Redouan El Yaakoubi (born 25 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | USV Elinkwijk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | De Meern | ||
| 2017–2019 | Jong Utrecht | 46 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Telstar | 57 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Excelsior | 93 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEl 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
editBorn in the Netherlands, El Yaakoubi is of Moroccan descent.[10]
References
edit- ^ "El Yaakoubi (21) vertrekt van hoofdklasser VV de Meern naar FC Utrecht". Voetballoopbaan. 8 June 2017.
- ^ Bos, Stan (28 May 2017). "De Meern promoveert naar derde divisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ Jansen, Marco (30 May 2017). "DVS-aanwinst El Yaakoubi wil naar FC Utrecht". de Stentor (in Dutch).
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
- ^ "El Yaakoubi tekent zijn allereerste profcontract bij FC Utrecht". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Redouan El Yaakoubi vervolgt loopbaan in Velsen-Zuid". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Excelsior slaat eerste slag en legt ambitieuze en fanatieke Redouan el Yaakoubi vast". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 6 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Au moins 41 Marocains en deuxième division néerlandaise". 20 August 2019.
External links
edit- Redouan El Yaakoubi at Soccerway