Omar El Kaddouri (Arabic: عُمَر الْقَادُورِيّ; Riffian-Berber: ⵄⵎⴰⵔ ⵍⵇⴰⴷⵓⵔⵉ; born 21 August 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for Serie C Group B club SPAL.

Born in Belgium to Riffian-Moroccan parents, El Kaddouri began his early career at K. Diegem Sport.

Due to a lack of first team opportunities, he was sent out to Lega Pro side Südtirol, where he managed 32 appearances, scoring two goals and assisting a further 10.

[5] He made his debut on 17 August in the third round of Coppa Italia, a 1–2 defeat against Pescara, substituting Alexander Farnerud at halftime.

On 31 January 2017, during the winter transfer window, El Kaddouri officially joined Empoli, moving from Napoli on a three-and-a-half-year contract, until 30 June 2021.

The final between PAOK and AEK was held at the OAKA stadium, with "Dikefalos tou Vorras" prevailing with a score of 2–0.

In the 2019-2020 season, he was one of the main selections for the starting lineup, while 2020-2021 was his most productive year with the Thessaloniki team, participating in 39 games and offering 3 goals and 6 assists.

He played 63 minutes in the playoff with Panathinaikos and in the second half of the match against Marseille, scoring PAOK's goal against the French team.

[13] After 9 months of playing in Gruia, El Kaddouri has prematurely ended his contract with CFR Cluj by mutual agreement and he signed with Italian club SPAL for one season.

El Kaddouri then played for the Moroccan national team, making his debut 14 August 2013 in a friendly against Burkina Faso.