Abdelilah Hafidi

Abdelilah Hafidi (born 30 January 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Raja Casablanca and the Morocco national team.[2]

Abdelilah Hafidi
Personal information
Full name Abdelilah Hafidi
Date of birth (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992
Place of birth Boujad, Morocco
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Raja Casablanca
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2011 Raja Casablanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Raja Casablanca 314 (68)
National team‡
2013– Morocco A' 24 (6)
2013– Morocco 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

During the 2011–12 Botola season, Hafidi was one of a few Raja Casablanca B players who were called up to the first team as part of the team's board members plan, which sought to solve the team's financial difficulties by giving the chance to its young players to integrate into the first team. Hafidi made 11 appearances during 2011–12 Botola. However, he did not play for most of the season, but still managed to score 3 goals in the Botola; 2 goals against Chabab Massira (4–1) and 1 goal against KAC Kenitra (5–2). Raja Casablanca ended the 2011–12 Botola season as fourth in the ranking of the Botola, which secured them a place in the Arab Champions League.

During the 2012–13 pre-season transfer window, Raja Casablanca's new president, Mohamed Boudrika, signed the Moroccan coach, Mohamed Fakhir. The latter made some meaningful changes to the team's squad. However, Hafidi was not released as Fakher was convinced that the young player has a substantial individual talent. As a result, Hafidi imposed himself as an indispensable player in the team, despite his young age. Furthermore, he played an important role in the front line of the team, during all 5 matches of the Moroccan Cup Coupe du Trône, by scoring 3 goals in 3 consecutive matches, against Hassania Agadir (2–1), KACM (0–1) and Wydad Casablanca (1–3). Consequently, Raja Casablanca won the Moroccan Cup for the seventh time in its history, after beating FAR Rabat, in the finals, by penalty shoot-outs (4–5), following a score of (0–0) in the match.

Hafidi's performances drew more attention during the 2012–13 season. He scored 6 goals in the Moroccan league 2012–13 Botola, 2 goals in the Arab Champions League and 3 goals in the Moroccan Cup Coupe du Trône. Hafidi ended the season with 2 trophies, The Moroccan Cup Coupe du Trône and the Moroccan league 2012–13 Botola. The latter qualified Raja Casablanca directly to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, as Morocco was the host country of that year's tournament.

International

He made his debut for Morocco in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations group stage game against South Africa, scored one in an eventual 2–2 draw that saw Morocco eliminated after three draws.

Career Statistics
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 January 2013Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa South Africa2–12–22013 Africa Cup of Nations
2.1 December 2021Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Palestine2–04–02021 FIFA Arab Cup
3.3–0

Honors

Club

Raja Casablanca


Morocco

Personal Honours
  • Best youngplayer of Botola: 2012
  • Best Player of Botola: 2019

References
  1. "Morocco name Chan squad". goal.com. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. Raja Casablance profile Archived 19 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Morocco 4-0 Nigeria - February 04, 2018 / CHAN 2018".


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