Khalid is comfortable in playing any position across the midfield and is a former Dutch Under-21 international.
Club career
Youth career in the Netherlands
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Khalid was discovered as a youth prodigy while playing for non-league side, SC Overamstel. He was then drafted into the prestigious Ajax Amsterdam youth academy[2] where he played alongside Roy Makaay and Rafael van der Vaart.
In 2008, Hamdaoui decided to trace his ancestral roots and move to Morocco.
He subsequently signed a contract with Raja Casablanca on 5 August 2008,[6] one of the most celebrated football clubs of North Africa, and won a Botola championship medal with the Green Eagles during the 2008–09 season.[7]
Woodlands Wellington
On 14 January 2013, S.League club, Woodlands Wellington, announced that it had captured the signing of Hamdaoui after the Dutchman had impressed the management during his trial with the club.[8]
On 21 February 2013, Hamdaoui made his debut for the Rams in a home game against Warriors F.C.[9] where he outshone Kazuyuki Toda by scoring one goal and assisting Moon Soon-Ho to another, helping the Rams draw the match with a 2 – 2 scoreline.
Khalid's six-month contract ended with the Rams in June 2013 and his contract was not extended. He played 12 league matches for Woodlands Wellington and scored 4 goals.
Al-Nasr SC
On 5 January 2014, Khalid Hamdaoui signed a 1-year contract with Al-Nasr SC (Salalah), from Qatar. "Khalid is the perfect player for the plans of Al-Nasr. They were looking for that kind of player", said Robert Cristian Trif, Hamdaoui's agent.