Omar El Kaddouri

Omar El Kaddouri (Arabic: عمر القدوري‎; born 21 August 1990) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for Greek club PAOK and the Morocco national team.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Belgium to Moroccan parents, El Kaddouri began his early career at K. Diegem Sport. He subsequently moved to Anderlecht after being scouted by their youth system. During the Torneo di Viareggio in 2007, he was scouted by Italian football club Brescia who signed him in 2008.

He played two seasons with the Brescia youth team, managing a first team appearance when he came on as a substitute against Livorno on 30 March 2009, aged just 18. Due to a lack of first team opportunities, he was sent out to Lega Pro side Sudtirol, where he managed 32 appearances, scoring two goals and assisting a further 10.

Brescia

During 2011–12, El Kaddouri returned to Brescia, who decided to establish him in the centre midfield. On 3 October 2011, he scored the second goal in a defeat of Cittadella. On 5 March 2012 he scored his fifth goal of the season for le Rondinelle against Gubbio, on an assist of Jonathas. He concluded the season with 38 appearances and 7 goals.

Napoli

On 24 August 2012 El Kaddouri officially signed with Napoli under a co-ownership agreement for €2 million.

He officially debuted with the Neapolitans on 20 September as a starter in a Europa League match against Swedish side AIK Fotboll; his Serie A debut was on 2 December, in a home game against Pescara. He collected 7 appearances in Serie A, with 14 in total throughout the season.

On 20 June 2013 Napoli acquired the second half of his contract from Brescia.

Torino

On 11 July 2013 El Kaddouri was loaned to Torino with the right to redeem half of his contract in co-ownership. He made his debut on 17 August in the third round of Coppa Italia, a 1–2 defeat against Pescara, substituting Alexander Farn

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