Badr El Kaddouri


Badr El Kaddouri is a retired Moroccan footballer, who last played for Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv. He was also a Moroccan international. El Kaddouri was a left back but can also played left midfield if needed.

Career

Wydad Casablanca

El Kaddouri started his career with Wydad Casablanca in 2000. In 2001, he helped the club capture the Moroccan Cup. The following season, he left the club to join Dynamo Kiev.

Dynamo Kiev

El Kaddouri joined Dynamo Kiev in 2002 and, up until his loan move to Celtic in 2011, was one of the longest serving players at the club. He made his debut with Dynamo on 17 August 2002 in a 3–1 victory over Volyn Lutsk. While with the club he captured four Ukrainian Premier League titles, four Ukrainian Cup's and five Ukrainian Super Cups. He appeared in 123 league matches for the club while occasionally captaining the team.

Celtic

On 31 August 2011, El Kaddouri signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic on a six-month loan deal with an option to buy. He was the first ever Moroccan to play for Celtic. He was brought in as cover for Emilio Izaguirre, who had received a long-term injury. On 10 September 2011, El Kaddouri made his Celtic debut in a 4–0 over Motherwell. He scored his first goal for Celtic in the Old Firm derby match against Rangers on 18 September 2011 and made 6 appearances for the Scottish side before returning to Dynamo Kiev in January 2012.

International career

El Kaddouri has a total of 45 appearances for his country and is a regular in the national side. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics with his country.

Honours

Club

Wydad Casablanca
Dynamo Kyiv