Faissal El Bakhtaoui
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Faissal El Bakhtaoui | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Tropez,France | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Dundee | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Club de la Baie | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Dunfermline Athletic | 70 | (31) |
| 2016– | Dundee | 30 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:57, 23 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Faissal El Bakhtaoui (born 8 November 1992) is a French Moroccanfootballer who plays as a striker for Dundee.
Born in Saint-Tropez, El Bakhtaoui begin his career with French side Racing Club de la Baie. In July 2012, Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic signed El Bakhtaoui after he impressed then-manager Jim Jefferies in trial matches against Berwick Rangers and Lochgelly. His first season with The Pars resulted in him mainly working on his development, with only two appearances being made in the latter stages of the season.
With Dunfermline's financial difficulties causing many first team players to leave the club, El Bakhtaoui started to feature in more matches, mainly in the second half of the 2013–14 season, where he went on to score four goals in 18 matches; two of which were in Scottish Championship play-off matches against Stranraer in May 2014.
The 2014–15 season started even more brightly for El Bakhtaoui, having been included in the Pars team for most matches. In October and November, he scored four goals in five league matches to help Dunfermline in their push for promotion to the Scottish Championship.
El Bakhtaoui's start to the 2015–16 season was even more impressive than the previous season, with the forward scoring four consecutive braces in the first four competitive matches of the season, scoring a further two against Scottish Premiership side Dundee in the Scottish League Cup. After attracting interest from other teams, El Bakhtaoui was named Scottish League One Player of the Month for the month of August, primarily for his achievement of scoring 12 goals in eight matches. He was once again given the player of the month award for March, after his goals against Stenhousemuir and Ayr United, as well as his first career hat-trick against in a 3–1 win over Brechin City, helped sealed the Scottish League One championship for the Pars.
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