{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Achraf Madi | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|6|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Amsterdam-West, Netherlands<ref name="morocco" /> | height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Achraf Madi – Player Profile |url=https://www.eurosport.nl/voetbal/achraf-madi_prs568866/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 | youthclubs1 = Buitenveldert | youthyears2 = 2013–2016 | youthclubs2 = Utrecht | youthyears3 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs3 = AFC | youthyears4 = 2017–2020 | youthclubs4 = Twente | youthyears5 = 2020–2021 | youthclubs5 = Sparta Rotterdam | years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = Jong Sparta Rotterdam | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 7 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Sparta Rotterdam | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = Telstar | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = Saguntino | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = Albacete B | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 1 | club-update = 05:37, 24 October 2024 (UTC) }} '''Achraf Madi''' ({{langx|ar|أشرف ماضي}}; born 27 June 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Moroccan descent.
==Career== ===Sparta Rotterdam=== Madi played youth football for Buitenveldert, Utrecht, AFC, Twente and Sparta Rotterdam. In 2020, he was promoted to Sparta's reserve team, Jong Sparta Rotterdam, competing in the Dutch third tier. He made his senior debut on 22 August 2021, the first matchday of the season, starting in a 1–1 draw against De Treffers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sparta Rotterdam (J) – De Treffers 1:1 (Tweede Divisie 2021/2022, 1. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma9253758/lineup/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref> In the following game, on 28 August, he scored his first goal, opening the score in a convincing 6–2 victory against Jong Volendam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jong FC Volendam – Sparta Rotterdam (J) 2:6 (Tweede Divisie 2021/2022, 2. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma9253764/lineup/ |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=21 June 2023}}</ref>
Madi's performances for the second team earned him a place in the first team, and he made his professional debut on 15 December 2021, replacing Mario Engels in the 73rd minute of a KNVB Cup loss to Vitesse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Liveblog Vitesse – Sparta |url=https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/liveblog-vitesse-sparta/ |website=Sparta Rotterdam |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215163201/https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/liveblog-vitesse-sparta/ |archive-date=15 December 2021 |language=nl |date=15 December 2021}}</ref> He made his league debut the following month, coming off the bench for Tom Beugelsdijk late in a 3–0 home defeat against Utrecht.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zeven keer is scheepsrecht: Utrecht sluit dramatische periode af |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2022/01/zeven-keer-is-scheepsrecht-utrecht-sluit-dramatische-periode-af |access-date=21 June 2023 |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621195926/https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2022/01/zeven-keer-is-scheepsrecht-utrecht-sluit-dramatische-periode-af |archive-date=21 June 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
===Telstar=== On 30 January 2023, Madi signed a six-month contract with Eerste Divisie club Telstar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Telstar versterkt selectie met tweetal |url=https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/telstar-versterkt-selectie-met-tweetal |website=SC Telstar |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130155840/https://sctelstar.nl/nieuws/telstar-versterkt-selectie-met-tweetal |archive-date=30 January 2023 |language=nl |date=30 January 2023}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 17 February 2023, replacing Tom Overtoom in a 1–1 league draw against Jong PSV.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pus |first1=Milton |title=Snel doelpunt Min niet voldoende voor volle buit Telstar |url=https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/315012/snel-doelpunt-min-niet-voldoende-voor-volle-buit-telstar |access-date=21 June 2023 |work=NH Nieuws |date=17 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318194419/https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/315012/snel-doelpunt-min-niet-voldoende-voor-volle-buit-telstar |archive-date=18 March 2023 |language=nl}}</ref>
===Saguntino=== On 1 September 2023, Madi signed with Saguntino in the Spanish fourth-tier Segunda Federación.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Saguntino|url=https://www.atleticosaguntino.es/Actualidad/Noticia/ver,631/|title=El Atlético Saguntino ficha a Achraf Madi|trans-title=Atlético Saguntino signs Achraf Madi|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023|language=es}}</ref>
===Albacete B=== He moved to Albacete B during the summer of 2024, making his debut for ''Queso Mecánico'' on 8 September, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 away draw against Toledo.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fernández |first1=Estefanía |title=Sabroso y merecido empate del Atlético Albacete en Toledo |url=https://www.quesomecanico.com/web/inicio/atletico-albacete/7694-sabroso-y-merecido-empate-del-atletico-albacete-en-toledo |access-date=20 September 2024 |work=Queso Mecánico |date=8 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908233058/https://www.quesomecanico.com/web/inicio/atletico-albacete/7694-sabroso-y-merecido-empate-del-atletico-albacete-en-toledo |archive-date=8 September 2024 |language=es-es}}</ref>
==Personal life== Born in the Netherlands, Madi is of Moroccan descent.<ref name="morocco">{{cite web |title=Madi: "Wel benaderd door Marokko, maar niet concreet" |url=https://www.11lions.nl/madi-wel-benaderd-door-marokko-maar-niet-concreet/ |website=11Lions.nl |access-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808033500/https://www.11lions.nl/madi-wel-benaderd-door-marokko-maar-niet-concreet/ |archive-date=8 August 2020 |language=nl |date=19 July 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 15 September 2024}}<ref name="WF">{{WorldFootball.net|achraf-madi}}</ref><ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|achraf-madi/627711}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Jong Sparta Rotterdam |2021–22 |Tweede Divisie |34||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||2 |- |2022–23 |Tweede Divisie |20||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!7!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!54!!7 |- |Sparta Rotterdam |2021–22 |Eredivisie |1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Telstar |2022–23 |Eerste Divisie |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |Saguntino |2023–24 |Segunda Federación |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |Albacete B |2024–25 |Tercera Federación |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !75!!7!!1!!0!!0!!0!!76!!7 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|achraf-madi}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Madi, Achraf}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Dutch people of Moroccan descent Category:Sportspeople of Moroccan descent Category:Footballers from Amsterdam Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:SC Buitenveldert players Category:FC Utrecht players Category:Amsterdamsche FC players Category:FC Twente players Category:Sparta Rotterdam players Category:SC Telstar players Category:Atlético Saguntino players Category:Atlético Albacete players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Tweede Divisie players Category:Segunda Federación players Category:Tercera Federación players Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen Category:Jong Sparta players