Karim Bellarabi

Karim Bellarabi
Bellarabi with Leverkusen in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-08) 8 April 1990
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 38
Youth career
FC Huchting
1998–2004 Werder Bremen
2004–2007 FC Oberneuland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FC Oberneuland 7 (2)
2008–2010 Eintracht Braunschweig II 22 (11)
2008–2011 Eintracht Braunschweig 38 (8)
2011–2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 5 (0)
2011– Bayer Leverkusen 123 (22)
2013–2014 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 26 (3)
National team‡
2010–2011 Germany U20 4 (1)
2012 Germany U21 5 (0)
2014– Germany 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:27, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:47, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

Karim Bellarabi (born 8 April 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, as a winger.[2][3]

Early and personal life

Bellarabi was born in West Berlin,[4] to a Moroccan father and a German[5] mother.[6][7]

Club career

He grew up in Bremen, where he played youth football for local clubs FC Huchting, Werder Bremen and FC Oberneuland.[8] In 2008, Bellarabi joined the under-19 side of Eintracht Braunschweig. He made his senior debut for them during the 2008–09 season, followed by two more appearances during the 2009–10 league campaign. He finally became a regular starter during the 2010–11 3. Liga season and attracted notice due to his performance.[8][9]

After the season, he left Braunschweig for Bundesliga side Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[10] Due to injury, Bellarabi missed most of the 2012–13 Bundesliga season.[11] In 2013, he returned from Leverkusen to Eintracht Braunschweig, by now playing in the Bundesliga as well, on a one-year loan deal.[12]

Bellarabi returned to Leverkusen at the start of the 2014–15 season. On 23 August 2014, he scored the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, just in 9 seconds, on the opening match of the 2014–15 season, away to Borussia Dortmund, he led the way to a 0–2 win.[13]

On 17 February 2017 Bellarabi scored the 50,000th goal in Bundesliga history.[14]

In July 2018 he collapsed in a pre-season friendly.[15]

International career

Bellarabi has played youth international football for the German under-20 and under-21 teams.[16] He was called up by the senior team in October 2014.[17]

He made his senior international debut for Germany on 11 October 2014 in a 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying defeat away to Poland, playing the full 90 minutes.[18] On 13 June 2015, Bellarabi scored his first international goal in a 7–0 win against Gibraltar.[19]

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2017[20]
Club Season League Cup [21] Continental [22] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Oberneuland 2007–08 Oberliga Nord 7200——72
Total 72000072
Eintracht Braunschweig 2008–09 3. Liga 10000010
2009–10 2000——20
2010–11 3581000368
Total 3881000398
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga 1010021122
2012–13 801121112
2014–15 3312301014613
2015–16 336421244912
2016–17 1621121194
Total 100219428813733
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 2630000263
Total 2630000263
Career total 1713410428820946

International goals

Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first.[23]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 June 2015Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal Gibraltar4–07–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bayer04.de/de-de/player/werkself/bayer-04-leverkusen/karim-bellarabi
  2. ↑ "Bellarabi, Karim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Karim Bellarabi". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bellarabi steht auf Marokkos Wunschzettel" (in German). rp-online.de. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Gegen Karim zu spielen, war nicht mehr lustig" (in German). laola1.at. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2014. meine Mutter ist Deutsche
  6. ↑ "Le marocain Karim Bellarabi joueura avec Ghana ou le Maroc ?" (in French). Sport-Maroc.com. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "Leverkusens Bellarabi: Löws neues Flügel-Ass - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Sport". SPIEGEL ONLINE.
  8. 1 2 "Karim Bellarabi - von Null auf Hundert" (in German). dfb.de. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Braunschweigs Bellarabi: Vier Erstligisten jagen das Toptalent der 3. Liga" (in German). Sport Bild. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bayer schnappt sich Karim Bellarabi" (in German). kicker.de. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Schiebold, Christian (20 August 2013). "Karim Bellarabi kehrt zur Eintracht zurück" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Bellarabi auf Leihbasis nach Braunschweig" (in German). bayer04.de. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Borussia Dortmund 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  14. ↑
  15. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44947592
  16. ↑ "Nationalspieler Karim Bellarabi" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  17. ↑ "Karim Bellarabi included in Germany squad". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  18. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (11 October 2014). "Poland 2-0 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Germany leap into second". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. 14 June 2015.
  20. ↑ Karim Bellarabi at Soccerway
  21. ↑ includes DFB-Pokal
  22. ↑ includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
  23. ↑ "Karim Bellarabi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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