Karim Rekik is a Dutch professional footballer who is commonly known as Rekik. Rekik plays for the Dutch national team and for the Spanish club Sevilla. Rekik plays as a center back but he can also play as a left back in the football pitch. He is known for his speed, aerial abilities, strength and passing abilities.
Rekik played for many clubs over the years and won many trophies with them. He is considered as one of the best defenders of his age. Rekik started playing at a very early age for Manchester City and won the Premier League title with the team. He was also part of the Manchester City squad which won the Community Shield in 2014.
Rekik is a very important player for the Dutch national team too. He represented his nation in various major tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup and Euro. He also played for the Dutch U-17 to U-21 teams. He made his senior international debut back in 2014 and since then he has been playing for the team.
Rekik earned a good amount of wealth in his distinguished career. The net worth of Rekik in 2021 is approximately USD 12.8 million.
Rekik started his senior career back in 2011 with the English club Manchester City. He played with the club till 2015. He received USD 550K annually from Manchester City. In the summer transfer window of 2015 he joined the French club Merseille. He stayed there for two seasons. Marseille paid him USD 2.2 for each season.
In 2017, he joined the German club called Hertha BSC. He played with the club till 2020. He got USD 1.5 million annually from this German club. Rekik joined the Spanish club Sevilla in mid-2020, and ever since then he has been playing for the club.
He signed a three year contract with the club and the contract is valid till 2023. According to the deal he receives USD 1.8 million for each season. He also gets bonuses from time to time as he is a part of the main squad.