Youssef El-Arabi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Youssef El-Arabi | ||
| Date of birth | February 3, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Caen, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Granada CF | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Caen | ||
| 2002–2004 | SC Hérouville Football | ||
| 2004–2007 | USON Mondeville | ||
| 2007–2008 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Caen | 79 | (28) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Hilal | 27 | (16) |
| 2012– | Granada | 17 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Morocco | 19 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:38, 22 December 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Youssef El-Arabi (Arabic: يوسف العربي; born 3 February 1987[1]) is a Moroccan football player who currently plays for Spanish club Granada CF.
Club career
On the 20th of December 2008, El-Arabi made his debut for Caen, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute against Lyon in Ligue 1. He played 2 more games that season (coming on in both as a substitute), and scored no goals (2008–09). The following season (2009–10) saw El-Arabi score 11 goals in 34 games (he came on in 11 of these games as a substitute) for Caen, as well as claiming 8 assists, in Ligue 2. This season (2010–11) has seen El-Arabi score 17 goals in 38 games for Caen, as well as claiming 5 assists, in Ligue 1. By the end of the (2010–2011). After reject bids from Sevilla FC and Genoa C.F.C, as of September was transferred to club Al-Hilal FC in a four-year contract.
In the summer of 2012, El-Arabi made a €4.5m move to Spanish side Granada CF. He scored his first goal for Granada CF in an official game away against RCD Mallorca in a 2-1 win. The goal came from a spot kick.
International career
On September 5, 2010, El-Arabi made his debut for the Morocco national football team, coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute for Mounir El-Hamdaoui, against Central African Republic national football team. He followed this up with games against Tanzania and Northern Ireland, in both games coming on as a substitute.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 August 2011 | Stade Demba Diop, Dakar |  Senegal |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 29 February 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |  Burkina Faso |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 13 October 2012 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |  Mozambique |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 23 January 2013 | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |  Cape Verde |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 24 March 2013 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam |  Tanzania |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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