houdt aan voor Cambuur: ook verlies tegen Jong Ajax". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Pemain Keturunan Indonesia Ilias Alhaft Bentangkan Bendera Merah Putih Usai Bantu Almere City Promosi ke Liga Belanda 2023-2024" (in Indonesian). 12 June 2023.
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