The skinny, agile and skilful attacking midfielder's rise to the Championship was formulated after he followed his ex-manager Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink to QPR.

His spell at Rangers was filled with false promise as the Dutch player could rarely settle in. 82% of his appearances came from the substitute bench and he could only find the back of the net on two occasions.

Once Hasselbaink was sacked, it was clear Abdenasser El-Khayati's QPR future was thinning as he didn't fit into Ian Holloway's system. A move away beckoned. In the summer of 2017, ADO Den Haag signed the attacker.

El-Khayati's career at The Hague started with a bang as he finished the second-half of the 2016/17 season with 5 goals in 12 appearances. He had immediately benefited from escaping Holloway's long-ball tactic to Idrissa Sylla or Matt Smith.

In the next two years El-Khayati would flourish into a lethal attacking midfielder for The Hague. In his first full season, El-Khayati scored 11 goals and obtained 11 assists in 34 appearances. The next campaign would prove to be an even greater achievement as he paved his way to scoring 17 goals and collecting 12 assists in 33 league appearances.

His stunning goal-scoring and assisting record pushed Den Haag into 7th and 9th in these two seasons - their best position since the 2013/14 campaign.

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El-Khayati's heroism helped to cloud over the immense concerns of the Chinese owner, who had not been funding the club effectively and had previously plunged The Hague into severe financial difficulties. While Wang Hui, the majority owner of Den Haag, continues to wrestle with the club and his financial capabilities, El-Kayati's next phase of his career was about to begin.

The attacking-midfielder's starlight two full seasons back at The Hague had caught the attention of Qatar Sports Club in the Stars League. This season, the Qatari team signed the Dutch attacker. El-Khayati has so far made one appearance and is yet to score or assist.

The moral ineptitude of El-Khayati's decision could be questioned, but it is possible for the attacker to enjoy a short-spell in Qatar before moving back into Europe. His phenomenal record at Den Haag shows he has plenty left to offer, but whether there is any motivation left to perform at the standard he characterised in Holland as time progresses is yet to be seen.