footballer
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(with ancestral roots tracing back to
Morocco
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Al-Nasr SC (Salalah)
Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, ...
, from Oman.
Khalid is comfortable in playing any position across the midfield and is a former Dutch Under-21 international.
Club career
Youth career in the Netherlands
Born and raised in
Amsterdam
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, Khalid was discovered as a youth prodigy while playing for non-league side, SC Overamstel. He was then drafted into the prestigious
Ajax Amsterdam
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youth academy where he played alongside Roy Makaay and
Rafael van der Vaart
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.
Upon leaving the academy, Khalid subsequently spent 2 seasons each for
Eredivisie
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NAC Breda
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.
Tokyo Verdy 1969
In 2001, Hamdaoui made an important step to further his footballing career, travelling to Japan as an 18-year-old for trials.
The president of
J.League
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Ajax Amsterdam
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background and he was offered him a contract.
Among Hamdaoui's colleagues in the Japanese team was the well-known Brazilian star
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O Elvas C.A.D.
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and another three seasons back home in the
Netherlands
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FC Omniworld
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Dundee F.C.
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during the
2006–07 Scottish First Division
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season.
He made an impressive start for
Dundee F.C.
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when he scored twice and created an assist for a teammate in a friendly match.
Hamdaoui's first goal in the Scottish First Division would come against
Clyde FC
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on 17 February 2007.
Raja Casablanca
In 2008, Hamdaoui decided to trace his ancestral roots and move to
Morocco
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.
He subsequently signed a contract with Raja Casablanca on 5 August 2008, one of the most celebrated football clubs of North Africa, and won a
Botola
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On 14 January 2013, S.League club, Woodlands Wellington, announced that it had captured the signing of Hamdaoui after the Dutchman had impressed the management during his trial with the club.
On 21 February 2013, Hamdaoui made his debut for the
Rams
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Kazuyuki Toda
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Club career
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by scoring one goal and assisting Moon Soon-Ho to another, helping the Rams draw the match with a 2 – 2 scoreline.
Khalid's six-month contract ended with the
Rams
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On 5 January 2014, Khalid Hamdaoui signed a 1-year contract with
Al-Nasr SC (Salalah)
Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, ...
, from Qatar. "Khalid is the perfect player for the plans of Al-Nasr. They were looking for that kind of player", said
Robert Cristian Trif
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, Hamdaoui's agent.
Club career statistics
:All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.
"He has terrific ability and craft" – Alex Rae, former
Dundee F.C.
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The club was formed after a merg ...