Souffian El Karouani
Center Back · Benfica · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Karouani is operating at his career peak — the 2024/25 level is the level.
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 202 appearances with 41 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Utrecht — Season rating 43, 2 goals and 8 assists in 34 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (35 → 40).
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±3 points) across 6 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Eredivisie) and kept playing — 31 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | BenficaLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 40 |
| 2025/26 | Utrecht | 34 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | Utrecht | 34 | 2 | 8 | 79 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | Utrecht | 31 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 35 |
| 2022/23 | NEC Nijmegen | 33 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 38 |
| 2021/22 | NEC Nijmegen | 31 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 40 |
| 2020/21 | NEC Nijmegen | 38 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 38 |
| 2019/20 | NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup - Qualification Africa | 3 | 0 |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Morocco | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
Schedule · 2026/27
Also spent part of this season at Utrecht, Utrecht — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9 | Primeira Liga | H Academico Viseu | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Primeira Liga | A Casa Pia | 7-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Primeira Liga | H Estoril | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Primeira Liga | A Maritimo | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 9 | Primeira Liga | A Moreirense | 4-0 | Played | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 13 | Primeira Liga | H GIL Vicente | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |