Soufiane Karkache (born 2 July 1999) is a Belgian-Moroccan footballer who plays for Olympique Khouribga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympique Khouribga | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Efj Molenbeek | |||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| 2015–2018 | Club Brugge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | MC Oujda | 21 | (3) |
| 2019 | RS Berkane | 5 | (0) |
| 2020– | Wydad AC | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (9) |
| 2015 | Belgium U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early years
editBorn in Brussels, Soufiane grew up in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean with his mom and dad, from France and Morocco, respectively. His father, Abdelaziz Karkache, is a former football player and later manager, who played in Belgium.[2] Soufiane joined the RWDM Brussels, formerly known as Efj Molenbeek, at a very young age before joining the Union Saint-Gilloise, and then Anderlecht.[3]
Club career
editClub Brugge
editKarkache joined Club Brugge in 2015.[4] During his time at Brugge, Karkache attracted interest from a lot of clubs, including LOSC Lille and West Bromwich Albion.[5]
Morocco
editFor personal reasons, Karkache left Belgium and moved father's hometown, Oujda, where he grew up. He signed with MC Oujda, where his father, Abdelaziz, at the time was the head coach of.[6] Despite interest from two clubs at the end of the 2018-19 season, both from Ligue 1 and the Belgian First Division A,[7] Karkache decided to stay in Morocco and joined RS Berkane.
References
edit- ^ Soufiane Karkache at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Soufiane Karkache proche du Wydad de Casablanca, hespress.com, 6 May 2019
- ^ Profile at ACFF, acff.be
- ^ UN ESPOIR BRUGEOIS SIGNE À L'ÉTRANGER, walfoot.be, 19 September 2018
- ^ BELGIQUE – CLUB BRUGES : SOUFIANE KARKACHE A LA COTE, football365.fr, 6 July 2018
- ^ Beloftevolle Bruggeling met verleden bij Anderlecht en Union trekt naar opvallende bestemming, voetbalkrant.com, 19 September 2018
- ^ Un ancien espoir brugeois proche d'un retour en Belgique?, walfoot.be, 25 January 2019
- ^ Quatre nouvelles recrues chez le WAC, lematin.ma, 25 December 2019
External links
edit- Soufiane Karkache at Soccerway
- Soufiane Karkache at the Royal Belgian Football Association