Rachid El Khalifi

Rachid El Khalifi

Personal information
Full name	Rachid El Khalifi
Date of birth	(1979-06-16) 16 June 1979
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder/Forward
Team information
Current team	SC Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Dordrecht	124	(14)
2005–2007	Emmen	72	(12)
2007–2009	Cambuur Leeuwarden	61	(7)
2009	Real Salt Lake	4	(0)
2010–	SC Feyenoord	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rachid El Khalifi (born 16 June 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for SC Feyenoord.

Career

Netherlands

Khalifi began his career with Dordrecht in the Dutch Eerste Divisie in 2000, playing over 120 games for the team over 5 seasons before moving to Emmen in 2005. He played in 72 matches for Emmen and scored 12 times in his 2 years with the team, before moving again, this time to Cambuur Leeuwarden in 2007.

Khalifi was a key component to the success of Cambuur's 2008–2009 campaign, which ended with the team finishing with a 20–9–9 record, and a trip to a third-place finish in the Eerste Divisie's regular season standings.

United States

El Khalifi signed with Real Salt Lake in July 2009, after trialling with them through the 2009 season. He made his RSL debut on 8 August 2009 at Rio Tinto Stadium against Seattle Sounders FC, coming on as a second-half substitute.