Mohammed El Âdfaoui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Jamel El Âdfaoui | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 2008 | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | RS Forestoise | ||
| 2016–2023 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jong KAA Gent | 23 | (3) |
| 2025– | Gent | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Belgium U17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 November 2025 | |||
Mohammed Jamel El Âdfaoui (born 28 February 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gent.
Club career
El Âdfaoui joined the youth academy of RSC Anderlecht at a young age.[1] In 2023, at the age of fifteen, he transferred to Gent.[1] In the 2024/25 season, El Âdfaoui moved up to Jong KAA Gent, the club's reserve team that became champions in Belgian Division 1 that season.[2] In early July 2025, KAA Gent announced that El Âdfaoui had move to the club's first team and extended his contract until mid-2028.[3]
Interntational career
Born in Belgium, El Âdfaoui is of Moroccan descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[4]
References
- ^ a b "KAA Gent haalt talent El Âdfaoui in huis".
- ^ "Jong AA Gent maakt het verschil in de tweede helft tegen Lyra-Lierse". 2 November 2024.
- ^ "El Adfaoui tekent nieuw contract".
- ^ Ahanogbe, Prudence (July 15, 2025). "Un champion du Maroc arrive en Belgique".