Karim Bellarabi

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Karim Bellarabi
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Bellarabi with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-08) 8 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
FC Huchting
1998–2004 Werder Bremen
2004–2007 FC Oberneuland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 FC Oberneuland 7 (2)
2008–2010 Eintracht Braunschweig II 22 (11)
2008–2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 38 (8)
2011–2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 5 (0)
2011–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 215 (34)
2013–2014 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 26 (3)
Total313(58)
International career
2010–2011 Germany U20 4 (1)
2012 Germany U21 5 (0)
2014–2016 Germany 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Bellarabi (born 8 April 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger. [2] [3]

Contents

Early life

Bellarabi was born in West Berlin, [4] to a Moroccan father and a German [5] mother. [6] [7] He grew up in Bremen, where he played youth football for local clubs FC Huchting, Werder Bremen, and FC Oberneuland. [8]

Club career

In 2008, Bellarabi joined the under-19 side of Eintracht Braunschweig. He made his senior debut for them during the 2008–09 season, followed by two more appearances during the 2009–10 league campaign. He finally became a regular starter during the 2010–11 3. Liga season and attracted notice due to his performance. [8] [9]

After the season, he left Braunschweig for Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [10] Due to injury, Bellarabi missed most of the 2012–13 Bundesliga season. [11] In 2013, he returned from Leverkusen to Eintracht Braunschweig, by now playing in the Bundesliga as well, on a one-year loan deal. [12]

Bellarabi playing for Leverkusen in 2014 Bayer-04 - Zenit (6).jpg
Bellarabi playing for Leverkusen in 2014

Bellarabi returned to Leverkusen at the start of the 2014–15 season. On 23 August 2014, he scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, just in 9 seconds, on the opening match of the 2014–15 season, away to Borussia Dortmund, he led the way to a 0–2 win. [13]

On 17 February 2017 Bellarabi scored the 50,000th goal in Bundesliga history. [14]

In July 2018 he collapsed in a pre-season friendly. [15]

On 13 August 2020, he extended his stay at the BayArena until 2023 amid interest from other clubs. [16]

International career

Bellarabi has played youth international football for the German under-20 and under-21 teams. [17] He was called up by the senior team in October 2014. [18]

He made his senior international debut for Germany on 11 October 2014 in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat away to Poland, playing the full 90 minutes. [19] On 13 June 2015, Bellarabi scored his first international goal in a 7–0 win against Gibraltar. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2023 [21] [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Oberneuland 2007–08Oberliga Nord73——3 [a] 0103
Eintracht Braunschweig 2008–09 3. Liga 10———10
2009–10 3. Liga2000——20
2010–11 3. Liga35810——368
Total38810——398
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga 101002 [b] 1—122
2012–13 Bundesliga80112 [c] 1—112
2014–15 Bundesliga33123010 [b] 1—4613
2015–16 Bundesliga3364212 [d] 4—4912
2016–17 Bundesliga162112 [b] 1—194
2017–18 Bundesliga24151——292
2018–19 Bundesliga195223 [c] 2—249
2019–20 Bundesliga264627 [e] 0—396
2020–21 Bundesliga220205 [c] 3—293
2021–22 Bundesliga163115 [c] 0—224
2022–23 Bundesliga80101 [c] 0—100
Total2153426104913—29057
Bayer Leverkusen II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 20———20
2013–14 Regionalliga West30———30
Total50———50
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga26300——263
Career total29148271049133037071
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Regionalliga playoffs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first. [23]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, PortugalFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4–07–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

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