Talal El Karkouri

Talal El Karkouri (Arabic: طلال القرقوري‎, born 8 July 1976 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former professional footballer.

He played top-flight football in Morocco, France, Greece, England and Qatar before retiring in 2012.

He made his international debut for Morocco in 2000, and earned 53 caps, playing at three Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

Early career

He started his career with Raja Casablanca, and was discovered by French giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2000. He played in the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League, but after failing to capture a regular place he was sent on loan to Aris in Greece.

On 31 January 2003 he was loaned to Sunderland of the Premier League until the end of the season. His spell was affected by injury, and he was released on 26 May after the club were relegated.

Charlton

In the summer of 2004, he was bought by Charlton Athletic of the Premier League for £1 million. He scored 5 goals in his debut season at Charlton, starting with the only goal in a win over Blackburn Rovers on 27 September 2004, by heading Danny Murphy's corner. He also scored the club's goal of the season against Arsenal.