Walid El Karti

Walid El Karti is a Moroccan professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Wydad Casablanca. He is the goal scorer of the winner champions league 2017. He is one of the most talented players in Morocco.[1][2]

Walid El Karti
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994
Place of birth Morocco
Height 1.85 cm (1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Wydad Casablanca
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Olympique Khouribga 2 (0)
2013– Wydad Casablanca 212 (20)
National team‡
2014– Morocco 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2018

Honours

Wydad Casablanca

Morocco

International career

In January 2014, coach Hassan Benabicha, invited him to be a part of the Morocca squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[1] He helped the team to top group B after drawing with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe and defeating Uganda.[3][4] The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage after losing to Nigeria.[5][6]

International goals
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[7]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.31 January 2018Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco Libya3–13–1 (a.e.t.)2018 African Nations Championship
2.4 February 2018Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco Nigeria2–04–02018 African Nations Championship

References
  1. "Morocco name Chan squad". goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "Squad List for MOR-T0014 Maroc Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 - Morocco and Burkina Faso On the Scene, All the Day's Program". allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Morocco 3 - 1 Uganda". cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. "CHAN 2014: Morocco, Zimbabwe Clinch Quarter Finals places with Last Group B wins". tripolipost.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. "CHAN 2014: Nigeria stun Morocco to make the semi-final". allsports.com.gh. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  7. "El Karti, Walid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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