Nourdin Boukhari

Nourdin Boukhari is a Dutch-Moroccan attacking midfielder born on 30 June 1980 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Nourdin’s career took off in local Neptunus, where the footballer trained and performed for the youth team till he completed a move to RVV HOV. However, the academy of the club turned to be only a springboard for his transfer to the youth system of Sparta Rotterdam.

In 1999, Boukhari penned a senior three-year contract with Sparta and made his début for the club on 9 February 2000 in the 4-0 loss to AZ. The player made 76 appearances and found the net 13 times for his club during three seasons.

In 2002, Nourdin sealed a four-year deal with Amsterdam side Ajax and made his first appearance for ‘de Godenzonen’ on 1 September 2002 in the game versus Groningen. The footballer took part in 22 fixtures and fired six goals for the club during one season.

In 2003, the management of Ajax sent the midfielder on loan to NAC Breda, where Boukhari featured in 28 fixtures and went on to net five times.

After the end of his temporary spell, the player returned to his parent club and amassed 14 goals in 69 matches for it during two years.

In 2006, French side Nantes secured Nourdin’s services and saw him kick two goals in nine fixtures during six months. In January 2006, the footballer went on loan to AZ and stayed in the Netherlands, but with his boyhood Sparta. Boukhari made 32 appearances and amassed eight goals for the Rotterdam side squad during the 2007/2008 season.

From 2008 till 2012, the midfielder traveled around the globe and performed for clubs from different countries, starting from Saudi Arabia and ending with Poland.

In 2012 году, Nourdin finalized a move to NAC Breda, from where he transferred to RKC Waalwijk in the summer the same year. One year later Boukhari was released from the club.

Boukhari was capped 14 times and contributed two goals for the Morocco national team from 2001 till 2007.