Khalid Karami

Khalid Karami (born 29 December 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Khalid Karami
Personal information
Full name Khalid Karami
Date of birth (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
TOG
SC Oriënt
0000–2007 Zeeburgia
2007–2008 RKC Waalwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 DWS
2010–2011 Watergraafsmeer
2011–2013 Go Ahead Eagles 65 (3)
2013–2018 Excelsior 140 (4)
2018–2020 Vitesse 0 (0)
2019 → NAC Breda (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2020 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 6 (0)
2022 APS Zakynthos 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023

Club career

Karami was born in Amsterdam. Prior to joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2011, he had spells in the Dutch lower leagues with DWS and Watergraafsmeer. On 5 August 2011, he made his Eerste Divisie debut during Go Ahead Eagles' 1–0 home victory over Telstar, playing the full 90 minutes.[1] Karami went onto appear seventy-two more times, scoring four goals for Go Ahead Eagles before making the move to fellow Eerste Divisie side Excelsior in August 2013.[2] Later that month, he made his debut during their 1–0 away defeat against Emmen, replacing Elso Brito in the 52nd minute.[3] During the following campaign in which Excelsior secured promotion back to the Eredivisie, Karami struggled for regular gametime, however netted his first goal for the club during their 3–3 draw with AZ.[4] Following his debut season in the Eredivisie, Karami turned his fortunes and quickly became a key figure in Excelsior's starting eleven, featuring over 90 times in the next three years.[2]

On 8 May 2018, Karami signed a pre-contract deal to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse. Signing on a two-year deal following his imminent release from Excelsior.[5] On 1 January 2019, it was announced Karami would spend the rest of the season on loan with NAC Breda.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 September 2018.[2]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Go Ahead Eagles 2011–12 Eerste Divisie 33320—20373
2012–13 Eerste Divisie 32031—10361
Total 65351—30734
Excelsior 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 32030—41391
2014–15 Eredivisie 18120——201
2015–16 Eredivisie 31010——320
2016–17 Eredivisie 33220——352
2017–18 Eredivisie 27110——281
Total 141490—411545
Vitesse 2018–19 Eredivisie 001000—10
Career total 206715100712289

    References
    1. "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Telstar". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    2. "K. Karami". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    3. "Emmen vs. Excelsior". Soccerway. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    4. "AZ vs. Excelsior". Soccerway. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    5. "Khalid Karami signs two-year contract" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse Official Site. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
    6. NAC huurt Karami van Vitesse (Dutch). NAC Breda. 1 January 2019.

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