the Netherlands if national coach Marco van Basten called him up. He was selected to join the Moroccan national team and made his first international cap with the team on 11 February 2009 against the Czech Republic. El Hamdaoui struck his first goal in the 84th minute in a 2–1 loss to Gabon in March 2009. His second international goal came in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Tanzania on 9 October 2010, where he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win, assisted by Marouane Chamakh. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Hamdaoui goal. Honours AZ Eredivisie: 2008–09 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2009 Ajax Eredivisie: 2010–11 Individual Dutch Footballer of the Year: 2008–09 Eredivisie top scorer: 2008–09 References External links 1985 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch people of Moroccan descent Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Netherlands youth international footballers Moroccan footballers Moroccan expatriate footballers Morocco international footballers Association football forwards Excelsior Rotterdam players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Willem II (football club) players AZ Alkmaar players AFC Ajax players ACF Fiorentina players Umm Salal SC players Al-Taawoun FC players Málaga CF players FC Twente players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Serie A players La Liga players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Professional League players Qatari Second Division players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Italy Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Vierde Divisie players DHSC players