| Sami El Anabi | |
| Fullname: | Sami El Anabi |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Liège, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Standard Liège |
| Youthclubs2: | Visé |
| Youthclubs3: | CS Sart Tilman |
| Youthclubs4: | RFC Huy |
| Youthyears5: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs5: | Virton |
| Years1: | 2019-2020 |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022-2023 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Wydad AC |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → AS Salé (loan) |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 December 2024 |
Sami El Anabi (born 21 June 2000) is a Belgian-born Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga 2 club Nusantara United.[1]
El Anabi spent 3 years at Virton. His final season with Virton he was captain of the Virton under-21 Pro League Belgium team.[2]
El Anabi joined Real Avilès in January 2021.[3] He made his league debut for the club on 28 February 2021 in a 1–3 away win against SD Lenense.[4]
On 5 August 2021, El Anabi signed his first professional contract with Cherno More.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 18 September 2021 in a league match against FC Lokomotiv 1929 Sofia.[6] His team reaches the Bulgarian top 6 and qualifies for the European play-offs.
On 1 July 2022, El Anabi joined Cherno More Varna's rival FC Spartak Varna.
On 19 January 2023, El Anabi realized one of his biggest dreams by signing for the great Moroccan and African club Wydad AC. With his team he participates in the 2023 Club World Cup. He is a finalist in the African Champions League and the Moroccan championship during the 2022-2023 season. He is loaned at the end of the season to Salé where he plays 12 matches for 4 goals and being the captain of the team.
On 17 January, El Anabi joins Marsaxlokk Fc in the Maltese Premier League. he made his debut with his new team on February 3, 2024 during the 2–1 victory against Gudja United in championship.
On 30 August 2024, El Anabi officially signed a contract with Indonesian club Nusantara United. He was brought in during the initial transfer window of the 2024–25 Liga 2 season.[7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Tercera División | 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Cherno More | First League | 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Spartak Varna | First League | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||