Karim Boudiaf
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 Boudiaf with Lekhwiya in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Karim Boudiaf[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rueil-Malmaison, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Duhail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Lorient | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Nancy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Al-Duhail | 262 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Qatar | 121 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 February 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Karim Boudiaf (Arabic: كريم بوضياف; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents the Qatar national team.
On 5 September 2010, Boudiaf started for Lekhwiya in the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup against Al-Arabi Sports Club.[3]
International career
Boudiaf was born in France, and is of Moroccan-Algerian descent. On 22 December 2009, Boudiaf was called up to the Algeria U23 national team for a training camp in Algiers.[4]
Boudiaf acquired Qatari nationality and was called up to the Qatar national team on 13 November 2013.[5] He was capped in an unofficial friendly exhibition match against Saudi club Al Hilal.[6] He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine.[7] Boudiaf's first goal came fifteen caps in. He cancelled out a Stuart Dallas goal as Qatar drew with Northern Ireland in England.[8]
