Sofian Chakla

Soufiane "Sofian" Chakla (born 2 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish club Getafe, on loan from Villarreal.

Sofian Chakla
Chakla with Videoton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Soufiane Chakla
Date of birth (1993-09-02) 2 September 1993
Place of birth Kenitra, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Getafe
(on loan from Villarreal)
Number 21
Youth career
Las Norias
2005–2010 La Mojonera
2010–2012 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Málaga B 21 (2)
2014 Betis B 18 (3)
2014–2015 Videoton 6 (0)
2015–2016 La Roda 23 (0)
2016–2017 El Ejido 23 (1)
2017–2018 Almería B 43 (9)
2018–2019 Melilla 30 (2)
2019–2020 Villarreal B 21 (1)
2020– Villarreal 3 (0)
2021– → Getafe (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Morocco U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021

Club career

Born in Kenitra, Chakla moved to Spain at the age of eight, and joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2010. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in 2012, in Tercera División.

On 27 January 2014, Chakla rescinded with the Andalusians and moved to another reserve team, Real Betis B also in the fourth tier.[1] On 11 July he signed for Hungarian club Videoton FC.[2]

Chakla made his professional debut on 2 November 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Budapest Honvéd FC. However, he only appeared in six matches during the whole campaign, and was subsequently released.

On 23 September 2015, after failed trials at Sporting Gijón, Chakla joined Segunda División B club La Roda CF.[3] The following 25 August he moved to fellow league team CD El Ejido 2012.[4]

On 31 May 2017, Chakla signed for UD Almería B in the fourth tier, mainly as a replacement to injured Igor Engonga.[5] On 16 July of the following year, after helping the Andalusians in their promotion, he moved to third division side UD Melilla on a 2+1 contract.[6]

On 17 July 2019, Chakla signed for Villarreal CF;[7] initially assigned to the reserves in division three, he was definitely promoted to the main squad on 27 January 2020.[8] He made his La Liga debut on 19 June, starting in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF.[9]

On 30 January 2021, Chakla joined Getafe CF on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[10]

References
  1. "Chakla rescinde con el Málaga y ficha por el Betis" [Chakla rescinds with Málaga and signs for Betis] (in Spanish). Fútbol Marroquí. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "Marokkói védő igazolt Fehérvárra" [Moroccan defender signs with Fehérvárra] (in Hungarian). Rangado. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "El central sub-23 Chakla ficha por La Roda CF" [Under-23 stopper Chakla signs for La Roda CF] (in Spanish). La Roda CF. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Sofian a competir" [Sofian to compete] (in Spanish). CD El Ejido. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. "El filial ficha al defensa central Sofián para el play-off de ascenso a Segunda B" [The reserves sign the stopper Sofián for the promotion play-off to Segunda B] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. "La U.D. Melilla asegura el presente y el futuro de su defensa con el potente Sofian Chakla" [U.D. Melilla assure the present and future of their defense with powerful Sofian Chakla] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  7. "Sofian Chakla strengthens Villarreal B". Villarreal CF. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. "Sofian Chakla is now a first-team player". Villarreal CF. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  9. "Gerard mantiene al Villarreal en su firme rumbo hacia Europa" [Gerard keeps Villarreal in their steady course towards Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  10. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Soufiane" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Soufiane] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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