Badr El Kaddouri (born 31 January 1981) is a retired Moroccan

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, who last played for

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side

Dynamo Kyiv Football Club Dynamo Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society, the club as a separate business entity was officia ...

. He was also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri was a left back but could also play left midfield if needed.

Career

Wydad Casablanca

El Kaddouri started his career at

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

in 2000. In 2001, he helped the club win the

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. The following season, he joined

Dynamo Kyiv

El Kaddouri joined

in 2002 and, up until his loan move to Celtic in 2011, was one of the longest serving players at the club. He made his debut with Dynamo on 17 August 2002 in a 3–1 victory over Volyn Lutsk. While at the club, he won four

titles, four

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's and five

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s. He appeared in 123 league matches while occasionally captaining the team.

Celtic

On 31 August 2011, El Kaddouri signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He was the first ever Moroccan to play for Celtic. He was brought in as cover for

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, who had received a long-term injury. On 10 September 2011, El Kaddouri made his Celtic debut in a 4–0 over Motherwell. He scored his first goal for Celtic in the

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derby match against Rangers on 18 September 2011 and made 6 appearances for the Scottish side before returning to

in January 2012. Badr El Kaddouri 2009

International career

El Kaddouri had a total of 45 appearances for his country and was a regular in the national side. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Moroccan Olympic team.

Honours

Club

Coupe du Trône The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league ch ...

(1): 2001

(4): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 *

(4): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

(5): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaddouri, Badr 1981 births Living people Moroccan footballers Footballers from Casablanca Morocco international footballers Moroccan expatriate footballers Wydad AC players FC Dynamo Kyiv players Celtic F.C. players Olympic footballers of Morocco Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2002 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Ukrainian Premier League players Scottish Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in Scotland Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Association football defenders