Sofyan Amrabat

Sofyan Amrabat
Amrabat with Morocco in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sofyan Amrabat[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996
Place of birth Huizen, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Betis
(on loan from Fenerbahçe)
Number 14
Youth career
–2007 HSV De Zuidvogels
2007–2014 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Utrecht 42 (0)
2017–2018 Feyenoord 21 (1)
2018–2020 Club Brugge 25 (1)
2019–2020 → Hellas Verona (loan) 34 (1)
2020–2025 Fiorentina 85 (1)
2023–2024 → Manchester United (loan) 21 (0)
2024–2025 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 26 (2)
2025– Fenerbahçe 2 (0)
2025– → Betis (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2013 Morocco U17 3 (0)
2015–2016 Morocco U20 2 (0)
2017– Morocco 73 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2025 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 January 2026

Sofyan Amrabat (Arabic: سفيان أمرابط; born 21 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis, on loan from Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe, and the Morocco national team.

Amrabat is a graduate of Utrecht's youth system. 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. One year later, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge, who loaned him to Italian club Hellas Verona in August 2019. Verona purchased him and immediately sold him to Fiorentina in January 2020. He joined Manchester United on loan in September 2023, winning the FA Cup.

Born in the Netherlands, Amrabat played youth international football for both the Netherlands and Morocco. He made his senior international debut for Morocco in March 2017, and has represented the country at two FIFA World Cups and three Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Utrecht

Amrabat joined Utrecht's youth system in 2007 from HSV De Zuidvogels.[3] He made his first-team debut for Utrecht against Vitesse on 2 November 2014.[4]

Feyenoord

Amrabat joined Feyenoord in the summer of 2017.[5] He signed a four-year contract and Utrecht received a transfer fee of €4 million.[6]

Club Brugge

In August 2018, he joined Belgian team Club Brugge on a four-year contract, with Feyenoord receiving €2.5 million.[7] He was sent on loan to Italian club Hellas Verona in August 2019.[8]

Hellas Verona

In January 2020, Hellas Verona exercised their option to purchase Amrabat from Club Brugge for €3.5 million.[9] They immediately sold him to Fiorentina for a transfer fee of €20 million, with the deal containing potential add-ons of €1.5 million.[10] 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.[11] In July 2020, he won Hellas Verona's Player of the Season award.[12]

Fiorentina

Amrabat made his debut for Fiorentina in a 4–3 loss to Inter Milan on 26 September 2020.[13] He started and played every minute of Fiorentina's 2–1 defeat to West Ham United in the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final.[14]

Loan to Manchester United

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.[15][16] 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.[17] Three days later, Amrabat made his first start for the Red Devils, in a 3–0 victory over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup third round at Old Trafford where he played 60 minutes before being replaced by debutant Dan Gore.[18] On 1 November 2023, Amrabat was nominated for the 2023 African Footballer of the Year by CAF.[19]

Amrabat became the first Moroccan player to win the FA Cup after United beat Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final.[20]

Fenerbahçe

On 30 August 2024, Fenerbahçe announced that they had reached an agreement to sign Amrabat on loan for the 2024–25 season, with an obligation to buy for €12 million after the season.[21] He scored his first goal for the team in a away match against Trabzonspor on the last minute, helping his team achieve a victory. The transfer became permanent on 1 July 2025.

Loan to Betis

On 1 September 2025, Amrabat was loaned to Real Betis without a buy option due to Fenerbahçe recently buying the player.[22]

International career

Netherlands under-15 team

Amrabat was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Morocco at international level.[23] At first, he represented the Netherlands,[24] making four appearances at under-15 level.[25][26][27]

Morocco

Amrabat was selected in the Morocco under-17 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[28] He made three appearances at the tournament.[29] On 28 March 2017, Amrabat made his senior debut for the Morocco national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Tunisia.[30][31] In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[32] On 10 November 2022, Amrabat was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[33][34] As Morocco clinched 4th place in the tournament, his strong performances led to an increase of interest for his services across Europe.[35] 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.[36]

On 11 December 2025, Amrabat was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[37]

Personal life

Amrabat was born in Huizen in the Netherlands,[3] to parents of Moroccan-Riffian descent.[38] He is the younger brother of former Morocco international Nordin Amrabat.[39]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 March 2026[40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Utrecht 2014–15 Eredivisie 4 0 0 0 — — — 4 0
2015–16 Eredivisie 7 0 1 0 — — 4[c] 0 12 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 31 0 4 0 — — 3[c] 1 38 1
Total 42 0 5 0 — — 7 1 54 1
Feyenoord 2017–18 Eredivisie 21 1 3 0 — 6[d] 1 1[e] 0 31 2
2018–19 Eredivisie 0 0 — — 1[f] 0 1[e] 0 2 0
Total 21 1 3 0 — 7 1 2 0 33 2
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 24 1 1 0 — 4[g] 0 — 29 1
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 1 0 — — 0 0 — 1 0
Total 25 1 1 0 — 4 0 — 30 1
Hellas Verona (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 34 1 0 0 — — — 34 1
Fiorentina 2020–21 Serie A 31 0 2 0 — — — 33 0
2021–22 Serie A 23 1 2 0 — — — 25 1
2022–23 Serie A 29 0 5 0 — 15[h] 0 — 49 0
2024–25 Serie A 2 0 — — 2[h] 0 — 4 0
Total 85 1 9 0 — 17 0 — 111 1
Manchester United (loan) 2023–24 Premier League 21 0 2 0 2 0 5[d] 0 — 30 0
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2024–25 Süper Lig 26 2 3 0 — 10[f] 0 — 39 2
Fenerbahçe 2025–26 Süper Lig 2 0 — — 4[d] 1 — 6 1
Total 28 2 3 0 — 14 1 — 45 3
Real Betis (loan) 2025–26 La Liga 9 0 0 0 — 5[f] 2 — 13 1
Career total 265 6 23 0 2 0 51 3 9 1 350 10
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Turkish Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie Europa League play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  6. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA (Europa) Conference League

International

As of match played 9 January 2026[41]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2017 2 0
2018 6 0
2019 6 0
2020 4 0
2021 9 0
2022 19 0
2023 4 0
2024 12 0
2025 10 0
2026 1 0
Total 73 0

Honours

Feyenoord

Club Brugge

Fiorentina

Manchester United

Morocco

Individual

Orders

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