Khalid Boulahrouz : biography
Khalid Boulahrouz (born 28 December 1981, in Maassluis, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and Sporting Clube de Portugal. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the opposition. He is noted for his tackling and versatility in the back.
Personal life
Boulahrouz was born into a Rifi Berber Moroccan family living in the Netherlands. He has eight siblings. As a youngster he went to the youth academies of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family.
While Boulahrouz was in Switzerland preparing for the Euro 2008 quarter finals against Russia, his wife Sabia gave birth to a prematurely born daughter Anissa who died in a Lausanne hospital. He opted to play against Russia a few days later, during which the Dutch team wore black armbands in his daughter’s memory.
A second daughter, Amaya, was born in March 2010. His son, Daamin, was born on January, 30 2011.
Career Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2001–02 | RKC Waalwijk | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
2002–03 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||||
2003–04 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 5 | ||||
2004–05 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Germany | League | DFB Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2004–05 | Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
2005–06 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |||
England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2006-07 | Chelsea | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2007-08 | Sevilla | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |
Germany | League | DFB Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2008–09 | VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | ||||
Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
2012–13 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
Totals | Netherlands | 64 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 72 | 5 | ||
Germany | 116 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | – | 143 | 4 | |||
England | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Spain | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
Portugal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
Career totals | 209 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 0 | – | 256 | 9 |