‘A big club with a big history’: Tigers sign veteran winger Amrabat
‘I’M EXCITED TO BE HERE’: New signing Nordin Amrabat
By Simon Bristow, Co-Editor
Hull City have signed vastly experienced winger Nordin Amrabat on a deal until the end of the season.
The 37-year-old Morocco international has accumulated over 600 appearances during a distinguished 19-year career, scoring 97 goals and providing 104 assists across spells with ten clubs.
Amrabat was most recently at AEK Athens, where he won a Greek league and cup double in 2022/23 and played over 100 matches during a three-and-a-half-year stay, which ended earlier this month.
The Netherlands-born attacker has won honours in four countries, collecting his first piece of silverware with Dutch Eredivisie side PSV in the form of the 2008 Johan Cruyff Shield.
More medals followed during his time in Türkiye with Galatasaray, winning the 2012/13 Süper Lig title, 2013/14 Turkish Cup and back-to-back Turkish Super Cups before moving to Málaga in Spain.
The right-sided wide man last played in England for Watford from 2016 to 2018, making 44 Premier League appearances, followed by three seasons in the Saudi Pro League with Al-Nassr.
Creating 26 goals in 100 outings in Riyadh, Amrabat topped the assist charts as Al-Nassr lifted the 2018/19 Saudi league title and helped secure successive Saudi Super Cups.
His club career has also taken in short stints with Dutch outfits Omniworld and VVV-Venlo, Turkish team Kayserispor and Spanish side Leganés, while he has featured 18 times in the Champions League.
Internationally, Amrabat has earned 64 caps for Morocco, representing the Atlas Lions at the 2012 London Olympics, 2018 World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations, his last tournament coming in 2019.
Amrabat said: “I’m very happy and excited to be here. It’s a big club with a big history. I’m happy to be part of the Hull City family now and I can’t wait to start.
“England is the best country in the world when it comes to football. The Premier League is above all the leagues in the world and the Championship is a respected league.
“The manager has explained how he wants the wingers to play, how they need to press and now I understand what he expects.
“I always try to help the young players and I will do more than my best on the pitch and outside the pitch. I am fit and ready to play.
“The main goal is to climb up the table and make the fans happy. I want to enjoy football, enjoy with my teammates. We want to celebrate some good wins.”