{{short description|Moroccan professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sofian Chakla | image = Chaklasofian.jpg | caption = Chakla with Videoton in 2015 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Kenitra, Morocco | height = {{height|m=1.88}} | position = Centre back | currentclub = Iraklis | clubnumber = 44 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Las Norias | youthyears2 = 2005–2010 | youthclubs2 = La Mojonera | youthyears3 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs3 = Málaga | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = Málaga B | caps1 = 19 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2014 | clubs2 = Betis B | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Videoton | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = La Roda | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = El Ejido | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Almería B | caps6 = 39 | goals6 = 6 | years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Melilla | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2019–2020 | clubs8 = Villarreal B | caps8 = 21 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2020–2021 | clubs9 = Villarreal | caps9 = 3 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2021 | clubs10= → Getafe (loan) | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0 | years11= 2021–2022 | clubs11= OH Leuven | caps11 = 17 | goals11 = 0 | years12= 2023 | clubs12= Ponferradina | caps12 = 13 | goals12 = 0 | years13= 2023–2025 | clubs13= Sabah | caps13 = 56 | goals13 = 5 | years14= 2025–2026 | clubs14= AEL | caps14 = 13 | goals14 = 1 | years15= 2026– | clubs15= Iraklis | caps15 = 3 | goals15 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam1 = Morocco U20 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam2 = Morocco | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 17 February 2026 | nationalteam-update = 10 December 2022 }} '''Soufiane''' "'''Sofian'''" '''Chakla''' ({{Langx|ar|سفيان شاكلا}}; born 2 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Greek Super League 2 club Iraklis.<ref>{{soccerway|sofian-chakla/349005}}</ref>
==Club career== Born in Kenitra, Chakla moved to Spain at the age of eight, and joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2010. He made his debut as a senior with the reserves in 2012, in Tercera División.
On 27 January 2014, Chakla rescinded with the Andalusians and moved to another reserve team, Real Betis B also in the fourth tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://futbolmarroqui.com/index.php/los-leones-del-atlas/espana/137-chakla-rescinde-con-el-malaga-y-ficha-por-el-betis|title=Chakla rescinde con el Málaga y ficha por el Betis|trans-title=Chakla rescinds with Málaga and signs for Betis|publisher=Fútbol Marroquí|language=es|date=27 January 2014|accessdate=27 October 2016|archive-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028152118/http://futbolmarroqui.com/index.php/los-leones-del-atlas/espana/137-chakla-rescinde-con-el-malaga-y-ficha-por-el-betis|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 11 July he signed for Hungarian club Videoton FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rangado.hu/tartalom/cikk/272573_marokkoi_vedo_jon_a_videotonba|title=Marokkói védő igazolt Fehérvárra|trans-title=Moroccan defender signs with ''Fehérvárra''|publisher=Rangado|language=hu|date=11 July 2014|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>
Chakla made his professional debut on 2 November 2014, starting in a 1–0 home win against Budapest Honvéd FC. However, he only appeared in six matches during the whole campaign, and was subsequently released.
On 23 September 2015, after failed trials at Sporting Gijón, Chakla joined Segunda División B club La Roda CF.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larodacf.com/index.php/10-comunicados/308-el-central-sub-23-chakla-ficha-por-la-roda-cf|title=El central sub-23 Chakla ficha por La Roda CF|trans-title=Under-23 stopper Chakla signs for La Roda CF|publisher=La Roda CF|language=es|accessdate=27 October 2016|archive-date=28 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084943/http://www.larodacf.com/index.php/10-comunicados/308-el-central-sub-23-chakla-ficha-por-la-roda-cf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following 25 August he moved to fellow league team CD El Ejido 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clubdeportivoelejido.com/sofian-a-competir/|title=Sofian a competir|trans-title=Sofian to compete|publisher=CD El Ejido|language=es|date=25 August 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>
On 31 May 2017, Chakla signed for UD Almería B in the fourth tier, mainly as a replacement to injured Igor Engonga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udalmeriasad.com/noticia/el-filial-ficha-al-defensa-central-sofian-para-el-play-off-de-ascenso-a-segunda-b|title=El filial ficha al defensa central Sofián para el play-off de ascenso a Segunda B|trans-title=The reserves sign the stopper Sofián for the promotion play-off to ''Segunda B''|publisher=UD Almería|language=es|date=31 May 2017|accessdate=5 June 2017}}</ref> On 16 July of the following year, after helping the Andalusians in their promotion, he moved to third division side UD Melilla on a 2+1 contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://udmelilla.es/noticias/17520/|title=La U.D. Melilla asegura el presente y el futuro de su defensa con el potente Sofian Chakla|trans-title=U.D. Melilla assure the present and future of their defense with powerful Sofian Chakla|publisher=UD Melilla|language=es|date=16 July 2018|accessdate=5 February 2020}}</ref>
On 17 July 2019, Chakla signed for Villarreal CF;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villarrealcf.es/en/news/item/24922-sofian-chakla-strengthens-villarreal-b|title=Sofian Chakla strengthens Villarreal B|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=17 July 2019|accessdate=5 February 2020}}</ref> initially assigned to the reserves in division three, he was definitely promoted to the main squad on 27 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/news/item/26870-sofian-chakla-is-now-a-first-team-player|title=Sofian Chakla is now a first-team player|publisher=Villarreal CF|date=27 January 2020|accessdate=5 February 2020}}</ref> He made his La Liga debut on 19 June, starting in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/primera-division/cronica/2020/06/19/5eed070c46163fc60c8b45be.html|title=Gerard mantiene al Villarreal en su firme rumbo hacia Europa|trans-title=Gerard keeps Villarreal in their steady course towards Europa|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=19 June 2020|accessdate=5 July 2020}}</ref>
On 30 January 2021, Chakla joined Getafe CF on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.getafecf.com/Noticia/tabid/137/Article/7297/COMUNICADO-OFICIAL-Soufiane.aspx|title= COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Soufiane|trans-title=OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Soufiane|publisher=Getafe CF|language=es|date=30 January 2021|accessdate=30 January 2021}}</ref> In August 2021, he moved to Belgian side Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
On 18 January 2023, Chakla returned to Spain after agreeing to a contract with SD Ponferradina in the second level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdponferradina.com/noticias/noticia/soufiane-chakla-nuevo-jugador-de-la-sd-ponferradina|title=Soufiane Chakla, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina|trans-title=Soufiane Chakla, new player of SD Ponferradina|publisher=SD Ponferradina|language=es|date=18 January 2023|accessdate=27 January 2023}}</ref>
==International career== He made his debut for Morocco national football team on 30 March 2021 in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Burundi.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Confederation of African Football|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/2021/matches/2032541/|title=Morocco v Burundi game report|date=30 March 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Club === {{updated|match played 9 May 2021}}
{| 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"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Málaga B |2012–13<ref name=":Preferente">{{LaPreferente|109130<!-- C11511 -->}}</ref> |Tercera División |15||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs|name=pro}}||0||17||0 |- |2013–14<ref name=":Preferente" /> |Tercera División |4||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||4||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !19!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0!!21!!2 |- |Betis B |2013–14<ref name=":Preferente" /> |Tercera División |12||2|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||6{{efn|name=pro}}||1||18||3 |- |Videoton |2014–15<ref name=":Soccerway">{{Soccerway|sofian-chakla/349005}}</ref> |NB I |6||0||2 |0||9||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||0 |- |La Roda |2015–16<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |Segunda División B |23||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||23||0 |- |El Ejido |2016–17<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |Segunda División B |23||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||23||1 |- |Almería B |2017–18<ref name=":Preferente" /> |Tercera División |39||6|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name=pro}}||0||42||6 |- |Melilla |2018–19<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |Segunda División B |26||2||3||0|| colspan="2" |—||4{{efn|name=pro}}||0||33||2 |- |Villarreal B |2019–20<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |Segunda División B |21||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||21||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Villarreal |2019–20<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |La Liga |2||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |2020–21<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |La Liga |1||0||2||1|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!1 |- |Getafe (loan) |2020–21<ref name=":Soccerway" /> |La Liga |11||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||11||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !183!!14!!8!!1!!9!!0!!15!!1!!215!!16 |}
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=== International === {{updated|match played 18 January 2022}}<ref>{{NFT|82203}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="2" |Morocco |2021||3||0 |- |2022 |1 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!4!!0 |}
== Honours == '''Videoton''' *Nemzeti Bajnokság: 2014–15
'''Sabah''' *Azerbaijan Cup: 2024–25
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{BDFutbol|22262}} * {{UEFA player}}
{{Iraklis F.C. squad}} {{Morocco squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakla, Sofian}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Kenitra Category:Moroccan men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:Atlético Malagueño players Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players Category:Betis Deportivo footballers Category:La Roda CF players Category:CD El Ejido players Category:UD Almería B players Category:UD Melilla footballers Category:Villarreal CF B players Category:Villarreal CF players Category:Getafe CF footballers Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Category:Videoton FC Fehérvár players Category:Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Category:SD Ponferradina players Category:Sabah FK (Azerbaijan) players Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Category:Morocco men's under-20 international footballers Category:Morocco men's international footballers Category:2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen