28-year-old Sofyan Amrabat is a Dutch-born Moroccan professional football player whose career began in 2014 with Dutch club, Utrecht. Besides playing for Fiorentina in Italy, the midfielder represents the Atlas Lions of Morocco at the international level. Similarly, he was part of the squad that made Africa proud when he helped his country reach the semi-finals of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup for the first time.
Beyond football, a lot of people want to know more about his love life, but Amrabat has managed to keep it away from the public eye. Nevertheless, he has an older brother, Nordin Amrabat who also plays football.
Biography and Family Background of Sofyan Amrabat
Sofyan Amrabat was born on August 21, 1996, in Huizen, Netherlands. He is currently 28 years old.
Although not much is known about the parents of the midfielder, his father, Mohammed Amrabat was born in Morocco where he had his elementary education before leaving the North African country for the Netherlands. His mother on the other hand is not clear who she is, but is also of Moroccan descent.
Amrabat is not the only child in his family; he has other siblings, but the notable one is his older brother, Noureddine “Nordin” Amrabat (38), born on March 31, 1987, in Naarden, Netherlands. He is also a professional footballer who played for several teams, including PSV, Galatasaray, Malaga, and Watford and won 64 caps for the national team of Morocco from 2011 to 2019.
A Brief Look at His Club and International Career
Sofyan has been playing professional football for 11 years. While growing up, the midfielder who is 9 years younger than his older brother developed a passion for the game of soccer. He spent some time at HSV De Zuidvogels in 2007, the same academy where his older brother began his journey as well.
Later that same year, he joined the youth system of Utrecht and passed through the ranks until he signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club in 2014 at the age of 18.
After three years, he moved to Feyenoord for a season before joining the Belgian side, Club Brugge. In 2019, he was loaned to the Italian side Hellas Verona before the club bought him permanently in January 2020, but they immediately resold him to Fiorentina.
Beyond club football, the Dutch-born Moroccan footballer was eligible to play for the Netherlands being his country of birth, and Morocco where his parents’ ancestry came from. Initially, he represented the former in 2010 at the under-15 level, before the latter at the under-17 and 23 levels.
In March 2017, he made his first appearance for the Atlas Lions of Morocco and went on to represent the North African country at two FIFA World Cups; Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. Even though his country didn’t go beyond the Group Stages in Russia, they impressed in Qatar and reached the semi-finals for the first time in the history of the country and Africa as a whole after beating Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-final. Unfortunately, they lost to France.
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Is He Married?
As indicated, Sofyan Amrabat is discreet, especially in revealing details of his love life and affair. Similarly, there is no news or rumor linking him to any woman or a wife, and neither did he leave any trails on his social media channels. So, it is unclear whether he is married, or is in a relationship or not.
Regardless of that, he has an incredible relationship with his family; particularly his older brother, Nordin. The pair have a special bond which is evident from the pictures they both share of each other on their individual Instagram channels.
Sofyan Amrabat Has an Estimated Net Worth of $5 Million
Sofyan Amrabat’s net worth is currently evaluated at $5 million as of December 2022. He earned a decent fortune from playing for Utrecht, Feyenoord, Club Brugge, and Fiorentina. At the moment, he earns € 36,923 per week and €1,920,000 per year from his contract with Fiorentina which is billed to expire in June 2024.
Outside what he makes from soccer, the Dutch-born Moroccan midfielder’s fortune gets a further boost from endorsement deals. Presently, he has a partnership deal with the German shoe and clothing brand, Adidas.
He is 6 Feet 0 Inches (1.83m) Tall
Sofyan Amrabat’s height is 6 feet 0 inches (1.83m) tall. The midfielder is taller than his older brother, Nordin Amrabat who is 5 feet 10 inches (1.79m) tall. Furthermore, he shares the same height as his fellow Moroccan midfielders; Azzedine Ounahi (6 feet 0 inches/1.83m), and Yahaya Jabrane (6 feet 0 inches/1.83m).
His body weight on the other hand is 70kg (154lbs).
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