Sofyan Amrabat ( ar, سفيان أمرابط; ber, ⵙⵓⴼⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵕⴰⴱⵟ; born 21 August 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Manchester United, on loan from

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club

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. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team. Amrabat is a graduate of

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's youth system. He made his first-team debut for the club in November 2014, and went on to make 54 appearances for them in total, before being signed by

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in 2017. One year later, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge, who loaned him to Italian club

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in August 2019. Hellas Verona purchased him and immediately sold him to Fiorentina in January 2020. He joined Manchester United on loan in September 2023. Amrabat played youth international football for both the Netherlands and Morocco. He made his senior international debut for Morocco in March 2017, and has represented the country at two

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Club career

Utrecht

Amrabat joined

's youth system in 2007 from HSV De Zuidvogels. He made his first-team debut for Utrecht against Vitesse on 2 November 2014.

Feyenoord

Amrabat joined

in the summer of 2017. He signed a four-year contract and Utrecht received a transfer fee of €4 million.

Club Brugge

In August 2018, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge on a four-year contract, with Feyenoord receiving €2.5 million. He was sent on loan to Italian club

in August 2019.

Hellas Verona

In January 2020, Hellas Verona exercised their option to purchase Amrabat from Club Brugge for €3.5 million. They immediately sold him to

for a transfer fee of €20 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of €1.5 million. Amrabat remained on loan at Hellas Verona until the end of the 2019–20 season, as he was not permitted to play for more than two clubs during the season. In July 2020, he won Hellas Verona's Player of the Season award.

Fiorentina

Amrabat made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–3 loss to

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on 26 September 2020. He started and played every minute of Fiorentina's 2–1 defeat to

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in the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final.

Manchester United

Amrabat joined Manchester United on loan from Fiorentina on 1 September 2023, on a deadline day until the end of the 2023–24 season. Manchester United paid Fiorentina a loan fee of £8.5 million, with the deal containing an option to buy for £21.4 million.

International career

Netherlands under-15 team

Amrabat was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Morocco at international level. At first, he represented the Netherlands, making four appearances at under-15 level.

Morocco

Amrabat was selected in the Morocco under-17 national team for the

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. He made three appearances at the tournament. On 28 March 2017, Amrabat made his senior debut for the Morocco national team in a 1–0 friendly win over

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. In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 10 November 2022, Amrabat was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As Morocco clinched 4th place in the tournament, his strong performances led to an increase of interest for his services across Europe.

Personal life

Amrabat was born in

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in the Netherlands, to parents of Moroccan descent. He is the younger brother of former Morocco international

Nordin Amrabat Noureddine "Nordin" Amrabat ( ar, نورالدين أمرابط, ber, ⵏⵓⵓⵔⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵔⴰⴱⴰⵜ; born 31 March 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Amrabat played ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Feyenoord * KNVB Cup: 2017–18 * Johan Cruyff Shield:

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Club Brugge *

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: 2019–20 Fiorentina *

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runner-up: 2022–23 *

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runner-up: 2022–23 Individual *

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Player of the Month: November 2017 *

Player of the Season: 2019–20 *

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Best African Player in

: 2020 *

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Africa Team of The Year: 2022 Orders *

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: 2022

References

External links

Sofyan Amrabat
at the ACF Fiorentina website * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amrabat, Sofyan 1996 births Living people People from Huizen Citizens of Morocco through descent Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Riffian people Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Serie A players Premier League players FC Utrecht players Feyenoord players Club Brugge KV players Hellas Verona FC players ACF Fiorentina players Manchester United F.C. players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Netherlands men's youth international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from North Holland Berber Moroccans