Redouan El Yaakoubi

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Redouan El Yaakoubi
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Excelsior
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 USV Elinkwijk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 De Meern
2017–2019 Jong Utrecht 46 (1)
2019–2021 Telstar 57 (0)
2021– Excelsior 93 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Redouan El Yaakoubi (born 25 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club Excelsior.

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Club career

El Yaakoubi played in the youth academy of USV Elinkwijk. In 2015, he joined Hoofdklasse club VV De Meern. [1] With De Meern, El Yaakoubi promoted to the Derde Divisie. [2] In May 2017, after having initially decided to move to DVS '33, El Yaakoubi opted to sign for FC Utrecht led by manager Erik ten Hag. [3] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong FC Utrecht on 25 August 2017 in a game against FC Dordrecht. [4]

After six matches for the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie, El Yaakoubi signed his first professional contract with FC Utrecht; a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for an additional season. [5] In July 2019, however, he signed for two years with SC Telstar. [6]

On 6 April 2021, El Yaakoubi signed a two-year contract with Excelsior with an option for an additional season. [7] On 28 March 2023, the club announced he had relinquished the club captaincy after refusing to pose in a team photo with a banner marking the OneLove campaign, which embraces inclusiveness, connection, tolerance and opposition to all forms of discrimination. [8] [9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, El Yaakoubi is of Moroccan descent. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "El Yaakoubi (21) vertrekt van hoofdklasser VV de Meern naar FC Utrecht". Voetballoopbaan. 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Bos, Stan (28 May 2017). "De Meern promoveert naar derde divisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ Jansen, Marco (30 May 2017). "DVS-aanwinst El Yaakoubi wil naar FC Utrecht". de Stentor (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "El Yaakoubi tekent zijn allereerste profcontract bij FC Utrecht". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 8 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Redouan El Yaakoubi vervolgt loopbaan in Velsen-Zuid". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 19 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Excelsior slaat eerste slag en legt ambitieuze en fanatieke Redouan el Yaakoubi vast". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 6 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dutch defender gives up captaincy after refusing to pose with OneLove banner". Reuters. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Redouan El Yaakoubi: Excelsior Rotterdam player relinquishes captaincy over OneLove row". BBC Sport (in Dutch). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Au moins 41 Marocains en deuxième division néerlandaise". 20 August 2019.
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