Soufiane Rahimi (Arabic: سفيان رحيمي; born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Ain and the Morocco national team. He started his professional career playing for Raja CA.
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Ain | |||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Étoile de Casablanca | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Raja Casablanca | 83 | (32) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Al Ain | 32 | (12) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Morocco A' | 10 | (6) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Morocco | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 |
Rahimi scored a total of four goals for Raja Casablanca in 2018 CAF Confederation Cup campaign,[1] including two goals[2] in the final against AS Vita Club in Casablanca. This allowed them to qualify and play the 2019 CAF Super Cup against Espérance Sportive de Tunis; which then ended up winning after a 2–1 victory.[3]
He has been one of the highest performing players in the last two seasons of the Botola Pro, becoming a top pick for the Morocco national team coach to join the Moroccan squad of local players. He has been closely linked with a move from the Botola to Europe, and has stated his ambition of joining the Serie A in press conferences.[4]
On 21 August 2021, he had played his last match with Raja Casablanca in the 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final, therefore defeating Al-Ittihad in penalties; before transferring to Emirati club Al Ain.[5] On September 17, Rahimi scored his first goal for the club in a 4-1 victory against Al-Ittihad Kalba.[6][7] On 12 November 2022, Rahimi scored a double against Sharjah FC.[8]
In 2018, Rahimi was called up to the Moroccan national A' team by Jamal Sellami.[9] Rahimi represented Morocco in the 2020 African Nations Championship, He scored a double in his third game of the group stages against Uganda.[10] He scored in the quarter-finals in a 3–1 victory against Zambia.[11] Morocco won an astonishing 4–0 in the semi-finals against Cameroon.[12] With this performance, Rahimi managed of scoring a total of five goals thus helping his country to achieve the title and becoming the first and only country to win the Championship back to back. He was awarded top scorer and best player of the tournament.[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Raja CA | 2018–19 | Botola | 30 | 6 | — | 12 | 4 | — | 42 | 10 | ||
2019–20 | Botola | 30 | 10 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 36 | 11 | |||
2020–21 | Botola | 30 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 23 | |
Total | 90 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 137 | 44 | ||
Al Ain FC | 2021–22 | UAE Pro League | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 8 | |
Career total | 104 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 154 | 52 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Morocco | 2020 | 6 | 5 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 January 2021 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | ![]() | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2020 African Nations Championship |
2 | 4–1 | |||||
3 | 31 January 2021 | Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2020 African Nations Championship |
4 | 3 February 2021 | Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2020 African Nations Championship |
5 | 3–0 | |||||
6 | 4 December 2021 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | ![]() | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
Raja Casablanca
Al Ain
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Morocco squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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African Nations Championship Player of the Tournament | |
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African Nations Championship top scorers | |
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