Yassine El Kharroubi (born 29 March 1990), is a professional

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who plays as a

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. Born in France, he is a former player of the Morocco national team.

Club career

El Kharroubi was born in France to parents of Moroccan descent. He began his career at Guingamp, playing only four league games for the senior squad. In 2011, he joined Quevilly. He signed with A PFG team

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

in the summer of 2015. On 29 July 2017, El Kharroubi signed a three-year contract with

Wydad AC 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 Association footba ...

. He returned to France in January 2020, signing with

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International career

In May 2016, El Kharroubi was called up to the Morocco national team for the first time ahead of a friendly against

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and a

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qualifying match against

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. On 27 May, against Congo he played full 90 minutes. In December 2016, El Kharroubi was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for

, but did not play in any of Morocco's four games at the tournament.

Honours

Quevilly * Coupe de France runner-up: 2011–12

References

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