Adil Lechkar
Dutch footballer (born 2001)
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Adil Lechkar (born 2 September 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder.
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Lechkar with Telstar in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | AFC | ||
| 2014–2017 | Almere City | ||
| 2017–2018 | DWS | ||
| 2018–2019 | Argon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Argon | ||
| 2022–2023 | FC Aalsmeer | ||
| 2023–2024 | TEC | 34 | (4) |
| 2024–2026 | Telstar | 26 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:20, 17 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early years
Lechkar came through the youth systems of AFC and Almere City, where he was converted from a midfielder to a left-back.[2] He made his senior debut with Argon in the Eerste Klasse, joined FC Aalsmeer for the 2022–23 season in the Tweede Klasse,[3] and moved to TEC in the Derde Divisie for the 2023–24 season.[4][5] He made his competitive debut on 12 August 2023, starting in TEC's KNVB Cup preliminary-round tie against DOVO, which TEC won on penalties.[6][7] He started again on his league debut eight days later, a 2–0 home defeat to Gemert on the opening matchday. He scored his first goal for the club in the reverse fixture on 14 January 2024, a 4–0 away win.[8][9] He scored four goals in 39 appearances in his only season with TEC, helping the club reach the promotion play-offs for the Tweede Divisie. TEC were eliminated by SC Genemuiden over two legs, with Lechkar starting both matches.[10][11]
Telstar
In May 2024, Lechkar signed for Telstar of the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[12][13] He made his professional debut on 9 August 2024 in a 3–2 victory against Vitesse, coming on in the 65th minute for Cain Seedorf.[14][15] During the season, he made twelve substitute appearances, including one in the promotion play-offs, as Telstar won promotion to the Eredivisie via the play-offs for the first time in 47 years.[16]
He made his Eredivisie debut on 10 August 2025, replacing Jeff Hardeveld in the 75th minute of a 2–0 away defeat to Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena.[17][18] He left Telstar at the end of the season.[19]
Personal life
Lechkar's brother, Hachim Lechkar, is also a footballer, active mainly in amateur football.[20]