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Youssef El Arabi

Youssef El Arabi

Attack - Centre-Forward  at FC Nantes
Age39
CitizenshipMorocco France
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornFebruary 3, 1987
at FC Nantes 310 days · joined 2025-07-18
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €150k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.49
goals / match
Olympiacos Piraeus
top club · 225 apps

Career highs

€7.50m
peak value · 2016
€7.50m
top transfer fee · 11/12
36
best season · 17/18
47 / 16
int'l caps / goals
601Appearances
294Goals
69Assists
48Yellow cards
1Red cards
70Full matches (90′)
Full nameYoussef El Arabi
Name in home countryيوسف العربي
Date of birth1987-02-03 (39 yrs)
Place of birthCaen, Morocco
CitizenshipMorocco France
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubFC Nantes
Joined2025-07-18
Contract expires2026-06-30
Jul 2025
Transfer: APOEL Nicosia → FC Nantes
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Nantes
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2024
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2024
Transfer: Olympiacos → APOEL Nicosia
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — APOEL Nicosia
45 matches · 14 G · 7 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Olympiacos Piraeus, Olympiacos Piraeus B
27 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Olympiacos Piraeus
49 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Olympiacos Piraeus
51 matches · 23 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympiacos Piraeus
49 matches · 28 G · 7 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Al-Duhail SC → Olympiacos
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Olympiacos Piraeus
51 matches · 27 G · 8 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Al-Duhail SC
29 matches · 31 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Al-Duhail SC
30 matches · 36 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Lekhwiya SC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2016
Transfer: Granada CF → Lekhwiya SC
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Lekhwiya SC
22 matches · 27 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Lekhwiya SC
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
15/16 — Granada CF
38 matches · 16 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2014
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Granada CF
28 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
13/14 — Granada CF
36 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Al-Hilal → Granada CF
12/13 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — Granada CF
32 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: SM Caen → Al-Hilal
11/12 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Al-Hilal SFC
32 matches · 16 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — SM Caen
39 matches · 17 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — SM Caen
37 matches · 13 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: SM Caen B → SM Caen
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — SM Caen
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: Mondeville → SM Caen B
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
6,297 min
Minutes played by club
FC Nantes 0.0%
APOEL Nicosia 9.0%
Olympiacos Piraeus 49.1%
Olympiacos Piraeus B 2.7%
Lekhwiya SC 3.7%
Al-Duhail SC 7.7%
Granada CF 17.1%
Al-Hilal SFC 3.5%
SM Caen 7.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
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

11€1.9M22€3.8M32€5.6M43€7.5M09/10 — 13 goals (SM Caen)09/10 — 8 assists2109/1010/11 — 17 goals (SM Caen)10/11 — 6 assists2310/1111/12 — 16 goals (Al-Hilal SFC)11/12 — 6 assists2211/1212/13 — 8 goals (Granada CF)12/13 — 1 assists912/1313/14 — 12 goals (Granada CF)13/14 — 2 assists1413/1414/15 — 8 goals (Granada CF)14/15 — 2 assists1014/1515/16 — 16 goals (Granada CF)15/16 — 1 assists1715/1616/17 — 27 goals (Lekhwiya SC)16/17 — 3 assists3016/1717/18 — 36 goals (Al-Duhail SC)17/18 — 7 assists4317/1818/19 — 31 goals (Al-Duhail SC)18/19 — 1 assists3218/1919/20 — 27 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)19/20 — 8 assists3519/2020/21 — 28 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)20/21 — 7 assists3520/212016 — 1 goals (Lekhwiya SC)1201621/22 — 23 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)21/22 — 4 assists2721/2222/23 — 10 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus)22/23 — 5 assists1522/2323/24 — 7 goals (Olympiacos Piraeus B)23/24 — 1 assists823/2424/25 — 14 goals (APOEL Nicosia)24/25 — 7 assists2124/2525/2609/10 — €700K10/11 — €5M11/12 — €6.5M12/13 — €6.5M13/14 — €6.5M14/15 — €6.5M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €7.5M17/18 — €6M18/19 — €5.5M19/20 — €5M20/21 — €3M21/22 — €3M22/23 — €2M23/24 — €800K24/25 — €400K25/26 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 131309/1010/11: 171710/1111/12: 161611/1212/13: 8812/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 161615/1616/17: 272716/1717/18: 363617/1818/19: 313118/1919/20: 272719/2020/21: 282820/212016: 1120162017: 00201721/22: 232321/2222/23: 101022/2323/24: 7723/2424/25: 141424/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

08/09: 0008/0909/10: 8809/1010/11: 6610/1111/12: 6611/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 8819/2020/21: 7720/212016: 0020162017: 00201721/22: 4421/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
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
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
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
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames 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
Current€150k
Peak€7.50m
Low€150k
Δ since start−€550k
€150k€1.99m€3.83m€5.66m€7.50m197019701970
DateValue
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
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3575 #9 47 16 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
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

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
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

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
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.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
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).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
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 / YearMilestoneDate
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.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 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

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Stars League
60 apps
76 G
7 A
Super League 1
104 apps
53 G
17 A
LaLiga
130 apps
43 G
6 A
AFC Champions League
25 apps
20 G
4 A
Ligue 1
42 apps
17 G
6 A
SL1 Play-off
44 apps
15 G
7 A
Saudi Pro League
21 apps
12 G
5 A
Ligue 2
34 apps
11 G
8 A
Cyprus League
21 apps
10 G
3 A
Europa League
22 apps
10 G
0 A

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.