Khalid Hamdaoui

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Khalid Hamdaoui
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Khalid Hamdaoui celebrates after scoring for Woodlands Wellington in the S.League against Warriors F.C. on 21 February 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-07-30) 30 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Woodlands Wellington
Number 5
Youth career
1990–1992 Overamstel
1992–1998 Ajax Amsterdam
1998–2000 AZ Alkmaar
2000–2001 NAC Breda
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2002 Tokyo Verdy – (–)
2002–2003 O Elvas C.A.D. – (–)
2003–2005 MVV Maastricht 0 (0)
2005–2006 FC Omniworld – (–)
2006–2008 Dundee F.C. 4 (1)
2008–2010 Raja Casablanca 17 (6)
2013 Woodlands Wellington 12 (4)
2014– Al-Nasr SC (Salalah)
International career‡
1996–2001 Netherlands Under-21 18 (5)
2000–2001 Netherlands national futsal team 29 (31)
Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2011

Khalid Hamdaoui is a Dutch footballer (with ancestral roots tracing back to Morocco) who played in 2013 for Woodlands Wellington in the S.League. [1] He signed in the beginning of 2014 with Al-Nasr SC (Salalah), from Oman.

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Khalid is comfortable in playing any position across the midfield and is a former Dutch Under-21 international.

Club career

Youth career in the Netherlands

Born and raised in Amsterdam, Khalid was discovered as a youth prodigy while playing for non-league side, SC Overamstel. He was then drafted into the prestigious Ajax Amsterdam youth academy [2] where he played alongside Roy Makaay and Rafael van der Vaart.

Upon leaving the academy, Khalid subsequently spent 2 seasons each for Eredivisie sides AZ Alkmaar and NAC Breda.

Tokyo Verdy 1969

In 2001, Hamdaoui made an important step to further his footballing career, travelling to Japan as an 18-year-old for trials.

The president of J.League side Tokyo Verdy 1969 was impressed by his Ajax Amsterdam background and he was offered him a contract. [3]

Among Hamdaoui's colleagues in the Japanese team was the well-known Brazilian star Edmundo, who signed for Tokyo Verdy 1969 during the 2001 J. League Division 1 mid-season transfer window.

Dundee FC

After spending a year in the Portuguese Primeira Liga with O Elvas C.A.D. and another three seasons back home in the Netherlands with MVV Maastricht and FC Omniworld, Hamdaoui made the switch to Scottish First Division side, Dundee F.C. during the 2006–07 Scottish First Division season. [4]

He made an impressive start for Dundee F.C. when he scored twice and created an assist for a teammate in a friendly match. [5]

Hamdaoui's first goal in the Scottish First Division would come against Clyde FC on 17 February 2007.

Raja Casablanca

In 2008, Hamdaoui decided to trace his ancestral roots and move to Morocco.

He subsequently signed a contract with Raja Casablanca on 5 August 2008, [6] one of the most celebrated football clubs of North Africa, and won a Botola championship medal with the Green Eagles during the 2008–09 season. [7]

Woodlands Wellington

On 14 January 2013, S.League club, Woodlands Wellington, announced that it had captured the signing of Hamdaoui after the Dutchman had impressed the management during his trial with the club. [8]

On 21 February 2013, Hamdaoui made his debut for the Rams in a home game against Warriors F.C. [9] where he outshone Kazuyuki Toda by scoring one goal and assisting Moon Soon-Ho to another, helping the Rams draw the match with a 2 – 2 scoreline.

Khalid's six-month contract ended with the Rams in June 2013 and his contract was not extended. He played 12 league matches for Woodlands Wellington and scored 4 goals.

Al-Nasr SC

On 5 January 2014, Khalid Hamdaoui signed a 1-year contract with Al-Nasr SC (Salalah), from Qatar. "Khalid is the perfect player for the plans of Al-Nasr. They were looking for that kind of player", said Robert Cristian Trif, Hamdaoui's agent.

Club career statistics

As of 6 June 2013
Singapore S.League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
ClubSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgAppsGoals
Woodlands Wellington 2013 1240 (1)01030113 (1)4
All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.

Achievements

Quotes about Hamdaoui

"He has terrific ability and craft" – Alex Rae, former Dundee F.C. coach. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Woodlands Secure Former Dutch Futsal International Khalid Hamdaoui". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
  2. ↑ "Eleven local coaches accredited at leading UAE soccer school". Manchester United Soccer Schools. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "JPF TALK – ft Street Kings Edward & Issy, with Khalid". Junpiter Futbol.
  4. ↑ "Ross County 0 Dundee 0, Victoria Park, 27/Jan/07". The Dark Blue Destroyers.
  5. ↑ "Dundee sign Hamdaoui | portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Raja Casablanca signs Hamdaoui". Magharebia.
  7. ↑ Hamdaoui, to Raja | magharebia.com
  8. ↑ "Woodlands Secure Former Dutch International Khalid Hamdaoui". Woodlands Wellington Football Club.
  9. ↑ Toda fails to sparkle in debut, The Straits Times, Page B22, Friday, 22 February 2013
  10. ↑ "Rae about Hamdaoui | portsmouth.vitalfootball.co.uk". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
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