Abdenasser El Khayati

Abdenasser El Khayati (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward.

Club career
Born in Rotterdam, El Khayati progressed through the youth academy of Excelsior, before joining the Feyenoord youth team in 2003 as part of their cooperation with Excelsior. He later moved to the youth department of RKSV Leonidas. El Khayati spent his early senior career in the Netherlands and Cyprus with PSV, FC Den Bosch, NAC Breda, Olympiakos Nicosia and Kozakken Boys. He made his professional debut with Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie on 3 October 2008, in a match against Excelsior.



He signed for English club Burton Albion on 29 January 2015, before moving to Championship side Queens Park Rangers on a $2 1/2$-year deal on 1 February 2016. He scored his first goal for QPR in a 2–1 home win against Charlton Athletic on 9 April 2016. He moved on loan to ADO Den Haag in January 2017. On 23 August 2017 his QPR contract was terminated by mutual consent. Shortly after his QPR contract was terminated, he joined ADO Den Haag on a three-year contract.

After growing into a key player for ADO, El Khayati signed with Qatar SC on a two-year contract on 15 August 2019. The transfer came after a 2018–19 season, where he scored 17 goals and had 12 assists in the Eredivisie. On 19 October 2020, El Khayati left Qatar after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, effectively making him a free agent. He finished his stint in Qatar with 16 league appearances in which he scored one goal.

He returned to ADO Den Haag on 6 February 2021, signing a short-term contract until the end of the season.

On 11 March 2022, El Khayati signed with Willem II until the end of the 2021–22 season. On 30 September 2022, he signed with Indian Super League side Chennaiyin ahead of their 2022–23 season.

On 8 September 2023, another Indian Super League club Mumbai City announced the signing of El Khayati, ahead of their second straight AFC Champions League campaign. He departed the club on 31 January 2024.

Personal life
El Khayati is of Moroccan descent.