Youssef El Akchaoui (; born 18 February 1981) is a Moroccan former professional

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. He played as a

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Club career

Having grown as a player at

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, he joined

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in 2003 on a free transfer, and in the summer 2006, he signed a three-year deal with

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side

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. On 20 January 2010, he was loaned to

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for the remainder of the season.

International career

He made his first cap for

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in the friendly match against

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on 20 August 2008.

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* 1981 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Riffian people Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Morocco men's international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players Excelsior Rotterdam players ADO Den Haag players NEC Nijmegen players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Augsburg players SC Heerenveen players VVV-Venlo players NAC Breda players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Footballers from Dordrecht {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub