Karim Boudiaf

Karim Boudiaf (; born 16 September 1990) is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Duhail in the Qatar Stars League. He can play as a central defender and as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he represents the Qatar national team.

Club career On 5 September 2010, Boudiaf started for Lekhwiya in the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup against Al-Arabi Sports Club.

International career Boudiaf was born in France, and is of Moroccan-Algerian descent. On 22 December 2009, Boudiaf was called up to the Algeria U23 national team for a training camp in Algiers.

Boudiaf acquired Qatari nationality and was called up to the Qatar national team on 13 November 2013. He was capped in an unofficial friendly exhibition match against Saudi club Al Hilal. He made his official debut for the team on 25 December in the 2014 WAFF Championship in a 1–0 win against Palestine. Boudiaf's first goal came fifteen caps in. He cancelled out a Stuart Dallas goal as Qatar drew with Northern Ireland in England.

Career statistics

Club

International Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.

+ List of international goals scored by Karim Boudiaf No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 31 May 2015 Gresty Road, Crewe, England 1–1 1–1 Friendly 2. 8 September 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Mong Kok, Hong Kong 1–0 3–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 8 October 2015 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 1–0 4. 10 November 2016 2–1 2–1 Friendly 5. 10 October 2019 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 6. 5 November 2022 Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours Al-Duhail Qatar Stars League: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20 Qatar Cup: 2013, 2015, 2018 Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2015, 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022

Qatar AFC Asian Cup: 2019 WAFF Championship: 2014 Arabian Gulf Cup: 2014 Individual Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2017–18