Players / Talal El Karkouri
Former international · Centre-back · 2000–2009
Talal
Talal
El Karkouri
طلال القرقوري
Born on 8 July 1976 in 
Casablanca. 53 caps and 6 goals between 2000 and 2009.
2000–2009
Talal El Karkouri
Centre-back · 1.86 m
53caps
No. 34 all-time
6goals
1 every 8.8 matches · No. 45 all-time
52%won
27 won · 15 drawn · 10 lost
First cap · The Gambia
WonDrawnLost
His goal
World Cup or AFCON finals The squares are the 52 matches with a recorded line-up
Born8 July 1976 · age 50 Birthplace Casablanca Nationality 
Morocco, France Height1.86 m FootRight
Casablanca Nationality Morocco, France Height1.86 m FootRight
Milestones
First capvs 
The Gambia 1–09 Apr 2000 · World Cup 2002 qualifier
The Gambia 1–09 Apr 2000 · World Cup 2002 qualifierFirst goalvs France 1–56 Jun 2000 · Friendly
France 1–56 Jun 2000 · FriendlyLatest goalvs 
Namibia 2–017 Oct 2007 · Friendly
Namibia 2–017 Oct 2007 · Friendly50th matchvs 
Zambia 2–012 Jan 2008 · Friendly
Zambia 2–012 Jan 2008 · FriendlyLast matchvs 
Gabon 1–228 Mar 2009 · World Cup 2010 qualifier
Gabon 1–228 Mar 2009 · World Cup 2010 qualifierMorocco
With the Lions
Year by year
’00’01’02’03’04’05’06’07’08’09
’00’01’02’03’04’05’06’07’08’09
His goals on record
6 goalsHow his goals came
6 goals in 52 matches, scoring in 6 of them.
By competition
World Cup qualifiers12 matches3
AFCON finals8 matches1
AFCON qualifiers9 matches0
Friendlies23 matches2
Favourite opponents
Home and away
5At home33 matches
1Away or neutral19 matches
Goals in wins, draws, defeats
3W2D1L
Goals in the senior matches we have line-ups for; the official total can be a little higher for the early years.
His record
Under each coach, against each opponent
Under each coach
Henryk Kasperczak2000 · 4 matches · 1 goal2 won · 1 drawn · 1 lost50%
Badou Zaki2002–2005 · 30 matches · 4 goals17 won · 8 drawn · 5 lost57%
M'hamed Fakhir2006–2007 · 14 matches6 won · 5 drawn · 3 lost43%
Henri Michel2007–2008 · 2 matches · 1 goal2 won · 0 drawn · 0 lost100%
Roger Lemerre2009 · 2 matches0 won · 1 drawn · 1 lost0%
Against each opponent
| Opponent | P | W–D–L | Win % | His goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | 5 | 0–4–1 | 0% | 2 |
| Gabon | 4 | 3–0–1 | 75% | · |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | 2–1–0 | 67% | · |
 Malawi | 3 | 2–1–0 | 67% | · |
 Mali | 3 | 0–0–3 | 0% | · |
 Botswana | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100% | 1 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100% | · |
| Namibia | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50% | 1 |
All 32 opponents
| Opponent | P | W–D–L | Win % | His goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 5 | 0–4–1 | 0% | 2 |
| Gabon | 4 | 3–0–1 | 75% | · |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2–1–0 | 67% | · |
| Malawi | 3 | 2–1–0 | 67% | · |
| Mali | 3 | 0–0–3 | 0% | · |
| Botswana | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100% | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100% | · |
| Namibia | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50% | 1 |
 Angola | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50% | · |
 Guinea | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50% | · |
 Sierra Leone | 2 | 1–1–0 | 50% | · |
 Ivory Coast | 2 | 0–0–2 | 0% | · |
| Zambia | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 United States | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 DR Congo | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Algeria | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Benin | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | 1 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Burkina Faso | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Senegal | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Jamaica | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
| The Gambia | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100% | · |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0% | · |
 Colombia | 1 | 0–0–1 | 0% | · |
 Libya | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0% | · |
 Egypt | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0% | · |
 Kenya | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0% | · |
 Argentina | 1 | 0–0–1 | 0% | · |
 South Africa | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0% | · |
| France | 1 | 0–0–1 | 0% | 1 |
Latest matches
His last 12 matches
Every match (52)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||||
| 28 Mar 2009 | Gabon | Loss1–2 | World Cup 2010 qualifier · Group A | |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Czech Republic | Draw0–0 | Friendly | |
| 2008 | ||||
| 12 Jan 2008 | Zambia | Win2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2007 | ||||
| 17 Oct 2007 | Namibia | Win2–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 2 Jun 2007 | Zimbabwe | Win2–0 | AFCON 2008 qualifier · Group 12 | |
| 25 Mar 2007 | Zimbabwe | Draw1–1 | AFCON 2008 qualifier · Group 12 | |
| 7 Feb 2007 | Tunisia | Draw1–1 | Friendly | |
| 2006 | ||||
| 15 Nov 2006 | Gabon | Win6–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 Sep 2006 | Malawi | Win2–0 | AFCON 2008 qualifier · Group 12 | |
| 4 Jun 2006 | Colombia | Loss0–2 | Friendly | |
| 28 May 2006 | Mali | Loss0–1 | Friendly | |
| 23 May 2006 | United States | Win1–0 | Friendly | |
| 28 Jan 2006 | Libya | Draw0–0 | Africa Cup of Nations 2006 · Group A | |
| 24 Jan 2006 | Egypt | Draw0–0 | Africa Cup of Nations 2006 · Group A | |
| 21 Jan 2006 | Ivory Coast | Loss0–1 | Africa Cup of Nations 2006 · Group A | |
| 17 Jan 2006 | Angola | Draw2–2 | Friendly | |
| 14 Jan 2006 | Zimbabwe | Win1–0 | Friendly | |
| 9 Jan 2006 | DR Congo | Win3–0 | Friendly | |
| 2005 | ||||
| 8 Oct 2005 | Tunisia | Draw2–2 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2005 | Botswana | Win1–0 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | 1 |
| 18 Jun 2005 | Kenya | Draw0–0 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 4 Jun 2005 | Malawi | Win4–1 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 25 Mar 2005 | Guinea | Win1–0 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 2004 | ||||
| 10 Oct 2004 | Guinea | Draw1–1 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Tunisia | Draw1–1 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | 1 |
| 3 Jul 2004 | Botswana | Win1–0 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 5 Jun 2004 | Malawi | Draw1–1 | World Cup 2006 qualifier · Group 5 | |
| 28 Apr 2004 | Argentina | Loss0–1 | Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Angola | Win3–1 | Friendly | |
| 14 Feb 2004 | Tunisia | Loss1–2 | Africa Cup of Nations 2004 · Final | |
| 8 Feb 2004 | Algeria | Win3–1aet | Africa Cup of Nations 2004 · Quarter Finals | |
| 4 Feb 2004 | South Africa | Draw1–1 | Africa Cup of Nations 2004 · Group D | |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Benin | Win4–0 | Africa Cup of Nations 2004 · Group D | 1 |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Nigeria | Win1–0 | Africa Cup of Nations 2004 · Group D | |
| 2003 | ||||
| 19 Nov 2003 | Mali | Loss0–1 | Friendly | |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Burkina Faso | Win1–0 | Friendly | |
| 11 Oct 2003 | Tunisia | Draw0–0 | Friendly | |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Trinidad and Tobago | Win2–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 Jul 2003 | Equatorial Guinea | Win1–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Gabon | Win2–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Sierra Leone | Win1–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Ivory Coast | Loss0–1 | Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Sierra Leone | Draw0–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Senegal | Win1–0 | Friendly | |
| 2002 | ||||
| 20 Nov 2002 | Mali | Loss1–3 | Friendly | |
| 13 Oct 2002 | Equatorial Guinea | Win5–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 7 Sep 2002 | Gabon | Win1–0 | AFCON 2004 qualifier · Group 7 | |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Luxembourg | Win2–0 | Friendly | |
| 2000 | ||||
| 17 Jun 2000 | Namibia | Draw0–0 | World Cup 2002 qualifier · Group C | |
| 6 Jun 2000 | France | Loss1–5 | Friendly | 1 |
| 4 Jun 2000 | Jamaica | Win1–0 | Friendly | |
| 9 Apr 2000 | The Gambia | Win1–0 | World Cup 2002 qualifier · First Round | |
Club
Club career
Raja Casablanca1994–1999
Ittihad Tanger1995–1997 · loan
Servette1999–2000
77 apps · 1 g
Paris Saint-Germain2000–2004
113 apps · 2 g
Aris2000–2001 · loan
11 apps · 0 g
Sunderland2003 · loan
8 apps · 0 g
Charlton Athletic2004–2007
78 apps · 8 g
Al-Gharafa2006 · loan
Qatar SC2007–2011
77 apps · 12 g
Umm-Salal2011–2012
Honours