Karim Rekik
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Karim Rekik | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Marseille | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Scheveningen | ||
| 2002–2011 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2011–2012 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → PSV (loan) | 54 | (2) |
| 2015– | Marseille | 33 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U17 | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2014– | Netherlands U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 2014– | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 14 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:59, 11 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Karim Rekik (Arabic: كريم رقيق; born 2 December 1994) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Ligue 1 club Marseille.
Rekik was born in The Hague. His father was born in Tunisia and his mother is a Dutch primary school teaching assistant.
Rekik started his football when he joined Scheveningen in 1999 before joining Feyenoord, where he went on to stay for nine years. But in March 2011, Manchester City made an approach for Rekik, as Feyernood were determined to keep a hold off him. The approach was to be controversial, as the club took the case matter to the Dutch FA, as a result of the club losing their youngsters to Premier League clubs. The club was also considering legal action against Rekik's agent Søren Lerby, though he insisted he maintain following FIFA's rules. The case was dismissed.
Rekik signed for Manchester City from Feyenoord in the summer of 2011, and made his debut appearance for the first team in the Dublin Super Cup in pre-season.
He made his official first team debut for Manchester City on 21 September 2011 against Birmingham City in the third round of the League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the last 12 minutes of the game. His debut against Birmingham City saw him become the youngest overseas player to appear in a senior game for City, just 16 years and 294 days old. He also made a 73rd-minute substitute appearance in the fourth round of the competition against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, in place of Luca Scapuzzi.
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