Mohammed El Berkani (born 13 December 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward or midfielder.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Heerlen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1995 | SV Eikenderveld (Heerlen) | ||
1995–1997 | RKSV Bekkerveld (Heerlen) | ||
1997–2002 | Roda JC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Roda JC | 9 | (1) |
2004–2005 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2006 | Lierse | 17 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 6 | (0) |
2007 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 2 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Sportfreunde Siegen | 12 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Erzgebirge Aue | 25 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Visé | 18 | (3) |
2012–2013 | OC Khouribga | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editEl Berkani was born in Heerlen. He played professional football in Holland for Roda JC and Fortuna Sittard and moved abroad to play for Lierse in Belgium. He then crossed borders again to play in Germany for Carl Zeiss Jena,[2] Sportfreunde Siegen[3] and Erzgebirge Aue.[4]
In summer 2009 he joined Belgian third-tier side Visé[5] and in 2012 he signed a contract with OC Khouribga in the Moroccan First Division until 2014.[citation needed]
He returned to Holland to play for amateur side EHC in 2013 and later played for GSV'28 and Eikenderveld. In September 2016 he joined the coaching staff of EHC's U-19 team.[6]
Personal life
editEl Berkani also holds Moroccan citizenship.
References
edit- ^ "Mohammed El Berkani". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Carl Zeiss Jena verpflichtet El Berkani – Focus (in German)
- ^ Sportfreunde Siegen: Neuzugang Mohamed El Berkani verpflichtet – Der Westen (in German)
- ^ El Berkani verlässt Aue – Kicker (in German)
- ^ El Berkani devrait signer à Visé – Walfoot (in French)
- ^ Mo El Berkani gaat aan de slag bij EHC/Heuts O19 Archived 2 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine – EHC (in Dutch)