Youssef El Arabi
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Shares 1987-02-03 · 6 players total
| Full name | Youssef El Arabi |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | يوسف العربي |
| Date of birth | 1987-02-03 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Caen, Morocco |
| Citizenship | Morocco France |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | FC Nantes |
| Joined | 2025-07-18 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Nantes | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APOEL Nicosia | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 568 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 5 | 19/20 | 23/24 | 225 | 94 | 25 | 3,092 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus B | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 172 |
| Lekhwiya SC | 3 | 16/17 | 2017 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 232 |
| Al-Duhail SC | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 59 | 67 | 8 | 484 |
| Granada CF | 4 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 134 | 44 | 6 | 1,076 |
| Al-Hilal SFC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 218 |
| SM Caen | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 79 | 30 | 14 | 455 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Ligue 1 | FC Nantes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | APOEL Nicosia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Conference League | APOEL Nicosia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Cypriot Super Cup | APOEL Nicosia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Cyprus League | APOEL Nicosia | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 125 |
| 24/25 | Cyprus League Championship Round | APOEL Nicosia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 233 |
| 24/25 | Europa League Qualifying | APOEL Nicosia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 24/25 | Kypello Kyprou | APOEL Nicosia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Conference L. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| 23/24 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 23/24 | Europa League Qualifying | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| 23/24 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 23/24 | Super League 2 | Olympiacos Piraeus B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| 22/23 | Champions League Qu. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 |
| 22/23 | Europa League Qualifying | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 |
| 22/23 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
| 22/23 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| 22/23 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 21/22 | Europa League Qualifying | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| 21/22 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 21/22 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111 |
| 21/22 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 139 |
| 2017 | Sheikh Jassim Cup | Lekhwiya SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Sheikh Jassim Cup | Lekhwiya SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 20/21 | Champions League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Champions League Qu. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 20/21 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 |
| 20/21 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 207 |
| 20/21 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 23 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 19/20 | Champions League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| 19/20 | Champions League Qu. | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 19/20 | Europa League | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 187 |
| 19/20 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 197 |
| 19/20 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 25 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 18/19 | AFC Champions League | Al-Duhail SC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| 18/19 | Amir Cup | Al-Duhail SC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 18/19 | Stars League | Al-Duhail SC | 22 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 |
| 17/18 | AFC Champions League | Al-Duhail SC | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 17/18 | Qatar Cup | Al-Duhail SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 17/18 | Stars League | Al-Duhail SC | 20 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| 16/17 | AFC Champions League | Lekhwiya SC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 16/17 | Stars League | Lekhwiya SC | 18 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| 15/16 | Copa del Rey | Granada CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 177 |
| 15/16 | LaLiga | Granada CF | 35 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 168 |
| 14/15 | LaLiga | Granada CF | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 249 |
| 13/14 | LaLiga | Granada CF | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 233 |
| 12/13 | Copa del Rey | Granada CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | LaLiga | Granada CF | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 249 |
| 11/12 | AFC Champions League | Al-Hilal SFC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 79 |
| 11/12 | King's Cup | Al-Hilal SFC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Saudi Crown Prince's Cup | Al-Hilal SFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Saudi Pro League | Al-Hilal SFC | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 139 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de France | SM Caen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de la Ligue | SM Caen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | SM Caen | 38 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 192 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de France | SM Caen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 2 | SM Caen | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 191 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | SM Caen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Mondeville | SM Caen B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | SM Caen B | SM Caen | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-13 | SM Caen | Al-Hilal | Transfer | 6500000 | €7.50m |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-18 | Al-Hilal | Granada CF | Transfer | 6500000 | €5.00m |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-18 | Granada CF | Lekhwiya SC | Transfer | 7500000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-06 | Al-Duhail SC | Olympiacos | Transfer | 5000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-13 | Olympiacos | APOEL Nicosia | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-18 | APOEL Nicosia | FC Nantes | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Hamstring injury | 2014-09-03 | 2014-09-23 | 21 | 3 |
| 16/17 | Shoulder injury | 2017-03-23 | 2017-06-30 | 100 | 12 |
| 20/21 | Corona virus | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-25 | 8 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2021-07-20 | 2021-07-27 | 8 | 1 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2021-09-19 | 2021-09-25 | 7 | 2 |
| 22/23 | Knee injury | 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-16 | 14 | 3 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2023-12-19 | 2024-01-11 | 24 | 4 |
| 23/24 | Ankle sprain | 2024-01-15 | 2024-02-12 | 29 | 5 |
| 24/25 | Muscle strain | 2024-11-22 | 2024-12-11 | 20 | 4 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €175k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3575 | #9 | 47 | 16 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios Masouras | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mady Camara | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yann M'Vila | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andreas Bouchalakis | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mathieu Valbuena | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Oleg Reabciuk | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ousseynou Ba | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konstantinos Fortounis | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| José Sá | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Musa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Karim Boudiaf | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Almoez Ali | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Marios Vrousai | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae-hee Nam | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ali Afif | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Stars League | Al-Duhail SC | 26 | 22 |
| 17/18 | Stars League | Al-Duhail SC | 26 | 20 |
| 16/17 | Stars League | Lekhwiya SC | 24 | 18 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Ligue 2 | SM Caen | 8 | 34 |
| 19/20 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 25 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | SM Caen | 6 | 38 |
Last 39 matches for FC Nantes while Youssef El Arabi was at the club (joined 2025-07-18). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | – | Toulouse FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-08 | FR1 |
Racing Club de Lens | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-05-08 | FR1 |
Racing Club de Lens | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–0 | Olympique de Marseille | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–0 | Olympique de Marseille | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | FR1 |
Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | FR1 |
Stade Rennais FC 1901 | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | FR1 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-22 | FR1 |
Paris Saint-Germain FC | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | Stade Brestois 29 | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | FR1 |
AJ Auxerre | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | FR1 |
FC Metz | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-03-22 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–3 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Available |
| 2026-03-07 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Angers SCO | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | FR1 |
Lille OSC | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-02-22 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–0 | Le Havre AC | Available |
| 2026-02-13 | FR1 |
AS Monaco FC | 3–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Olympique Lyonnais | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | FR1 |
FC Lorient | 2–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–4 | OGC Nice | Available |
| 2026-01-18 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–2 | Paris FC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | FR1 |
Olympique de Marseille | 0–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-12-12 | FR1 |
Angers SCO | 4–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–2 | Racing Club de Lens | Available |
| 2025-11-30 | FR1 |
Olympique Lyonnais | 3–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-11-23 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–1 | FC Lorient | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | FR1 |
Le Havre AC | 1–1 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-11-02 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–2 | FC Metz | Available |
| 2025-10-29 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 3–5 | AS Monaco FC | Available |
| 2025-10-24 | FR1 |
Paris FC | 1–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-10-19 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–2 | Lille OSC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | FR1 |
Stade Brestois 29 | 0–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | FR1 |
Toulouse FC | 2–2 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 2–2 | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | FR1 |
OGC Nice | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 1–0 | AJ Auxerre | Available |
| 2025-08-24 | FR1 |
RC Strasbourg Alsace | 1–0 | FC Nantes | Available |
| 2025-08-17 | FR1 |
FC Nantes | 0–1 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Youssef El Arabi's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA Guingamp | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 29% |
| FC Barcelona | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 47 | -29 | 16% |
| Levante UD | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 22% |
| Valencia CF | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 6% |
| CA Osasuna | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 44% |
| Sevilla FC | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 28% |
| Athletic Club | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 33% |
| Málaga CF | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 38% |
| Getafe CF | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 38% |
| Villarreal CF | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 6% |
| SD Eibar | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 7% |
| Girondins Bordeaux | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 09/10 | First senior goal | |
| 12/13 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 16/17 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 17/18 | Goal #150 (career) | |
| 19/20 | Goal #200 (career) | |
| 21/22 | Goal #250 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 45 | 568 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 23/24 | 27 | 388 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 22/23 | 49 | 846 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 21/22 | 51 | 770 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 20/21 | 49 | 634 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 19/20 | 51 | 626 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 18/19 | 29 | 248 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 17/18 | 30 | 236 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 16/17 | 22 | 157 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 |
| 15/16 | 38 | 345 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 14/15 | 28 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.81 |
| 13/14 | 36 | 233 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
| 12/13 | 32 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 11/12 | 32 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 10/11 | 39 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 |
| 09/10 | 37 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
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Frequently asked about Youssef El Arabi
Who is Youssef El Arabi?
Youssef El Arabi is a Morocco professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Nantes.
How old is Youssef El Arabi?
Youssef El Arabi is 39 years old. He was born on February 3, 1987 in Caen.
What position does Youssef El Arabi play?
Youssef El Arabi plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Youssef El Arabi play for?
Youssef El Arabi currently plays for FC Nantes.
How many career goals has Youssef El Arabi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Youssef El Arabi has scored 294 goals in 601 appearances.
What is Youssef El Arabi's market value?
Youssef El Arabi's most recent reported market value is €150k.