Karim Boudiaf

Karim Boudiaf (Arabic: كريم بوضياف‎; born 16 September 1990) is a French-born naturalized Qatari footballer of Algerian origins. He currently plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder.

Karim Boudiaf
Boudiaf with Al-Duhail in 2011
Personal information
Full name Karim Boudiaf[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-16) 16 September 1990
Place of birth Rueil-Malmaison, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Duhail
Number 12
Youth career
2006–2008 Lorient
2008–2010 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Lekhwiya 143 (9)
2017– Al-Duhail 47 (7)
National team‡
2013 Algeria U23 0 (0)
2013– Qatar 80 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:00, 15 April 2015 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 5 September 2010, Boudiaf started for Lekhwiya in the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup against Al-Arabi Sports Club. However, he was red carded in the 64th minute and Lekhwiya went on to lose the match 1-0.[2]

International career

Boudiaf was born in France, and is of Moroccan-Algerian descent. On 22 December 2009, Boudiaf was called up to the Algerian Under-23 national team for a training camp in Algiers.[3]

Boudiaf acquired Qatari nationality and was called up to the Qatar national football team on 13 November 2013.[4] He was capped in an unofficial friendly exhibition match against Saudi club Al Hilal.[5] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[6] Boudiaf's first goal came fifteen caps in. He cancelled out a Stuart Dallas goal as Qatar drew with Northern Ireland in England.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 May 2015Gresty Road, Crewe, England Northern Ireland1–11–1Friendly
2.8 September 2015Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Hong Kong1–03–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.8 October 2015Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar China PR1–01–0
4.10 November 2016 Russia2–12–1Friendly
5.10 October 2019Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh2–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Club statistics
As of 4 March 2018 [9]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other[lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Duhail 2010–11 QSL 20100—1[lower-alpha 4]0211
2011–12 191005[lower-alpha 5]0—241
2012–13 2000010[lower-alpha 5]0—300
2013–14 212008[lower-alpha 5]1—293
2014–15 1610010[lower-alpha 5]0—261
2015–16 222007[lower-alpha 5]1—293
2016–17 253007[lower-alpha 5]0—303
2017–18 142002[lower-alpha 5]31[lower-alpha 6]0175
Total 15711004952020816
Career total 15711004952020816
  1. Includes Qatar Emir Cup
  2. Includes AFC Champions League
  3. Includes Qatar Crown Prince Cup and Qatari Super Cup
  4. appearance in Qatari Super Cup
  5. All appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  6. appearance in Qatari Super Cup

Honours
Al-Duhail

International
Qatar

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. رأس «كابوري» تمنح العربي كأس الشيخ جاسم Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. EN Espoirs : 27 joueurs convoqués
  4. "Qatar calls up Algerian duo of Boualem Khoukhi and Karim Boudiaf". dzfoot.com. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. "Al Hilal of KSA hold Qatar reserves to goalless draw". qfa.com.qa. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  6. "Match report" (PDF). the-waff.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  7. "Qatar try to shift focus back on football with Northern Ireland draw". The Guardian. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  8. "Boudia, Karim". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. "Karim Boudiaf". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2018.


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