Sofyan Amrabat

Player

Birthday August 21, 1996

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Huizen, Netherlands

Age 27 years old

Nationality Netherlands

Height 1.83 m

Weight 77 kg

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1923

On 23 September, he made his Premier League debut, coming off the bench in the 89th minute replacing Jonny Evans, in a 1–0 away win over Burnley.

Three days later, Amrabat made his first start for the Red Devils, in a 3–0 home victory over Crystal Palace in the third round of the EFL Cup, where he played 60 minutes before being replaced by debutant Dan Gore.

On 1 November 2023, Amrabat was nominated for the 2023 African Footballer of the Year by CAF.

Amrabat started in the FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest, receiving a lot of criticism for his first half performance.

However, fans such as Mark Goldbridge agreed his second half performace was elite, despite not being started in a game since the game against Liverpool F.C. in December.

He also received compliments from former teammate Sergio Reguilón and current teammate Amad Diallo.

Amrabat was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Morocco at international level.

At first, he represented the Netherlands, making four appearances at under-15 level.

1996

Sofyan Amrabat (سفيان أمرابط; ⵙⵓⴼⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⵕⴰⴱⵟ; born 21 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina.

Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Amrabat is a graduate of Utrecht's youth system.

2007

Amrabat joined Utrecht's youth system in 2007 from HSV De Zuidvogels.

2013

Amrabat was selected in the Morocco under-17 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

He made three appearances at the tournament.

2014

He made his first-team debut for the club in November 2014, and went on to make 54 appearances for them in total, before being signed by Feyenoord in 2017.

He made his first-team debut for Utrecht against Vitesse on 2 November 2014.

2017

He made his senior international debut for Morocco in March 2017, and has represented the country at two FIFA World Cups and two Africa Cup of Nations.

Amrabat joined Feyenoord in the summer of 2017.

He signed a four-year contract and Utrecht received a transfer fee of €4 million.

On 28 March 2017, Amrabat made his senior debut for the Morocco national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Tunisia.

2018

In August 2018, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge on a four-year contract, with Feyenoord receiving €2.5 million.

In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

On 10 November 2022, Amrabat was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

As Morocco clinched 4th place in the tournament, his strong performances led to an increase of interest for his services across Europe.

Amrabat appeared for Morocco at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations where he was sent off in the 83rd minute of the team's 2–0 loss to South Africa in the round of 16.

Amrabat was born in Huizen in the Netherlands, to parents of Moroccan descent.

He is the younger brother of former Morocco international Nordin Amrabat.

2019

One year later, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge, who loaned him to Italian club Hellas Verona in August 2019.

He was sent on loan to Italian club Hellas Verona in August 2019.

Amrabat remained on loan at Hellas Verona until the end of the 2019–20 season, as he was not permitted to play for more than two clubs during the season.

2020

Verona purchased him and immediately sold him to Fiorentina in January 2020.

He joined Manchester United on loan in September 2023.

Amrabat played youth international football for both the Netherlands and Morocco.

In January 2020, Hellas Verona exercised their option to purchase Amrabat from Club Brugge for €3.5 million.

They immediately sold him to Fiorentina for a transfer fee of €20 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of €1.5 million.

In July 2020, he won Hellas Verona's Player of the Season award.

Amrabat made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–3 loss to Inter Milan on 26 September 2020.

He started and played every minute of Fiorentina's 2–1 defeat to West Ham United in the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final.

Amrabat joined Manchester United on loan from Fiorentina on 1 September 2023, on a deadline day until the end of the 2023–24 season.

Manchester United paid Fiorentina a loan fee of £8.5 million, with the deal containing an option to buy for £21.4 million.