Sofyan Amrabat
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sofyan Amrabat | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Huizen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Manchester United (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | HSV De Zuidvogels | ||
2007–2014 | Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Utrecht | 42 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Feyenoord | 21 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Club Brugge | 25 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 34 | (1) |
2020– | Fiorentina | 83 | (1) |
2023– | → Manchester United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Morocco U17 | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Morocco | 55 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 9 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 30 January 2024 (UTC) |
Sofyan Amrabat (Arabic: سفيان أمرابط; Berber languages: ⵙⵓⴼⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵕⴰⴱⵟ; born 21 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Amrabat is a graduate of Utrecht'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 Feyenoord in 2017. One year later, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge, who loaned him to Italian club Hellas Verona in August 2019. 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 FIFA World Cups and two Africa Cup of Nations.
Club career
Utrecht
Amrabat joined Utrecht'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 Feyenoord 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 Hellas Verona 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 Fiorentina 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 Inter Milan on 26 September 2020. He started and played every minute of Fiorentina's 2–1 defeat to West Ham United 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. On 23 September, he made his Premier League debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute replacing Jonny Evans, in a 1–0 away win over Burnley. Three days later, Amrabat made his first start for the Red Devils, in a 3–0 home victory over Crystal Palace in the third round of the EFL Cup, where he played 60 minutes before being replaced by debutant Dan Gore. On 1 November 2023, Amrabat was nominated for the 2023 African Footballer of the Year by CAF. Amrabat started in the FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest, receiving a lot of criticism for his first half performance. However, fans such as Mark Goldbridge agreed his second half performace was elite, despite not being started in a game since the game against Liverpool F.C. in December. He also received compliments from former teammate Sergio Reguilón and current teammate Amad Diallo.
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 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. 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 Tunisia. 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.
Amrabat appeared for Morocco at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations where he was sent off in the 83rd minute of the team's 2–0 loss to South Africa in the round of 16.
Personal life
Amrabat was born in Huizen in the Netherlands, to parents of Moroccan descent. He is the younger brother of former Morocco international Nordin Amrabat.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 March 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Utrecht | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |||
Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 54 | 1 | ||||
Feyenoord | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
2018–19 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
Club Brugge | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
Hellas Verona (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
2022–23 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 49 | 0 | |||
Total | 83 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | — | 107 | 1 | ||||
Manchester United (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
Career total | 219 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 280 | 6 |
- ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie Europa League play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 30 January 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Morocco | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 19 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 55 | 0 |
Honours
Feyenoord
Club Brugge
Fiorentina
- Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: November 2017
- Hellas Verona Player of the Season: 2019–20
- Gazzetta dello Sport Best African Player in Serie A: 2020
- IFFHS Africa Team of The Year: 2022
- CAF Team of the Year: 2023
Orders
- Order of the Throne: 2022
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Huizen
- 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
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Footballers from North Holland
- Berber Moroccans