Abdelhamid El Kaoutari

I have a soft spot for centre-backs like Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, and he strikes me as exactly that breed of unsung defender who does the dirty work so the forwards can take the glory. Coming out of Montpellier with North African roots, he carries the kind of layered identity that southern French football has long thrived on. At 180 cm he is not towering, which tells me he relied on reading the game rather than raw physicality. I respect players whose value never quite shows up in the highlight reel but who quietly hold a back line together.

Name (English)

Abdelhamid El Kaoutari

Name (Japanese)

アブデルハミド・エル・カウタリ

Reading

あぶでるはみど・える・かうたり

Born

March 17, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Horse

Origin

Montpellier, Hérault, France

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9F%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA

Tags

• Hérault
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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