Nourdin Boukhari

Nourdin Boukhari

Personal information
Full name	Nourdin Boukhari
Date of birth	30 June 1980 (1980-06-30) (age 31)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current club	Kasımpaşa
Youth career
	Neptunus
	RVV HOV
	Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Sparta Rotterdam	76	(13)
2002–2006	Ajax	69	(14)
2003–2004	→ NAC Breda (loan)	28	(5)
2006–2007	Nantes	9	(2)
2007	→ AZ (loan)	10	(0)
2007–2008	Sparta Rotterdam	32	(8)
2008	Al-Ittihad Jeddah	0	(0)
2009	NAC Breda	17	(5)
2009–	Kasımpaşa	4	(0)
2010–2011	→ Wisła Kraków (loan)	9	(1)
National team
2001–2007	Morocco	14	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Nourdin Boukhari (Arabic: نور الدين البخاري‎; born 30 June 1980 in Kralingen, Rotterdam) is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for the Turkish club Kasımpaşa.

Club career

He started his career for Sparta where he stood out for his technical skill and subsequently signed for Ajax where he made his debut against FC Groningen on 1 September 2002. In 2006, he joined French league side Nantes but in January 2007 he was loaned to AZ. Although not unsuccessful, AZ did not want to buy him and Boukhari had to return to Nantes, who were relegated. Boukhari was reluctant to play in the second division and on 7 July he returned to Sparta, where he signed a contract for three years. Back at the club where it all started Boukhari became a captain and face of the 100 year Anniversary of the club.

After spending a season with Sparta Rotterdam, Boukhari was approached early in the transfer window by Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. However, the Saudi Arabian side refused to pay the transfer fee to Sparta. Instead of paying the fee, they decided to send a lawyer to declare that they wanted to cancel the deal. Al-Ittihad manager Gabriel Calderón is reportedly unhappy about Boukhari's lack of match fitness. The Argentine boss does not think Boukhari can reach the desired level of fitness in the coming weeks. Therefore, he asked his board to cancel the transfer. However, the Eredivisie side are no longer interested in the services of the tricky attacker. “The transfer is a done deal and we expect to receive the money into our account,” said director Peter Bonthuis. The Rotterdam side submitted a complaint to FIFA regarding the Saudi Arabian club's sudden change of action.^[1]

In January 2009 Boukhari signed a contract till the end of the season with NAC Breda. In July 2009 he signed three-year deal with Kasimpasa SK in Turkey.

International career

Boukhari chose to represent Morocco in international football. He made his international debut in a November 2001 friendly match against Zambia.

Honours

AFC Ajax

• KNVB Cup: 2005-06
• Dutch Supercup: 2002, 2005

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2010–11

References

1. ^ "Boukhari Transfer in Jeopardy". Goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=814396. Retrieved August 12, 2008. 

External links

• Player profile - Sparta Rotterdam
• Career stats - Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Photo of Boukhari at Ajax website
• Nourdin Boukhari French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• NFT stats

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Name	Boukhari, Nourdin
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Date of birth	30 June 1980
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
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