Khalid Boulahrouz
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| Full name | Khalid Boulahrouz | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1981 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Maassluis, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||
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| Excelsior Maassluis | |||||||||||||||
| DSOV | |||||||||||||||
| Ajax | |||||||||||||||
| Haarlem | |||||||||||||||
| –2001 | AZ | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | RKC Waalwijk | 64 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Hamburger SV | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Chelsea | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Sevilla (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | VfB Stuttgart | 64 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Sporting CP | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Brøndby IF | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Feyenoord | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 235 | (7) | |||||||||||||
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| 2002–2003 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Netherlands | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2015. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2015.
Khalid Boulahrouz (pronounced [xɑˈlit bulɑˈrus]; born 28 December 1981 in Maassluis) is a Dutch former footballer. His nickname is "The Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" the opposition. He is noted for his tackling and versatility at the back.
He played top-flight football in the Netherlands, Germany, England, Spain, Portugal and Denmark. A full international from 2004 to 2012, he earned 35 caps and was included in the Dutch squads for two World Cups and two European Championships.
Boulahrouz was born in Maassluis, Netherlands to a family of Moroccan descent. He has eight siblings. As a youngster he went to the youth academies of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family.
In December 2006, he married Sabia Thele. While Boulahrouz was in Switzerland preparing for the Euro 2008 quarter finals against Russia, his then wife Sabia gave birth to a prematurely born daughter Anissa who died in a Lausanne hospital. He opted to play against Russia a few days later, during which the Dutch team wore black armbands in his daughter's memory.
The couple has a second daughter, Amaya (born March 2010) and a son, Daamin (born 30 January 2011). In January 2013 the couple announced their separation.
In his youth Boulahrouz played consecutively for Excelsior Maassluis, DSOV,Ajax, Haarlem and AZ.
After a difficult period playing for different clubs, he finally found some stability at Waalwijk, where coach Martin Jol gave him the confidence he had been looking for. He began his professional career in the Dutch Eredivisie for RKC on 9 March 2002, against Heerenveen.
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