Abdelkarim Mammar Chaouche (; born 21 October 1996), also shortened to Karim Mammar, is a Swedish-َAlgerian footballer who plays as a defender for K League 1 club Gangwon FC.
Career Being of Algerian and Finnish descent, he grew up in Tensta and started his youth career in Vasalunds IF. He started his senior career as low as Division 6, the eighth tier of Swedish football, for Råsunda IS.Lagstatistik.se Climbing up the ladder with Eskilstuna City FK and third-tier club Sollentuna FK, where he also served as team captain, he moved to Superettan club Norrby IF in 2020.
Mammar returned to Eskilstuna and AFC Eskilstuna, another Superettan club, where he also became team captain. Interest from a couple of Allsvenskan clubs accrued, with Mammar ultimately choosing to move to Degerfors IF. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 2 April 2023 against Hammarby. On 12 July 2024, he joined Algerian club MC Oran.On 19 June 2026, he left the club after two seasons.
On 29 June 2026, Mammar signed with South Korean club Gangwon FC.
Style of play Mammar is left-footed and plays as a left back or central defender. In 2022, he was noted for scoring six goals despite his defensive position.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEskilstuna City FK2017Swedish Division 223200——232Sollentuna FK2018Swedish Division 129000——2902019Swedish Division 125430——284Total54430——574Norrby IF2020Superettan27100——271AFC Eskilstuna2022Superettan27230——3022022Superettan25610——266Total52840——568Degerfors IF2023Allsvenskan28120——3012024Superettan13241——173Total41361——474MC Oran 2024–25Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 128120——3012025–26Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 124000——240Total52120——541Gangwon FC2026K League 1000000—00Career Total24919151000026420
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