Khaled Narey

Khaled Narey

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Neuwied, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, full-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Khaleej
Number	7
Youth career
2003–2008	SV Bergfried Leverkusen
2009–2010	SV Bergisch Gladbach
2010–2013	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Bayer Leverkusen II	36	(8)
2014–2016	Borussia Dortmund II	34	(1)
2015–2016	→ Paderborn (loan)	13	(1)
2016–2018	Greuther Fürth	65	(8)
2018–2021	Hamburger SV	77	(11)
2021–2022	Fortuna Düsseldorf	31	(8)
2022–2023	PAOK	28	(7)
2023–	Al-Khaleej	21	(7)
International career‡
2023–	Togo	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Khaled Narey (born 23 July 1994) is a German-born Togolese professional footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej and the Togo national team.

Early life

Narey was born in Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, and grew up in Leverkusen. ^[1]

Club career

Early career

Narey played youth football for SV Bergfried Leverkusen-Steinbüchel from June 2003 to 30 June 2008. ^[2] After moving to Bayer Leverkusen in 2010, he was promoted from their U19 team to the reserves ahead of the 2013–14 season, and developed into a regular player. He played there for a total of four years before moving to Borussia Dortmund. Narey joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2014 from Bayer Leverkusen. ^[3] He made his professional debut in the 3. Liga on 26 July 2014 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt. ^[4] and was even part of the squad for the black and yellow licensed team at the start of the Bundesliga this season. He was loaned to Paderborn, where he became a regular in league two in the second half of the season. Narey joined Greuther Fürth on 1 July 2016 on a three-year contract and played in 70 matches, scoring eight goals and providing seven assists. ^[5]

Hamburger SV

For the 2018–19 season, Narey moved to Hamburger SV. He signed for the newly relegated 2. Bundesliga club, agreeing on a four-year contract. ^[6] Under head coaches Christian Titz and Hannes Wolf, he established himself as a regular starter as a winger to finish with 32 league appearances (28 starts). With seven league goals, he was only behind Pierre-Michel Lasogga (13 goals), to become the second highest goalscorer of a HSV team, which missed out on direct promotion with a 4th-place finish. Despite being a key member of the team with 84 appearances, 11 goals and 9 assists, the fact that Hamburg was reaching the well but not drinking the water, coupled with the introversion in the team and the constant changes of coaches led him again to look for a new challenge in his career.

Fortuna Düsseldorf

In the summer of 2021, Narey signed a two-year contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf. He enjoyed a stellar season, as he scored 8 goals and provided 15 assists in 31 matches in Germany's 2. Bundesliga. ^[7]

PAOK

After weeks of waiting and hard "bargaining", the Thessalonikians managed to reach an agreement with the German team for the acquisition of the 27-year-old German winger, with the "Double-headed eagle" paying around €1.5m plus €250k in bonuses and a 10% share in possible future transfer fees. ^{[8] [9]}

Al-Khaleej

On 28 August 2023, Narey joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Khaleej on a two-year deal. ^[10]

International career

Narey was born in Germany to Togolese parents ^[1] He debuted with Togo in a 1–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Sudan on 16 November 2023. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 August 2023

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goal
Bayer 04 Leverkusen II	2013–14	Regionalliga West	36	8	—		—		—		36	8
Borussia Dortmund II	2014–15	3. Liga	34	1	—		—		—		34	1
Paderborn (loan)	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	13	1	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	2	17	3
Greuther Fürth	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	31	2	3	0	—		—		34	2
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	34	6	2	0	—		—		36	6
	Total		65	8	5	0	—		—		70	8
Hamburger SV	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	32	7	5	0	—		—		37	7
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	16	1	2	0	—		—		18	1
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	29	3	1	0	—		—		30	3
	Total		77	11	8	0	—		—		85	11
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	31	8	2	0	—		—		33	8
PAOK	2022–23	Super League Greece	27	7	6	1	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		35	8
	2023–24	Super League Greece	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		2	0
	Total		27	7	6	1	4	0	—		37	8
Career total			283	44	21	9	4	0	4	2	312	55

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Greek Football Cup
2. Appearances in Oberliga Westfalen
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

• 2.Bundesliga top assist provider: 2021–22 ^[12]
• Super League Greece top assist provider: 2022–23 ^[13]

References

1. Jacobs, Henrik (4 July 2018). "Khaled Narey: ,,Mein Traum fängt hoffentlich gerade erst an". www.abendblatt.de. Hamburger Abendblatt . Retrieved 19 August 2020.
2. "der SpVgg Greuther Fürth: Khaled Narey". www.kleeblatt.chronik.de. Kleeblatt-Chronik. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
3. Groeger, Florian (1 July 2014). "BVB II verpflichtet Leverkusener Khaled Narey". www.halternerzeitung.de. Halterner Zeitung. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
4. "Rot-Weiß Erfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund II - 26 July 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. "Narey joins Greuther Fürth". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
6. "HSV verpflichtet Khaled Narey". www.hsv.de. Hamburger SV. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
7. "O ΠΑΟΚ ρίχνει… κλεφτές ματιές στον Κάλεντ Νάραϊ". gazzetta.gr.
8. "So viel Geld ist von Paok zu erwarten". rp-online,de.
9. "Ανακοίνωσε τον Κάλεντ Νάραϊ". gazzetta.gr.
10. الدمام, اليوم- (28 August 2023). "خالد ناري يكمل أجانب الخليج". alyaum.
11. "Spielschema | Sudan - Togo 1:1 | 1. Spieltag | WM-Qualifikation Afrika 2023/25". kicker.
12. "Most Assists :: 2. Bundesliga 2021/2022 :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
13. "Players assists stats, 2022-2023 | Super League Greece". www.slgr.gr. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

• Khaled Narey at fussballdaten.de (in German)