Khalid Karami (born 29 December 1989) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Karami was born in

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. Prior to joining

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in 2011, he had spells in the Dutch lower leagues with DWS and

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. On 5 August 2011, he made his

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

debut during Go Ahead Eagles' 1–0 home victory over

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, playing the full 90 minutes. Karami went onto appear seventy-two more times, scoring four goals for Go Ahead Eagles before making the move to fellow Eerste Divisie side

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in August 2013. Later that month, he made his debut during their 1–0 away defeat against Emmen, replacing Elso Brito in the 52nd minute. During the following campaign in which Excelsior secured promotion back to the

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, Karami struggled for regular gametime, however netted his first goal for the club during their 3–3 draw with AZ. Following his debut season in the Eredivisie, Karami turned his fortunes and quickly became a key figure in Excelsior's starting eleven, featuring over 90 times in the next three years. On 8 May 2018, Karami signed a pre-contract deal to join fellow Eredivisie side, Vitesse. Signing on a two-year deal following his imminent release from Excelsior. On 1 January 2019, it was announced Karami would spend the rest of the season on loan with

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.NAC huurt Karami van Vitesse
(Dutch). NAC Breda. 1 January 2019.

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