Khalid Boutaïb
Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Le Havre.
Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 April 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Le Havre | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Bagnols Pont | ||
2007–2010 | Uzès | ||
2010–2011 | Bagnols Pont | 14 | (7) |
2011–2012 | Uzès | 33 | (13) |
2012–2013 | Istres | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Uzès (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2013–2014 | Luzenac | 33 | (8) |
2014–2016 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 59 | (12) |
2016–2017 | Strasbourg | 34 | (20) |
2017–2019 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 48 | (16) |
2019–2020 | Zamalek | 14 | (4) |
2020– | Le Havre | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Morocco | 26 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze,[2] Boutaïb started his career with spells at Bagnols Pont and Uzès, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the Championnat National in the 2011–12 season before joining Istres in the summer of 2012. Boutaïb made his professional debut in the 1–2 defeat to Clermont Foot in the Coupe de la Ligue on 7 August 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Genest.
Boutaïb presents the particularity of being a gifted student as well. He obtained the maximal grade of 20/20 in mathematics in French High School exam. He chose however to continue his career as a football player.[3]
Out of contract with Gazélec Ajaccio, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.[4][5]
Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017.[6] In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek.[7] In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for Le Havre.[8]
International career
Boutaïb was born in France to parents of Moroccan descent. He announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level.[9] He received a call-up to the Morocco national football team for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde, and made his debut as a late sub in a 1–0 win.[10]
In May 2018 he was named in Morocco’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 23 June 2019[12]
Morocco | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2016 | 5 | 2 |
2017 | 9 | 4 |
2018 | 9 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 9 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[12]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2016 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Togo | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 2–1 | |||||
3. | 1 September 2017 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | Mali | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 7 October 2017 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Gabon | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
5. | 2–0 | |||||
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 23 March 2018 | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy | Serbia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
8. | 25 June 2018 | Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia | Spain | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
9. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros | Comoros | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Zamalek
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Khalid Boutayeb". L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Khalid-boutaib-des-maths-et-des-buts/726405
- "Officiel – Khalid Boutaib rejoint Strasbourg". Goal (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- "Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) à Strasbourg (officiel)". L'Equipe (in French). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- Khalid Boutaïb signs pre-agreement with Yeni Malatyaspor‚ getfootballnewsfrance.com, 8 June 2017
- "Zamalek lure Morocco striker Khalid Boutaib from Turkey". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019.
- "Khalid Boutaïb retrouve la France !". alsasports.fr (in French). 6 October 2020.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (22 November 2015). "Ajaccio striker Khalid Boutaïb eyes call-up to the Morocco team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- Football, CAF - Confederation of African. "CAF - Competitions - Q CAN 2017 - Match Details". www.cafonline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
- "Khalid Boutaïb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Khalid Boutaïb – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Khalid Boutaïb career statistics at foot-national.com
- Khalid Boutaïb at Soccerway
- Khalid Boutaïb at FootballDatabase.eu