Walid El Karti

Walid El Karti
Personal information
Full name Walid El Karti[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Khouribga, Morocco
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Pyramids FC
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Olympique Khouribga 2 (0)
2013–2022 Wydad AC 203 (15)
2022– Pyramids FC 80 (8)
International career
2012–2014 Morocco U20 25 (3)
2014–2017 Morocco U23 13 (2)
2014–2021 Morocco 21 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2018 Morocco
Winner 2020 Cameroon
Mediterranean Games
Winner 2013 Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Winner 2013 Indonesia
Jeux de la Francophonie
Runner-up 2013 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2024 (UTC)

Walid El Karti (Arabic: وليد الكرتي) is a Moroccan professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Pyramids FC.[2][3]

International career

In January 2014, coach Hassan Benabicha, invited him to be a part of the Moroccan squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship.[2] He helped the team to top group B after drawing with Burkina Faso and Zimbabwe and defeating Uganda.[4][5] The team was eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage after losing to Nigeria.[6][7]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[8]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 January 2018 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Libya 3–1 3–1 (a.e.t.) 2018 African Nations Championship
2. 4 February 2018 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Nigeria 2–0 4–0 2018 African Nations Championship
3. 10 September 2019 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco  Niger 1–0 1–0 Friendly


Honours

Club

Wydad AC

Pyramids FC

International

Morocco U20
Morocco A'

Individual

  • Wydad AC Player of the Season: 2018–19

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Morocco name Chan squad". goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Squad List for MOR-T0014 Maroc Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso/Morocco: Chan 2014 – Morocco and Burkina Faso On the Scene, All the Day's Program". allafrica.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ^ "CHAN 2014: Final Result: Morocco 3 – 1 Uganda". cafonline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "El Karti, Walid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 February 2018.