Ibrahim Afellay

Dutch footballer (born 1986)

Ibrahim Afellay (born 2 April 1986 in Utrecht, Netherlands[3]) is a Moroccan-Dutch former footballer. He made 53 appearances for the Netherlands.

Ibrahim Afellay
Ibrahim Afellay with the Netherlands national football team in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Afellay[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
PSV Eindhoven
Number 17
Youth career
1990–1995 USV Elinkwijk
1996–2003 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 PSV Eindhoven 159 (35)
2010–2015 Barcelona 21 (1)
2012–2013Schalke 04 (loan) 10 (2)
2014–2015Olympiacos (loan) 19 (4)
2015–2019 Stoke City 49 (2)
2019–2020 PSV Eindhoven 3 (0)
National team
2007–2016 Netherlands 53 (7)
Honours
Representing  Netherlands
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2010 South Africa Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:28, 26 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:30, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Career statistics

change
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4][5][6][7]
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PSV Eindhoven 2003–04[7] Eredivisie 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2004–05[7] Eredivisie 7 2 2 0 0 0 9 2
2005–06[7] Eredivisie 23 2 2 0 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 2
2006–07[7] Eredivisie 27 6 2 0 5[a] 0 0 0 34 6
2007–08[7] Eredivisie 24 2 0 0 8[a] 0 1[b] 0 33 2
2008–09[7] Eredivisie 28 13 1 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 13
2009–10[7] Eredivisie 29 4 4 1 11[c] 1 44 6
2010–11[8] Eredivisie 19 6 1 0 6[c] 1 26 7
Total 159 35 13 1 42 2 3 0 217 38
Barcelona 2010–11[8] La Liga 16 1 6 1 6[a] 0 28 2
2011–12[8] La Liga 4 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14[8] La Liga 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 21 1 7 1 7 0 0 0 35 2
Schalke 04 (loan) 2012–13[9] Bundesliga 10 2 1 1 4[a] 1 15 4
Olympiacos (loan) 2014–15[10] Superleague Greece 19 4 2 0 8[a] 2 29 6
Stoke City 2015–16[11] Premier League 31 2 0 0 5 1 36 3
2016–17[12] Premier League 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2017–18[13] Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 2 1 0 5 1 55 3
Stoke City U23 2017–18[13] 2[d] 1 2 1
PSV Eindhoven 2019–20[7] Eredivisie 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 261 44 25 3 5 1 61 5 5 1 357 54
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

change
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 2007 1 0
2008 13 0
2009 5 0
2010 12 2
2011 5 1
2012 8 2
2013 0 0
2014 4 1
2015 3 0
2016 2 1
Total 53 7
Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Afellay goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Afellay[16]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2010 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 30   Sweden 2–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2 4–0
3 25 March 2011 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary 33   Hungary 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
4 2 June 2012 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 38   Northern Ireland 4–0 6–0 Friendly
5 5–0
6 10 October 2014 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 45   Kazakhstan 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
7 25 March 2016 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 52   France 2–2 2–3 Friendly

Honours

change

PSV[17]

Barcelona[17]

Olympiacos[17]

Netherlands[17]

Individual[17]

References

change
  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 – List of Players" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. "Afellay – Ibrahim Afellay". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. "Ibrahim Afellay Bio, Stats, News". ESPN. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  4. "Ibrahim Afellay" (in Dutch). PSVweb. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  5. "Afellay: Ibrahim Afellay (2010–11)". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. "Ibrahim Afellay". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 "I. Afellay". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  9. "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  10. "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  11. "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. "Games played by Ibrahim Afellay in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Ibrahim Afellay 44 interlands – 5 doelpunten" (in Dutch). Voetbalstats. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Ibrahim Afellay". EU Football Info. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 "Ibrahim Afellay" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.