| Position | Midfielder |
| Nationality | Morocco |
| Villa career | 2012-2014 — a goal every 17.0 games |
| Era | The Premier League Years (1992–2016) |
Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). Legacy numbers are the club's official 150th-anniversary numbering of every player to appear for Villa, in debut order.
Season-by-season Villa record for Karim El Ahmadi, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).
| Season | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Pk | Y | R | 2Y | Sh | SoT | Fls | Fld | Off | Crs | Int | TkW | PkW | PkC | OG | Cmp | Sub | PPG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 20 | 12 | 1,176 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | 31 | 26 | 2,177 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — | — |
| Total | 51 | 38 | 3,353 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | — | — |