Walid El Karti (Arabic: وليد الكرتي) is a Moroccan professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Pyramids FC.[2][3]
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| Full name | Walid El Karti[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1994[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khouribga, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Pyramids FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Olympique Khouribga | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | Wydad AC | 203 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Pyramids FC | 80 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Morocco U20 | 25 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Morocco U23 | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Morocco | 21 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career
editIn January 2014, coach Hassan Benabicha, invited him to be a part of the Moroccan squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[2] He helped the team to top group B after drawing with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe and defeating Uganda.[4][5] The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage after losing to Nigeria.[6][7]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 31 January 2018 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Libya |
3–1 | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | 2018 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 4 February 2018 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco |  Nigeria |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship |
| 3. | 10 September 2019 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco |  Niger |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editClub
editWydad AC
- Botola Pro: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- CAF Champions League: 2017
- CAF Super Cup: 2018
Pyramids FC
International
edit- Morocco U20
- Mediterranean Games: Gold medal 2013
- Islamic Solidarity Games: Gold medal 2013
- Jeux de la Francophonie: Silver medal 2013
- Morocco A'
Individual
- Wydad AC Player of the Season: 2018–19
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Morocco name Chan squad". goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Squad List for MOR-T0014 Maroc Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 – Morocco and Burkina Faso On the Scene, All the Day's Program". allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Morocco 3 – 1 Uganda". cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Morocco, Zimbabwe Clinch Quarter Finals places with Last Group B wins". tripolipost.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "CHAN 2014: Nigeria stun Morocco to make the semi-final". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ "El Karti, Walid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
External links
edit- Profile at the Pyramids FC website
- Walid El Karti at National-Football-Teams.com
