Omar Rekik
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2001 (22 years old)
Birth Place
Scheveningen, NetherlandsPosition
Defender
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Active
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23
Height
186 cm
Weight
80 kg
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Wigan
2nd Team
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Omar Rekik ( born 20 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Arsenal. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Tunisia national team. His brother, Karim, is also a professional footballer.
Early life
Born in Helmond, Netherlands, from a Tunisian father and a Dutch mother, Rekik was part of several big European clubs during his youth career, following his brother Karim from Feyenoord, to Manchester City, then PSV and Marseille, before joining Hertha Berlin in 2017. However their career eventually split during the 2020–21 season, as Omar was transferred from the Bundesliga side to Arsenal in January 2021. Karim, who had already been playing professional football for the last ten years, had joined the Spanish side of Sevilla a few months earlier.
Club career
On 31 January 2023, Omar joined Wigan Athletic in the EFL Championship on loan until the end of the season.
International career
While Karim was already a 4 time capped Dutch international, Omar Rekik was first selected in the Tunisia under-21 selection in October 2018, while aged only 16, before joining the Netherlands under-18 a month later.
But Omar Rekik eventually decided to join the Tunisian national team in May 2021, as he was selected by Mondher Kebaier along with other young players such as Hannibal Mejbri. He made his international senior debut for Tunisia on 15 June 2021, starting as a midfielder in the 1-0 friendly win against Mali.
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9 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
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