Born in
Agadir, Morocco, Kachloul was raised in
Belleville in France and spent his early career in French football, with
Nîmes Olympique, before signing for
FC Metz, who loaned him to
USL Dunkerque and
AS Saint-Étienne respectively. He holds Moroccan and French nationalities. After being released by his parent club FC Metz at his own request, and not being part of the Morocco squad for the
1998 FIFA World Cup, he spent a spell searching for a new club before moving to England, joining top flight
Southampton in October 1998. He remained at
The Dell until June 2001 when he joined
Aston Villa after his contract expired. He had originally made a verbal agreement to join
Ipswich Town, and was celebrated as a crucial signing, but changed his mind at the last minute to head to
Villa Park. Kachloul was signed by
John Gregory and played almost all his games for the club under him. After Gregory resigned
in January 2002, he was frozen out by, firstly,
Graham Taylor, and later
David O'Leary. The midfielder left Aston Villa in July 2004, after failing to appear for the club in the 2003–04 season. He had spent five months on loan at fellow Premier League side
Wolves during the campaign, but had only managed four games, after suffering injury and illness. After a spell as a free agent, he joined
Livingston, where he helped the club avoid relegation. His time at Livingston was somewhat overshadowed due to the suspicious circumstances of his transfer. Livingston argued that they had gained no competitive advantage from this situation, and therefore a points deduction was not imposed. After leaving Livingston, he had a trial at
Derby County in late 2005, but was not signed and has since retired. He currently works as a property developer. ==Career statistics==