Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
![]() Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 35)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Paris FC | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Le Havre | 34 | (7) |
2022– | Paris FC | 2 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Morocco | 26 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 21 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2019 |
Born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze,[3] 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.[4]
Out of contract with Gazélec Ajaccio, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.[5][6]
Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017.[7] In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek.[8] In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for Le Havre.[9]
On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side Paris FC on a contract until June 2023.[10]
Boutaïb was born in France to parents of Moroccan descent. He announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level.[11] 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.[12]
In May 2018 he was named in Morocco’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]
Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer Nassim Chadli.[14]
Morocco | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2016 | 5 | 2 |
2017 | 9 | 4 |
2018 | 9 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 9 |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2016 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 2–1 | |||||
3. | 1 September 2017 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | ![]() | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 7 October 2017 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
5. | 2–0 | |||||
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 23 March 2018 | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
8. | 25 June 2018 | Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
9. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
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