Abdenasser El Khayati (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger or

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Club career

Born in Rotterdam, El Khayati progressed through the youth academy of Excelsior, before joining the Feyenoord youth team in 2003 as part of their cooperation with Excelsior. He later moved to the youth department of

RKSV Leonidas RKSV Leonidas is a football club from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Leonidas is playing in the Sunday Eerste Klasse (6th tier), after relegation from the 2015–16 Sunday Hoofdklasse A. The club won the 2012 KNVB Amateur Cup. In 1999, Leonidas won th ...

. El Khayati spent his early senior career in the Netherlands and Cyprus with PSV,

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

, Olympiakos Nicosia and

Kozakken Boys Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur league of Dutch football. Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. Kozakken Boys ...

. He made his professional debut with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie on 3 October 2008, in a match against Excelsior. El_Khayati_QPR

He signed for English club Burton Albion on 29 January 2015, before moving to Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a -year deal on 1 February 2016. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 home win against Charlton Athletic on 9 April 2016. He moved on loan to

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

in January 2017. On 23 August 2017 his QPR contract was terminated by mutual consent. Shortly after his QPR contract was terminated, he joined ADO Den Haag on a three-year contract. After growing into a key player for ADO, El Khayati signed with Qatar SC on a two-year contract on 15 August 2019. The transfer came after a 2018–19 season, where he scored 17 goals and had 12 assists in the Eredivisie. On 19 October 2020, El Khayati left Qatar after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, effectively making him a free agent. He finished his stint in Qatar with 16 league appearances in which he scored one goal. He returned to

on 6 February 2021, signing a short-term contract until the end of the season. On 11 March 2022, El Khayati signed with Willem II until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 30 September 2022, he signed with Indian Super League side

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ahead of their 2022–23 season. On 8 September 2023, another Indian Super League club Mumbai City announced the signing of El Khayati, ahead of their second straight AFC Champions League campaign. He departed the club on 31 January 2024.

Personal life

El Khayati is of Moroccan descent.

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khayati, Abdenasser 1989 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Excelsior Rotterdam players Feyenoord players RKSV Leonidas players PSV Eindhoven players FC Den Bosch players NAC Breda players Olympiakos Nicosia players Kozakken Boys players Burton Albion F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players ADO Den Haag players Qatar SC players Willem II (football club) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players English Football League players Qatar Stars League players Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Dutch expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Dutch expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Chennaiyin FC players