Abdenasser El Khayati (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club Kozakken Boys.
Career Born in Rotterdam, El Khayati progressed through the youth academy of Excelsior, before joining the Feyenoord youth team in 2003 as part of their cooperation with Excelsior. He later moved to the youth department of RKSV Leonidas. El Khayati spent his early senior career in the Netherlands and Cyprus with PSV, FC Den Bosch, NAC Breda, Olympiakos Nicosia and Kozakken Boys. He made his professional debut with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie on 3 October 2008, in a match against Excelsior.
He signed for English club Burton Albion on 29 January 2015, before moving to Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a -year deal on 1 February 2016. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 home win against Charlton Athletic on 9 April 2016. He moved on loan to ADO Den Haag in January 2017. On 23 August 2017 his QPR contract was terminated by mutual consent. Shortly after his QPR contract was terminated, he joined ADO Den Haag on a three-year contract.
After growing into a key player for ADO, El Khayati signed with Qatar SC on a two-year contract on 15 August 2019. The transfer came after a 2018–19 season, where he scored 17 goals and had 12 assists in the Eredivisie. On 19 October 2020, El Khayati left Qatar after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, effectively making him a free agent. He finished his stint in Qatar with 16 league appearances in which he scored one goal.
He returned to ADO Den Haag on 6 February 2021, signing a short-term contract until the end of the season.
On 11 March 2022, El Khayati signed with Willem II until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 30 September 2022, he signed with Indian Super League side Chennaiyin ahead of their 2022–23 season.
On 8 September 2023, another Indian Super League club Mumbai City announced the signing of El Khayati, ahead of their second straight AFC Champions League campaign. El-Khayati made his ISL debut off the bench on 24 September 2023, away against NorthEast United FC.
On 4 December 2023, El Khayati scored his first goal for the club, being the club's only goal of their 2023–24 AFC Champions League campaign at home in a 2–1 loss against FC Navbahor, as Mumbai City were knocked out in the group stage.https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/acl-match-report-mumbai-city-fc-1-2-pfc-navbahor-namangan His second goal, and first ISL goal for the club, came in their next match against Bengaluru FC on 8 December 2023. He departed the club on 31 January 2024.
Personal life El Khayati is of Moroccan descent.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDen Bosch2008–09Eerste Divisie9000––902009–10Eerste Divisie3000––30Total12000––120NAC Breda2010–11Eredivisie0000––00Olympiakos Nicosia2012–13Cypriot First Division0000––00Kozakken Boys2014–15Topklasse171210––1812Burton Albion2014–15League Two1830000001832015–16League One248101000268Total59241010006223Queens Park RangersChampionship1610000–1612016–17Championship600030–90Total2210030–251ADO Den Haag (loan)2016–17Eredivisie12500––125ADO Den Haag2017–18Eredivisie32810–2335112018–19Eredivisie331723––3520Total652533–237031Qatar SC2019–20Qatar Stars League1410000001412020–21Qatar Stars League2000000020Total161000000161ADO Den Haag2020–21Eredivisie11200–00112Willem II2021–22Eredivisie5000–0050Chennaiyin2022–23Indian Super League12910––139Mumbai City2023–24Indian Super League9141–31163Career total2196794402324075
Honours Burton Albion Football League Two: 2014–15
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