Karim Bellarabi
Bellarabi with Leverkusen in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Huchting | |||
1998–2004 | Werder Bremen | ||
2004–2007 | FC Oberneuland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | FC Oberneuland | 7 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Eintracht Braunschweig II | 22 | (11) |
2008–2011 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 38 | (8) |
2011–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 5 | (0) |
2011– | Bayer Leverkusen | 86 | (19) |
2013–2014 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 26 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Germany U20 | 4 | (1) |
2012 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) |
2014– | Germany | 11 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC). |
Karim Bellarabi (born 8 April 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, as a winger.[1][2][3]
Early and personal life
Bellarabi was born in Berlin, West Germany,[4] to a Moroccan father and a German[5] mother.[6][7]
Club career
He grew up in Bremen, where he played youth football for local clubs FC Huchting, Werder Bremen and FC Oberneuland.[8] In 2008, Bellarabi joined the under-19 side of Eintracht Braunschweig. He made his senior debut for them during the 2008–09 season, followed by two more appearances during the 2009–10 league campaign. He finally became a regular starter during the 2010–11 3. Liga season and attracted notice due to his performance.[8][9]
After the season, he left Braunschweig for Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[10] Due to injury, Bellarabi missed most of the 2012–13 Bundesliga season.[11] In 2013, he returned from Leverkusen to Eintracht Braunschweig, by now playing in the Bundesliga as well, on a one-year loan deal.[12]
Bellarabi returned to Leverkusen at the start of the 2014–15 season. On 23 August 2014, he scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, just in 9 seconds, on the opening match of the 2014–15 season, away to Borussia Dortmund, he led the way to a 0–2 win.[13]
International career
Bellarabi has played youth international football for the German under-20 and under-21 teams.[14] He was called up by the senior team in October 2014.[15]
He made his senior international debut for Germany on 11 October 2014 in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat away to Poland, playing the full 90 minutes.[16] On 13 June 2015, Bellarabi scored his first international goal in a 7–0 win against Gibraltar.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 23 May 2016[18]
Club | Season | League | Cup [19] | Continental [20] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Oberneuland | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nord | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
Eintracht Braunschweig | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
Total | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 13 | ||
2015–16 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 12 | ||
Total | 84 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 118 | 29 | ||
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
Career total | 155 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 190 | 42 |
References
- ↑ "Bellarabi, Karim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ "Karim Bellarabi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ Karim Bellarabi profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Bellarabi steht auf Marokkos Wunschzettel" (in German). rp-online.de. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Gegen Karim zu spielen, war nicht mehr lustig" (in German). laola1.at. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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- ↑ "Le marocain Karim Bellarabi joueura avec Ghana ou le Maroc ?" (in French). Sport-Maroc.com. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/karim-bellarabi-fussball-besessen-in-die-nationalmannschaft-a-995128.html
- 1 2 "Karim Bellarabi - von Null auf Hundert" (in German). dfb.de. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Braunschweigs Bellarabi: Vier Erstligisten jagen das Toptalent der 3. Liga" (in German). Sport Bild. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bayer schnappt sich Karim Bellarabi" (in German). kicker.de. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ Schiebold, Christian (20 August 2013). "Karim Bellarabi kehrt zur Eintracht zurück" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Bellarabi auf Leihbasis nach Braunschweig" (in German). bayer04.de. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Nationalspieler Karim Bellarabi" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ↑ "Karim Bellarabi included in Germany squad". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (11 October 2014). "Poland 2-0 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Germany leap into second". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 14 June 2015.
- ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/players/karim-bellarabi/79410/
- ↑ includes DFB-Pokal
- ↑ includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
External links
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- Karim Bellarabi profile at Fussballdaten