Rachid Aït-Atmane (Arabic: رشيد آيت عثمان[عدل; born 4 January 1993), known simply as Rachid in Spain,[2] is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Xanthi.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rachid Aït-Atmane[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Bobigny, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Xanthi | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Lens | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Lens II | 34 | (1) |
2013–2015 | Sporting B | 35 | (1) |
2014–2018 | Sporting Gijón | 46 | (0) |
2017 | → Tenerife (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2018 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Dinamo București | 12 | (0) |
2019–2020 | CS Sfaxien | 7 | (0) |
2021 | Al-Fujairah | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Algeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 10 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2016 |
Born in Bobigny, Aït-Atmane finished his formation with RC Lens' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 campaign, in the Championnat de France amateur. On 4 June 2013 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Spanish side Sporting de Gijón and being assigned to the B-team of the Segunda División B.[3]
Aït-Atmane played his first match as a professional on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away success against CD Numancia in the Segunda División.[4] On 10 July of the following year he renewed his contract until 2019, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[5]
Aït-Atmane made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Carmona in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[6] On 31 January 2017, he was loaned to CD Tenerife until the end of the 2016–17 season.[7]
On 19 January 2018, Aït-Atmane was loaned to Belgian side Waasland-Beveren.[8] Upon returning, he terminated his contract on 31 August.[9]
In November 2018, he signed a contract with Romanian club Dinamo București.[10] He left the club in June 2019.
In November 2015, Aït-Atmane was called up to the Algerian under-23 national team for the first time for a friendly against Tunisia in preparation for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship.[11]
Xanthi F.C. – current squad | |
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Algeria men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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