Abdenasser El Khayati

Abdenasser El Khayati (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Willem II.[3]

Abdenasser El Khayati
El Khayati with ADO Den Haag in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Abdenasser El Khayati[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Club information
Current team
 Willem II
Youth career
2001–2004 Excelsior
2003–2004 Feyenoord
2004–2007 Leonidas
2007–2008 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Den Bosch 12 (0)
2010–2011 NAC Breda 0 (0)
2012–2013 Olympiakos Nicosia 0 (0)
2014–2015 Kozakken Boys 17 (12)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 42 (11)
2016–2017 Queens Park Rangers 22 (1)
2017 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 12 (5)
2017–2019 ADO Den Haag 65 (25)
2019–2020 Qatar 16 (1)
2021 ADO Den Haag 11 (2)
2022– Willem II 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Rotterdam, El Khayati progressed through the youth academy of Excelsior, before joining the Feyenoord youth team in 2003 as part of their cooperation with Excelsior. He later moved to the youth department of RKSV Leonidas.[4] El Khayati spent his early senior career in the Netherlands and Cyprus with PSV, FC Den Bosch, NAC Breda, Olympiakos Nicosia and Kozakken Boys.[2] He made his professional debut with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie on 3 October 2008, in a match against Excelsior.[5]

El Khayati training with Queens Park Rangers in 2016.

He signed for English club Burton Albion on 29 January 2015,[6] before moving to Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a 2+1⁄2-year deal on 1 February 2016.[7] He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 home win against Charlton Athletic on 9 April 2016.[8] He moved on loan to ADO Den Haag in January 2017.[9] On 23 August 2017 his QPR contract was terminated by mutual consent.[10] Shortly after his QPR contract was terminated, he joined ADO Den Haag on a three-year contract.[11]

After growing into a key player for ADO, El Khayati signed with Qatar SC on a two-year contract on 15 August 2019.[12] The transfer came after a 2018–19 season, where he scored 17 goals and had 12 assists in the Eredivisie.[2] On 19 October 2020, El Khayati left Qatar after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, effectively making him a free agent.[13] He finished his stint in Qatar with 16 league appearances in which he scored one goal.[2]

He returned to ADO Den Haag on 6 February 2021, signing a short-term contract until the end of the season.[14]

On 11 March 2022, El Khayati signed with Willem II until the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]

Personal life

El Khayati is of Moroccan descent.[16]

Career statistics
As of 29 November 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Den Bosch 2008–09[17] Eerste Divisie 9000––90
2009–10[17] Eerste Divisie 3000––30
Total 12000––120
NAC Breda 2010–11[17] Eredivisie 0000––00
Olympiakos Nicosia 2012–13[2] Cypriot First Division 0000––00
Kozakken Boys 2014–15[2] Topklasse 171210––1812
Burton Albion 2014–15[18] League Two 183000000183
2015–16[8] League One 248101000268
Total 42111010004411
Queens Park Rangers 2015–16[8] Championship 1610000–161
2016–17[19] Championship 600030–90
Total 2210030–251
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2016–17[17] Eredivisie 12500––125
ADO Den Haag 2017–18[17] Eredivisie 32810–233511
2018–19[17] Eredivisie 331723––3520
Total 652533–237031
Qatar SC 2019–20 Qatar Stars League 141000000141
2020–21 Qatar Stars League 2000000020
Total 161000000161
Career total 1865553402319761

References
  1. "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. Abdenasser El Khayati at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. Abdenasser El Khayati at WorldFootball.net
  4. "ADO na lang onderhandelen akkoord over transfer El Khayati". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "Nasser El Khayati: van havenwerker tot Eredivisiespeler". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 1 March 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "Burton Albion sign Abdenasser El Khayati". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. "QPR sign Burton Albion forward Nasser El Khayati". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  9. "EL KHAYATI AGREES DEN HAAG LOAN". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  10. "Nasser El-Khayati leaves Queens Park Rangers". Queens Park Rangers F.C. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. "Abdenasser El-Khayati komende drie jaar speler van ADO Den Haag". ADO Den Haag. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. Groeneweg, Yorick (15 August 2019). "Transfer El Khayati naar Qatar eindelijk rond". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. "El Khayati op zoek naar nieuwe club: Qatar SC verscheurt contract". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  14. "El Khayati returns to ADO Den Haag". Football Oranje. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. "El Khayati tekent tot einde seizoen" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  16. "QPR SIGN ABDENASSER EL KHAYATI". QPR.
  17. "Nasser el Khayati » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  19. "Games played by Abdenasser El Khayati in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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