SOUFFIAN EL KAROUANI
Defender · Benfica · UEFA Europa League
“A modern full-back who pushes play with intent.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
S. El Karouani is a prime full back with room left in his development, and Utrecht shows his best recent level. The holdback is clear: his league context earns a discount, and he is not a certain starter.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €8.5M – €9.8M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
S. El Karouani is a proactive full-back who wants to join the attack early and give his side width. He stays active in the lane outside the winger, overlapping to stretch shape and deliver simple, useful service rather than forcing the issue. In possession, he looks like a defender comfortable taking responsibility for progression and recovery in the same move.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.40
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 1 shot in 5 matches (226 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
9 shots · 1 goal
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Europa League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 7.25 |
 Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.53 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 6.99 |
Form (last 6 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.40
per 90
Shots
0.40
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.40
per 90 · 50% completed
Key passes
2.39
per 90
Pass accuracy
94%
Fouls won
1.59
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
3.58
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 |  Omonia Nicosia | UEL | W1-4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Oct 15 |  Celtic | UEL | W4-1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Sep 20 |  FC Porto | Primeira Liga | L3-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Sep 16 |  AC Milan | UEL | W0-2 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Sep 9 |  Moreirense | Primeira Liga | W0-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| May 24 |  Ajax | Eredivisie | D1-1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | — |
Minutes played
Total minutes
UEFA Europa League204 (90%)Primeira Liga22 (10%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Benfica | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 6.62 |
| 2025/26 |  Utrecht | Eredivisie | 47 | 3 | 14 | 0.36 | 7.23 |
| 2024/25 | Utrecht | Eredivisie | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0.28 | 7.24 |
| 2023/24 | Utrecht | Eredivisie | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0.13 | 7.02 |
| 2022/23 |  NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0.11 | 6.66 |
| 2021/22 | NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.75 |
| 2020/21 | NEC Nijmegen | Eerste Divisie | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0.23 | 7.11 |
| 2019/20 | NEC Nijmegen | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career highlights
Honors are not available yet.
Spell detail
Apps
4
Goals
0
Assists
1
Minutes
136
By season
| 2026/27 | UEFA Europa League | 4 app | 0 g | 6.62 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Morocco
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Morocco
Morocco's tournament →No World Cup minutes on record for S. El Karouani.