Nassim Boujellab

Nassim Boujellab (Arabic: نسيم بوجلاب‎; born 20 June 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, Boujellab represents Morocco internationally.

Nassim Boujellab

Boujellab with Schalke 04 in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Nassim Boujellab
Date of birth	20 June 1999
Place of birth	Hohenlimburg, Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	16
Youth career
2004–2007	ASSV Letmathe 98
2007–2014	FC Iserlohn
2014–2018	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Schalke 04 II	31	(19)
2019–	Schalke 04	27	(1)
National team^‡
2018	Morocco U23	2	(0)
2020–	Morocco	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:21, 31 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Boujellab made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 31 March 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Suat Serdar in the 1–0 away win against Hannover 96.[2]

International career

Boujellab was born in Germany, and is of Moroccan descent holding dual citizenship. Boujellab was called up to the Morocco under-23 national team for the first time in September 2018.[3] He made his under-23 debut in October 2018, making two appearances in friendly matches against Algeria.[4][5] He represented the Morocco national team in a friendly 3-1 win over Senegal on 9 October 2020.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 19 December 2020.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2018–19	Oberliga Westfalen	20	14	—		—		20	14
	2019–20	Regionalliga West	8	3	—		—		8	3
	2020–21	Regionalliga West	3	2	—		—		3	2
	Total		31	19	—		—		31	19
Schalke 04	2018–19	Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
	2019–20	Bundesliga	11	0	2	0	—		13	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	6	1	0	0	—		6	1
	Total		24	1	3	0	0	0	27	1
Career total			55	20	3	0	0	0	58	20

International

As of match played on 17 November 2020.[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Morocco	2020	3	0
Total		3	0

References

1. "Nassim Boujellab". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Dank Serdar und Nübel: Schalke siegt glücklich im Kellerduell" [Thanks to Serdar and Nübel: Schalke wins fortunately in the basement duel]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
3. "U23: double confrontation amicale de la sélection nationale face à la Tunisie" [Under-23: Friendly double meeting of the national team against Tunisia]. FRMF.ma (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
4. "Amical: Maroc U23 0–0 Algérie U23" [Friendly: Morocco U23 0–0 Algeria U23]. DZfoot.com (in French). 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
5. "Amical U23: Maroc 1–2 Algérie" [Friendly U23: Morocco 1–2 Algeria]. DZfoot.com (in French). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
6. "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.

External links

• Profile at DFB.de (in German)
• Profile at kicker.de (in German)