Achraf El Bouchataoui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pro Vercelli | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | HOV/DJSCR | ||
| 2006–2019 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Feyenoord | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | KMSK Deinze | 11 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Eindhoven | 47 | (4) |
| 2025– | Pro Vercelli | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U16 | 11 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 14 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 December 2020 | |||
Achraf El Bouchataoui (born 12 January 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie C Group A club Pro Vercelli.
Club career
On 2 May 2019, El Bouchataoui signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord.[1] On 15 January 2020, he joined Dordrecht on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season,[2] and made his professional debut five days later in a 2–0 Eerste Divisie defeat away to Jong Ajax.[3]
On 28 June 2022, he signed a two-year deal with Deinze in Belgium.[4]
On 11 January 2024, El Bouchataoui joined Eindhoven on an 18-month contract.[5]
On 8 October 2025, after several months as a free agent, he signed for Serie C club Pro Vercelli.[6] He debuted five days later, coming on in the 58th minute for compatriot Dean Huiberts in a 1–0 defeat away to Trento.[7] The following week he made his first start in a goalless home draw against Giana Erminio at Stadio Silvio Piola.[8]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, El Bouchataoui is of Moroccan descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 October 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[11] | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2021–22[12] | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Deinze | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Eindhoven | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 4 | ||||
| Pro Vercelli | 2025–26 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
References
- ↑ "Droomweek Achraf El Bouchataoui: nieuw contract tot 2022". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Feyenoord bevestigt verhuur El Bouchataoui aan Dordrecht". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Ajax II v Dordrecht". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Welkom, Achraf El Bouchataoui". KMSK Deinze (in Dutch). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "El Bouchataoui komt blauwwitten versterken" [El Bouchataoui comes to strengthen the Blues and Whites]. FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Pro Vercelli, ufficiale: a centrocampo ecco Achraf El Bouchataoui, svincolato dall'Eindhoven" [Pro Vercelli sign free agent Achraf El Bouchataoui from Eindhoven]. Prima Vercelli (in Italian). 8 October 2025. Archived from the original on 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ Canello, Dimitri (13 October 2025). "Serie C, Trento–Pro Vercelli 1–0: i gialloblù trovano il primo successo al Briamasco, decide Sangalli" [Serie C, Trento–Pro Vercelli 1–0: the Gialloblù claim their first win at the Briamasco, decided by Sangalli]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Pro Vercelli-Giana Erminio 0-0, Santoni: "Creato tanto, sottoporta ci vuole più cattiveria"" [Pro Vercelli–Giana Erminio 0–0, Santoni: 'Created plenty, need to be more clinical in front of goal']. Prima Vercelli (in Italian). 20 October 2025. Archived from the original on 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "TOP 20 – Marokkaanse talenten in Nederland onder 20 jaar".
- ↑ Achraf El Bouchataoui at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Achraf El Bouchataoui in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Achraf El Bouchataoui in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
External links
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rotterdam
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- Feyenoord players
- FC Dordrecht players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- KMSK Deinze players
- FC Eindhoven players
- FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players
- Challenger Pro League players
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- Men's association football midfielders
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