Redouan El Yaakoubi

Redouan El Yaakoubi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	central defender
Youth career
0000–2015	USV Elinkwijk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	De Meern
2017–2019	Jong Utrecht	46	(1)
2019–2021	Telstar	57	(0)
2021–2024	Excelsior	93	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

Redouan El Yaakoubi (born 25 January 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career

El Yaakoubi played in the youth academy of USV Elinkwijk. In 2015, he joined Hoofdklasse club VV De Meern.[1] With De Meern, El Yaakoubi promoted to the Derde Divisie.[2] In May 2017, after having initially decided to move to DVS '33, El Yaakoubi opted to sign for FC Utrecht led by manager Erik ten Hag.[3] He made his Eerste Divisie debut for Jong FC Utrecht on 25 August 2017 in a game against FC Dordrecht.[4]

After six matches for the reserve team in the Eerste Divisie, El Yaakoubi signed his first professional contract with FC Utrecht; a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for an additional season.[5] In July 2019, however, he signed for two years with SC Telstar.[6]

On 6 April 2021, El Yaakoubi signed a two-year contract with Excelsior with an option for an additional season.[7] On 28 March 2023, the club announced he had relinquished the club captaincy after refusing to pose in a team photo with a banner marking the OneLove campaign, which embraces inclusiveness, connection, tolerance and opposition to all forms of discrimination.[8][9]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, El Yaakoubi is of Moroccan descent.[10]

References

1. "El Yaakoubi (21) vertrekt van hoofdklasser VV de Meern naar FC Utrecht". Voetballoopbaan. 8 June 2017.
2. Bos, Stan (28 May 2017). "De Meern promoveert naar derde divisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
3. Jansen, Marco (30 May 2017). "DVS-aanwinst El Yaakoubi wil naar FC Utrecht". de Stentor (in Dutch).
4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 25 August 2017.
5. "El Yaakoubi tekent zijn allereerste profcontract bij FC Utrecht". Sportnieuws (in Dutch). 8 November 2017.
6. "Redouan El Yaakoubi vervolgt loopbaan in Velsen-Zuid". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 19 July 2019.
7. "Excelsior slaat eerste slag en legt ambitieuze en fanatieke Redouan el Yaakoubi vast". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 6 April 2021.
8. "Dutch defender gives up captaincy after refusing to pose with OneLove banner". Reuters. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
9. "Redouan El Yaakoubi: Excelsior Rotterdam player relinquishes captaincy over OneLove row". BBC Sport (in Dutch). 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
10. "Au moins 41 Marocains en deuxième division néerlandaise". 20 August 2019.

External links

• Redouan El Yaakoubi at Soccerway