{"id":3971,"date":"2026-01-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/ayoub-el-kaabi-from-carpenter-to-international-football-icon\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:00:00","slug":"ayoub-el-kaabi-van-timmerman-tot-internationaal-voetbalicoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/ayoub-el-kaabi-van-timmerman-tot-internationaal-voetbalicoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayoub El Kaabi: van timmerman tot internationale voetbalicoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De opkomst van Ayoub El Kaabi is een van de meest opmerkelijke verhalen in het Marokkaanse voetbal. Niet zo lang geleden werkte hij nog als timmerman. Vandaag wordt hij erkend als een internationale voetbalicoon, bewonderd om de manier waarop hij zich door hard werken en doelpunten in de schijnwerpers heeft gevochten.<\/p>\n<p>El Kaabi volgde niet het klassieke voetbalpad. 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