Karim Bellarabi
German footballer (born 1990)
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Karim Bellarabi (born 8 April 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger.[2][3]
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Bellarabi with Bayer Leverkusen in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| 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) |
| 2011–2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | 215 | (34) |
| 2013–2014 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| Total | 313 | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2012 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Germany | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Bellarabi was born in West Berlin,[4] to a Moroccan father and a German[5] mother.[6][7] He grew up in Bremen, where he played youth football for local clubs FC Huchting, Werder Bremen, and FC Oberneuland.[8]
Club career
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]
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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]
On 17 February 2017 Bellarabi scored the 50,000th goal in Bundesliga history.[14]
In July 2018 he collapsed in a pre-season friendly.[15]
On 13 August 2020, he extended his stay at the BayArena until 2023 amid interest from other clubs.[16]
International career
Bellarabi has played youth international football for the German under-20 and under-21 teams.[17] He was called up by the senior team in October 2014.[18]
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.[19] On 13 June 2015, Bellarabi scored his first international goal in a 7–0 win against Gibraltar.[20]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Oberneuland | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nord | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 8 | |||
| Total | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 8 | ||||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 10[b] | 1 | — | 46 | 13 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12[d] | 4 | — | 49 | 12 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3[c] | 2 | — | 24 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7[e] | 0 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 215 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 49 | 13 | — | 290 | 57 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 291 | 48 | 27 | 10 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 370 | 71 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Regionalliga playoffs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International goals
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[23]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal |  Gibraltar | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
