Souffian El Karouani

€18MMarket Value

Benfica•Defender•

Morocco

Souffian El Karouani

€18MMarket Value

Benfica•Defender•

Morocco

6.9

Season Score

Oct 19, 2000

178 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.9

Season Score

Oct 19, 2000

178 cm

Height

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 3
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Goal Contributions: 1
Mins/game: 35
Avg Rating: 6.89

rating

7.40-0.65(-8.1%)

Last 41 matches

Sep 28, 2025 — Sep 28, 2026

High

7.94

Low

6.63

Avg

7.40

G+A

Wins18

Draws7

Losses16

Month	Matches	Mins	G	A	G+A	G/M	Rating
Sep 2026	3	105	0	1	1	0.00	7.29
May 2026	5	480	1	2	3	0.20	7.94
Apr 2026	3	226	0	0	0	0.00	6.63
Mar 2026	5	368	0	0	0	0.00	7.61
Feb 2026	4	360	0	1	1	0.00	7.18
Jan 2026	5	321	0	0	0	0.00	6.92
Dec 2025	5	447	0	2	2	0.00	7.69
Nov 2025	5	406	0	3	3	0.00	7.71
Oct 2025	6	530	1	2	3	0.17	6.93

9 months • 41 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

FC Utrecht

2023/2024 - 2025/2026

1196290.0510,0447.32

NEC Nijmegen

2019/2020 - 2022/2023

Total

23612420.0519,886

National Team

MGAGxGMinRtg

Morocco

2020 - now

4000.001296.68

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Benfica

26/27

3011050.86106.89

FC Utrecht

25/26

504184,1590.48807.37

FC Utrecht

24/25

36273,1100.26307.48

FC Utrecht

23/24

33042,7750.13507.08

NEC Nijmegen

22/23

36333,1690.17906.86

NEC Nijmegen

21/22

33012,6690.03316.92

NEC Nijmegen

20/21

43383,8730.26507.29

NEC Nijmegen

19/20

20—26—10-

National Team

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

Morocco

2026

3001210.00006.68

Morocco

2022

10—8—00-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2019/2020	Eerste Divisie	2	26	0	0	—	—
2020/2021	Eerste Divisie	38	3363	3	6	0.24	7.23
2021/2022	Eredivisie	31	2571	0	1	0.04	6.93
2022/2023	Eredivisie	33	2886	2	1	0.09	6.84
2023/2024	Eredivisie	31	2660	0	3	0.1	7.08
2024/2025	Eredivisie	34	2975	2	7	0.27	7.51
2025/2026	Eredivisie	34	3046	3	12	0.44	7.47

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

103

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Souffian El Karouani: career in numbers

What stands outUpdated 2026-09-28

Souffian El Karouani: 3.16 chances created (key passes) per 90 in the Eredivisie 2025/2026, #1 of 95 defenders with 900+ minutes.Cohort median 0.49; Souffian El Karouani played 3,046 minutes. Cohort: 95 Eredivisie defenders with the datum, 2025/2026.
Souffian El Karouani: 0.35 assists per 90 in the Eredivisie 2025/2026, #2 of 95 defenders with 900+ minutes.Cohort median 0.04; Souffian El Karouani played 3,046 minutes. Cohort: 95 Eredivisie defenders with the datum, 2025/2026.

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2024/2025 · 7.51Eredivisie
Lowest-rated season: 2022/2023 · 6.84Eredivisie
Rating trend: +0.47last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.21 G+A per 9010 goals + 30 assists across 7 league seasons (per-90 from 17527 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 7 (2019–2025)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 3

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 100thrating 7.47 vs 120 rated peers
Goals rank: #8 of 1203 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 98th0.44 per 90

Cohort: 120 Eredivisie defenders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(50)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Sparta Rotterdam	11	3	4	4	0	0	2	0	Jan 2026
FC Groningen	8	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	Feb 2026
Go Ahead Eagles	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	—
Willem II	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	Mar 2025
PEC Zwolle	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	—
SC Cambuur	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	—
AZ Alkmaar	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	—
Feyenoord	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—
Sheriff	2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	—
Ajax	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	—
PSV	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	—
FC Utrecht	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	—
SC Heerenveen	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	—
Heracles Almelo	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—
Telstar	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	—
TOP Oss	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	—
FC Volendam	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	—
Celtic	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	—
Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—
Olympique Lyonnais	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	—

1–20 of 50

Transfers

Transfer History

Sep 1, 2026Loan

Jul 22, 2026Free Transfer

FC Utrecht

Al-Qadsiah

Jul 1, 2026Free Transfer

NEC Nijmegen

FC Utrecht

Jul 1, 2023Free Transfer

NEC U19

NEC Nijmegen

Jul 1, 2019Transfer

Player Information

Benfica

Current Team

Date of Birth

Oct 19, 2000

Place of Birth

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Nationality

Morocco

Height

178 cm

Weight

70 kg

Shirt Number

#34

Age

25 years

Position

Defender

Preferred Foot

Left

Contract

Until Jun 30, 2027

Market Value

€18M

Weekly Wage

£1,600

Yearly Salary

£83,200

Performance Overview

Season Rating

7.03

Highest: 7.4 | Lowest: 6.6

Goals/Game

0.00

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

82%

Matches

Total played3

Started (Lineups)1

From Bench0

Total Minutes105

Minutes per game35

Attacking

Goals0

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency-

Goals per game0.00

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists1

Key passes2

Pass accuracy82%

Total passes59

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses0

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles3

Interceptions-

Clearances-

Blocks-

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels9

Duels Won5

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles-

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

236

total appearances

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About Souffian El Karouani

Souffian El Karouani's average rating of 7.47 in 2025/2026 is in the top 1% of 120 rated Eredivisie defenders. Souffian El Karouani's 0.44 goals plus assists per 90 in 2025/2026 is in the top 3% of 120 Eredivisie defenders. Souffian El Karouani's average rating over his last two rated league seasons is 0.47 higher than his earlier career average.