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Amrabat makes FC Utrecht debut at 39 and sets club age record
Nordin Amrabat made his FC Utrecht debut in a 2-1 win away to FC Twente.
At 39 years and 201 days, he became the club’s oldest-ever outfield player.
Amrabat joined Utrecht on an amateur basis and says he does not need a salary.
He had waited nearly two months for his first playing time and came on late to help defend the lead.
He hopes to earn more minutes after the debut.
Utrecht are due to host PEC Zwolle next Saturday, and Amrabat hopes to play there.
Nordin Amrabat made his FC Utrecht debut at age 39, becoming the club’s oldest-ever outfield player.
He came on as a substitute in a 2-1 away win over FC Twente.
Amrabat said he had waited a long time for his first minutes and hoped to play more.
He is at Utrecht on an amateur basis and said he hoped to be rewarded with playing time rather than money.
The reports differ on whether the match was played on Saturday or Sunday.
- Who
- Nordin Amrabat, a 39-year-old FC Utrecht forward.
- What
- He made his debut for the club and became its oldest-ever outfield player.
- When
- The reports describe the match as Saturday evening and Sunday evening.
- Where
- Away against FC Twente in Enschede.
- Why
- His coach brought him on as a substitute; Amrabat said he had been waiting for the chance to play.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Amrabat played his 89th Eredivisie match, coming on as a substitute for PSV against FC Twente.
After joining FC Utrecht, Amrabat waited nearly two months before making his debut.
Amrabat came on in FC Utrecht’s 2-1 away win over FC Twente; the reports differ on whether the match was on Saturday or Sunday.
- Age
- 39 years and 201 days
- Result
- FC Utrecht won 2-1 away against FC Twente
- Record
- Oldest outfield player ever for FC Utrecht
- Previous club record-holder
- Wlodzimierz Smolarek, who played for Utrecht at age 38 in 1996
- Eredivisie appearances
- 90; his 89th was in 2010
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What people are saying
I don’t need to be paid in euros, but in playing minutes. That is what I hope for.
I felt just like a seventeen-year-old making his debut.
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39y201d - Nordin Amrabat (39 years, 201 days) is the oldest outfield player ever for FC Utrecht in the @eredivisie, and the oldest in the competition since Jan Heintze in 2003 (39y, 281d). Veteran.