Youssef El Kachati

Youssef El Kachati
El Kachati with Telstar in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999
Place of birth Leiden, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Youth career
–2016 Noordwijk
2016–2018 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Jong Sparta Rotterdam 34 (13)
2018–2020 Sparta Rotterdam 11 (0)
2020–2021 Noordwijk 1 (0)
2021 Westerlo 0 (0)
2022–2023 Quick Boys 52 (30)
2023–2025 Telstar 59 (25)
2025– NEC 0 (0)
International career
2019 Morocco U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:39, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Youssef El Kachati (born 30 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Eredivisie club NEC.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Morocco internationally.

Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

After originally joining Sparta Rotterdam's academy in 2016 from youth club Noordwijk, he signed a one-and-a-half-year professional contract with the club on 16 December 2018.[2][3] He made his debut in Sparta's first team on 14 October 2018 in a 3–0 Eerste Divisie victory against Cambuur. He came on as a substitute for Ilias Alhaft in the 66th minute and received his first yellow card a minute later for diving.[4][5]

Noordwijk

In 2020, El Kachati returned to Noordwijk to gain playing time in the Tweede Divisie.[3] From in 2021, he moved to Belgium where he represented the under-21 team of Westerlo before joining Quick Boys in the Dutch Tweede Divisie in February 2022.[6]

Quick Boys

In the 2022–23 season, El Kachati emerged as a prolific striker and was the top goalscorer of the Tweede Divisie halfway through the season. This sparked interest from clubs in both professional and amateur football. In December 2022, Quick Boys announced that El Kachati, his management, and the club had failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension.[7][8]

In January 2023, it was announced that El Kachati would be joining IJsselmeervogels for the upcoming season. He signed a contract until mid-2024.[9][10] However, it later became known that due to an agreement between IJsselmeervogels and Telstar, he would instead be playing for professional Eerste Divisie club Telstar from the 2023–24 season onwards.[11][12]

Telstar

El Kachati made his debut for Telstar on 14 August, starting in a 1–0 league loss on the opening day of the season to Jong PSV.[13] On 2 February 2024, El Kachati scored his first goal for Telstar in a 6–1 loss to MVV.[14] The following week, he scored a brace to help Telstar to a 3–2 victory over Helmond Sport.[15] El Kachati scored six goals in 22 appearances in his debut season for the club.[1]

In the 2024–25 Eerste Divisie season, El Kachati formed a forward partnership with Zakaria Eddahchouri, who led the division in scoring at the halfway point with 17 goals.[16] At the end of January 2025, Eddahchouri moved to Deportivo La Coruña, leaving El Kachati to assume primary goalscoring duties.[16] Having scored six goals up to that point, he subsequently embarked on a prolific run, netting 18 times in his final 21 appearances of the season. This included five goals in six matches during the Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs.[17] El Kachati scored in both legs of the play-off final against Willem II, once in the 2–2 home draw and again in the 3–1 away victory, which secured promotion for Telstar and relegated Willem II.[18] His contract with Telstar expired at the end of the campaign, making him a free agent.[19] In total, he recorded 31 goals in 67 appearances for the club.[20]

NEC

On 11 June 2025, El Kachati signed a three-year contract with Eredivisie club NEC, with a club option for an additional season.[21][22]

International career

El Kachati debuted for the Morocco U23s in a 2–0 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification loss to the DR Congo U23s on 20 March 2019.[23][24]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18 Tweede Divisie 8 2 — — 8 2
2018–19 Tweede Divisie 20 7 — — 20 7
2019–20 Tweede Divisie 6 4 — — 6 4
Total 34 13 — — 34 13
Sparta Rotterdam 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2019–20 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Noordwijk 2020–21 Tweede Divisie 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Quick Boys 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 18 6 0 0 — 18 6
2022–23 Tweede Divisie 34 24 1 0 — 35 24
Total 52 30 1 0 — 53 30
Telstar 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 22 6 0 0 — 22 6
2024–25 Eerste Divisie 37 19 2 1 6[a] 5 45 25
Total 59 25 2 1 6 5 67 31
Career total 147 61 4 1 6 5 157 67
  1. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c d Youssef El Kachati at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Youssef El Kachati tekent contract op Het Kasteel". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Youssef El Kachati terug op het oude nest". vv Noordwijk (Press release) (in Dutch). 31 August 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Fraser hekelt actie van Sparta-debutant: 'Gezegd dat dit een regel moet worden'". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ De Graeve, Sander (14 October 2018). "Drenthe lacht ploegmaat uit om hilarische schwalbe: "Hier gaan we op moeten oefenen"". Voetbalkrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ^ Brink, Peter (7 February 2022). "Quick Boys haalt Youssef El Kachati op bij Westerlo". Voetbal247.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ^ Putten, Robert van der (20 December 2022). "K.v.v. Quick Boys en Youssef El Kachati komen er niet uit". Quick Boys (Press release) (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Topscorer El Kachati vertrekt bij Quick Boys". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Goaltjesdief El Kachati naar IJsselmeervogels". IJsselmeervogels (Press release) (in Dutch). 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ Mentink, Tom (5 January 2023). "IJsselmeervogels haalt topscorer van Quick Boys: 'Onze scouts hebben hem veelvuldig bekeken'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Telstar contracteert topscorer El Kachati". SC Telstar (Press release) (in Dutch). 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ^ Brandhorst, Stephan (25 May 2023). "Topscorer Youssef El Kachati is eerste gewenste aanvallende transfer voor Telstar". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ Brood, Thomas (14 August 2023). "Zeperd voor Telstar tegen Jong PSV". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  14. ^ Dalsem, Kees van (2 February 2024). "'Spelers gaven het op.' Telstar zakt tegen MVV door ondergrens". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Telstar pakt tegen Helmond Sport eindelijk weer eens de volle buit". IJmuidens Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ^ a b Tempelman, Chris (23 March 2025). "KKD-goalgetter ambitieus: 'De transfer van Zakaria inspireert'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Telstar-captain Mitch Apau viert geboorte zoon en promotie: 'Spakenburg of eredivisie, daar gaan we nog over nadenken'". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Emotionele El Kachati bevestigt interesse N.E.C.: "Er is contact geweest"". ESPN.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  19. ^ Mostert, Dominic (1 June 2025). "El Kachati kan Telstar direct inruilen voor grotere club in de Eredivisie". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  20. ^ Youssef El Kachati at Soccerway
  21. ^ "Youssef El Kachati kiest voor N.E.C." [Youssef El Kachati chooses N.E.C.]. NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  22. ^ Max, Bradfield (11 June 2025). "Prolific second-tier striker steps up: Youssef El Kachati signs for NEC Nijmegen". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on 11 June 2025. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Arryadia - Eliminatoires CAN-2019 (U23): 26 Lionceaux de l'Atlas retenus pour la double confrontation face à la RD Congo (FRMF)". arryadia.snrt.ma.
  24. ^ "CAF - Competitions – Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations – Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
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