Selim Amallah (Arabic: سليم أملاح; born 15 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège in the Belgian First Division A. Born in Belgium, he represents the Morocco national team.
![]() Amallah in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Hautrage, Belgium[1] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2008 | RAEC Mons | ||
2008–2012 | Anderlecht | ||
2012–2015 | RAEC Mons | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Mouscron | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Tubize | 24 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Mouscron | 52 | (14) |
2019– | Standard Liège | 61 | (20) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Morocco | 20 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 January 2022 |
On 12 December 2019, Amallah scored Standard Liège's second goal to put the club up on Premier League club Arsenal during the group stage of the Europa League; but Arsenal scored twice in the final 12 minutes to snatch a 2–2 draw.[2] Three days later, he scored in Standard's 1–1 draw against his former club and rivals Anderlecht.[3]
On 1 October 2020, in a UEFA Europa League play-off match against Fehérvár, Amallah scored twice from the penalty-spot to help secure a 3–1 win and qualification to the group stage.[4] In November 2020, he was awarded with the Belgian Lion Award, given to the best player of Arab origin playing in Belgium.[5] He succeeded his compatriot, Mehdi Carcela, who won the previous two editions.[5] On 13 March 2021, he scored the only goal as Standard defeated Eupen to reach the final of the Belgian Cup.[6]
Amallah was born in Belgium and is of Moroccan and Italian descent.[7] He chose to represent the Morocco national team at the international level and made his competitive debut in a 0–0 draw with Mauritania on 15 November 2019 in qualification match for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
On 9 October 2020, he scored his first goal for the Atlas Lions in a match against Senegal after being set up by Achraf Hakimi. He then provided an assist for Youssef En-Nesyri's goal in the 71st minute as Morocco won 3–1.[9]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[10][11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mouscron | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 31 | 9 | |
2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 24 | 5 | ||
Total | 40 | 8 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 6 | 55 | 14 | |||
Standard Liège | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 32 | 9 | |
2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | – | 31 | 13 | ||
Total | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | – | 63 | 22 | |||
Career total | 88 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 118 | 36 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 9 October 2020 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
2 | 12 October 2021 | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3 | 3–1 | |||||
4 | 14 January 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
Individual
Belgian Lion Award | |
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Standard Liège – current squad | |
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Morocco squads | |||||||
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