Khalid Karami

Khalid Karami
Personal information
Full name	Khalid Karami
Date of birth	29 December 1989 (age 34)
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
2008–2010	DWS
2010–2011	Watergraafsmeer
2011–2013	Go Ahead Eagles
2013–2018	Excelsior
2018–2020	Vitesse
2019	→ NAC Breda (loan)
2019–2020	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
2022	APS Zakynthos
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

As of match played 26 September 2018.^[2]

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Go Ahead Eagles	2011–12	Eerste Divisie	33	3	2	0	—		2	0	37	3
	2012–13	Eerste Divisie	32	0	3	1	—		1	0	36	1
	Total		65	3	5	1	—		3	0	73	4
Excelsior	2013–14	Eerste Divisie	32	0	3	0	—		4	1	39	1
	2014–15	Eredivisie	18	1	2	0	—		—		20	1
	2015–16	Eredivisie	31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	2016–17	Eredivisie	33	2	2	0	—		—		35	2
	2017–18	Eredivisie	27	1	1	0	—		—		28	1
	Total		141	4	9	0	—		4	1	154	5
Vitesse	2018–19	Eredivisie	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			206	7	15	1	0	0	7	1	228	9

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Khalid Karami at WorldFootball.net
Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)'

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[1] "Go Ahead Eagles vs. Telstar". Soccerway. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2018.

[Soccerway-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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