List of Morocco football players in foreign leagues

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Morocco national football team
From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Adel Taarabt (QPR) - Hadji (AS Nancy) - Lamyaghri (Wydad Casablanca) - Chamakh (Arsenal) - Benatia (Udinese) - ()
Sitting Kharja (Inter Milan) (C) - El Kaddouri (Dynamo Kyiv) - Basser (AS Nancy) - Belhanda (Montpellier) - Boussoufa (Anderlecht).
Morocco national football team
From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Belhanda (Galatasaray) - Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) - El Kaabi (RS Berkane) - Mohamedi (Numancia) - Benatia (Juventus) (C)
Sitting Harit (Schalke 04) - Ziyech (CFC) - Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) - Boussoufa (Al-Jazira) - El Ahmadi (Feyenoord).

This is a complete List of Moroccan football players in foreign leagues, i.e. association football players who have played in foreign leagues.

The history of Moroccan players in Europe

A large number of Moroccan players played in Europe, especially in France, Belgium and the Netherlands due to the presence of a large Moroccan community there, In the 1950s, there was a Moroccan player who impressed in Europe, especially with Atlético Madrid, who was Larbi Benbarek even though he was playing with the France national team because Morocco was under French protection, Benbarek won La Liga title twice in 1949–50 and 1950–51. In the fifties and beginning of the sixties another Moroccan star appeared Hassan Akesbi, is considered the best Moroccan scorer in European Leagues with 173 goals and the first Moroccan to win a title in Europe when Akesbi won Ligue 1 title with Reims in 1962.

In terms of titles, a large number of Moroccan players achieved titles most of them Badr El Kaddouri with 14 titles five Leagues, four cups and five Super Cup, followed by Sofian Benzouien with 10 titles, all in Luxembourg with F91 Dudelange with seven Leagues more than any other Moroccan player and three cups. Then comes Younès Belhanda with 9 titles five Leagues, three cups and one Super Cup. In terms of the five major Leagues Medhi Benatia won the Bundesliga twice with Bayern Munich and Serie A twice with Juventus More than any other Moroccan player, As for the other players who achieved the league titles in the top 5 leagues in Europe, Salaheddine Bassir and Noureddine Naybet won La Liga in 1999–2000 with Deportivo La Coruña and Ligue 1 six times was won by Hassan Akesbi, Marouane Chamakh and three players in 2011–12 they are Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, Karim Aït-Fana, Younès Belhanda with Montpellier, and the last winner was Nabil Dirar in 2016–17.

At the level of individual titles Mbark Boussoufa won the award for best player in Belgium three times, The first with Gent as for the second and third with Anderlecht, in the Netherlands, the Moroccan players won the award for the best player three times through Mounir El Hamdaoui, Karim El Ahmadi and Hakim Ziyech. as for the level scorers There are five players who have won the top scorer El Hamdaoui is the first Moroccan to achieve the top scorer award in the Eredivisie with AZ Alkmaar season 2008–09. As for more who won the top scorer award, he is Omar Er Rafik twice in Luxembourg with FC Differdange 03. as for more than play games just in the leagues there Karim El Ahmadi with 376 games, Abdelkrim Merry 337 games, Marouane Chamakh 333 games, Noureddine Naybet 329 games and finally Mbark Boussoufa 322 games. on the other hand more than hat-tricks record is Samir Hadji 8 all hat-tricks with Fola Esch then Omar Er Rafik by 7 and finally Hassan Akesbi by 6 hat-tricks. At the level of countries have made Moroccan players 29 titles in the Netherlands, which are thirteen Eredivisie, ten KNVB Cup and six Johan Cruijff-schaal after that Luxembourg twenty one title, fourteen League and seven cups and finally Portugal nineteen titles, eight Primeira Liga, one Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga and five Supertaça. Other countries where the Moroccan players at least won one title is the 17th state in the following figure Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Spain, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Russia and Turkey.

Moroccan descent players played for other national teams

  • Khalid Boulahrouz was born in Maassluis, Netherlands to a family of Moroccan descent. He has eight siblings. As a youngster he went to the youth academies of Ajax and Haarlem. When he was sixteen his father died and he had to take responsibility for his family.[1]
  • Ibrahim Afellay is of Moroccan Riffian descent; his parents left their hometown Al Hoceima in the 1960s to work in the Netherlands. He grew up in Overvecht, a neighbourhood in Utrecht with a large immigrant population.[2] Afellay and his brother, Ali, were brought up by their mother, Habiba, after his father died when he was young.,[3] his family are Moroccan Dutch. After both the Moroccan and the Netherlands national teams managers selected him for their squads, he was caught in the dilemma to either play for the Moroccan national team, because of his Moroccan descent, or to play for the Dutch team, the Netherlands being his place of birth and residence. He ultimately decided to play for the Netherlands national team despite the heavy competition for places in midfield.[4]
  • Adil Rami was born in the city of Bastia on the island of Corsica to Moroccan parents. As a youth, his family moved to the mainland, eventually settling in the southern coast city of Fréjus, where his mother worked as a member of the city council. Rami is the third of four children and has two sisters and one brother.,[5] Rami is a French international, having made his debut on 11 August 2010 in a friendly match against Norway. Prior to representing France, he drew interest from the Moroccan national team. Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, Rami was offered a chance to play with Morocco at the competition by manager Henri Michel. However, Rami declined the offer, citing his ambition to play for France.[6] He has stated on several occasions that he would prefer to "represent Morocco within the France team".[7]

European League

List All-time top appearances of Moroccan players in European League

List of Moroccan players with 200 or more appearances in European League top leval
R. Player European Club(s) Apps
1 Karim El Ahmadi Twente (89) – Feyenoord (227) – Aston Villa (51) 376
2 Abdelkrim Merry Bastia (93) – Lille (35) – Metz (36) – Strasbourg (24) – Tours (35) – Le Havre (34) – Saint-Etienne (30) – Matra Racing (50) 337
3 Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux (230) – Arsenal (40) – West Ham United (3) – Crystal Palace (60) 333
4 Younès Belhanda Montpellier (127) – Nice (31) – Dynamo Kyiv (56) – Schalke 04 (15) – Galatasaray (99) – Adana Demirspor (0) 329
5 Noureddine Naybet Nantes (34) – Sporting CP (54) – Deportivo La Coruña (211) – Tottenham Hotspur (30) 329
6 Nabil Dirar Westerlo (57) – Club Brugge (116) – Monaco (76) – Fenerbahçe (73) – Kasımpaşa (0) 322
7 Mbark Boussoufa Gent (68) – Anderlecht (148) – Anzhi Makhachkala (68) – Lokomotiv Moscow (39) 322
8 Karim Zaza FC København (78) – Odense BK (79) – Brøndby IF (49) – Aalborg BK (114) 320
9 Mehdi Carcela Standard Liège (233) – Anzhi Makhachkala (31) – Benfica (20) – Granada (22) – Olympiacos (6) 310
10 Nordin Amrabat VVV-Venlo (33) – PSV (56) – Kayserispor (39) – Galatasaray (34) – Málaga (59) – Leganés (30) – Watford (47) 298
11 Hassan Akesbi Nîmes Olympique (204) – Reims (78) – Monaco (11) 293
12 Nourdin Boukhari Sparta (108) – Ajax (69) – Breda (55) – AZ (10) – Waalwijk (26) – Nantes (9) – Kasımpaşa (4) – Wisła Kraków (9) 290
13 Youssouf Hadji Nancy (161) – Bastia (61) – Rennes (57) –Elazığspor (6) 285
14 Hassan Nader Mallorca (45) – Farense (201) – Benfica (17) 263
15 Adil Ramzi Willem II (52) – PSV (49) – Twente (32) – AZ (32) – Utrecht (15) – Roda JC Kerkrade (76) 256
16 Youssef El-Arabi Caen (41) – Granada (130) – Olympiacos (69) 240
17 Mehdi Taouil Kilmarnock (107) – Heart of Midlothian (55) – Sivasspor (73) – AZAL (5) 240
18 Hakim Ziyech Heerenveen (36) – Twente (68) – Ajax (112) – Chelsea (23) 239
19 Ali Elkhattabi Sparta (84) – Heerenveen (41) – AZ (94) – RBC Roosendaal (19) 238
20 Aziz Bouderbala Sion (88) – St. Gallen (21) – Racing Club Paris (49) – Lyon (54) – Estoril (24) 236
21 Larbi Benbarek Marseille (62) – Stade Français (60) – Atlético Madrid (113) 235
22 Ismaïl Aissati PSV (44) – Twente (14) – Ajax (36) – Vitesse (29) – Antalyaspor (26) – Alanyaspor (12) – Terek Grozny (64) 225
23 Mustafa El Haddaoui Lausanne Sports (23) – AS Saint-Étienne (33) – OGC Nice (58) – RC Lens (60) – Angers SCO (34) 208
(Italics denotes players still playing in European League; Bold denotes players still playing in the European League)

Correct as of 30 June 2021 (UTC)

Moroccan players and European Competitions

Bold Still playing competitive football in Europe

List of Moroccan players with 20 or more appearances in European competitions
# Name Games Date of debut Debut against Date of
last match
Final match
against
C1 C2 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Nabil Dirar 25 37 62 18 Sep 2008 Switzerland Young Boys 7 Aug 2018 Portugal Benfica
2 Mehdi Carcela 21 37 58 18 Dec 2008 Germany VfB Stuttgart 12 Dec 2019 England Arsenal
3 Younès Belhanda 25 29 54 29 Jul 2010 Hungary Győri ETO 11 Dec 2019 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 Mbark Boussoufa 17 35 52 13 Sep 2006 France Lille OSC 14 Mar 2013 England Newcastle United
5 Hakim Ziyech 29 20 49 2 Aug 2012 Romania Rapid București 20 Feb 2020 Spain Getafe CF
6 Marouane Chamakh 30 19 49 25 Sep 2003 Slovakia Petržalka 4 Dec 2012 Greece Olympiacos
7 Badr El Kaddouri 32 14 46 12 Dec 2002 Turkey Beşiktaş 26 July 2011 Russia Rubin Kazan
8 Medhi Benatia 31 13 44 15 Sep 2011 France Stade Rennais 2 Oct 2018 Switzerland Young Boys
9 Manuel da Costa 12 24 36 31 Oct 2006 Turkey Galatasaray 16 Aug 2018 England Burnley
10 Tarik Sektioui 11 18 29 16 Sep 2004 Greece PAOK 7 Apr 2009 England Manchester United
11 Karim El Ahmadi 4 18 22 20 Sep 2007 Spain Getafe CF 1 Nov 2017 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk

Correct as of 11 March 2020 (UTC)

List All-time top goalscorers for the Moroccan players in European Leagues

List of Moroccan players with 50 or more goals
R. Player European Leagues Club(s) Goals
1 Hassan Akesbi Nîmes Olympique (119) – Reims (48) – Monaco (6) 173
2 Omar Er Rafik FC Differdange 03 (104) – F91 Dudelange (7) – Jeunesse Esch (5) 116
3 Larbi Benbarek Marseille (17) – Stade Français (43) – Atlético Madrid (56) 116
4 Samir Hadji Fola Esch (110) 110
5 Youssef El-Arabi Caen (17) – Granada (44) – Olympiacos (41) 102
6 Abdelkrim Merry Bastia (22) – Lille (12) – Metz (23) – Strasbourg (3) – Tours (6) – Le Havre (17) – Saint-Etienne (9) – Matra Racing (10) 102
7 Hassan Nader Mallorca (7) – Farense (87) – Benfica (7) 101
8 Ali Elkhattabi Sparta (37) – Heerenveen (12) – AZ (31) – RBC Roosendaal (1) 81
9 Mbark Boussoufa Gent (16) – Anderlecht (48) – Anzhi Makhachkala (11) – Lokomotiv Moscow (3) 78
10 Mounir El Hamdaoui SBV Excelsior (2) – Willem II (3) – AZ (51) – Ajax (13) – Fiorentina (4) – Málaga (3) 76
11 Marouane Chamakh Bordeaux (56) – Arsenal (8) – Crystal Palace (7) 71
12 Youssouf Hadji Nancy (39) – Bastia (13) – Rennes (9) 61
13 Aziz Bouderbala Sion (25) – St. Gallen (1) – Racing Club Paris (15) – Lyon (10) – Estoril (4) 55
14 Nourdin Boukhari Sparta (21) – Ajax (14) – Breda (12) – Waalwijk (1) – Nantes (2) – Wisła Kraków (1) 51
(Italics denotes players still playing professional football; Bold denotes players still playing in the European League)
As of 30 June 2021

List All-time top goalscorers for the Moroccan players in European Competitions

Bold Still playing competitive football in Europe

List of Moroccan players with 5 or more goals in European competitions
# Name Goals Date of debut Debut against Date of
last goal
Final goal
against
C1 C2 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Marouane Chamakh 8 9 17 26 Feb 2004 Poland Grodzisk Wielkopolski 19 Oct 2010 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
2 Omar Er Rafik 15 15 5 Jul 2012 Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík 30 Jun 2016 Northern Ireland Cliftonville
3 Hakim Ziyech 10 2 1 13 20 Oct 2016 Spain Celta de Vigo 11 Aug 2021 Spain Villarreal
4 Youssef El-Arabi 6 5 11 27 Aug 2019 Russia Krasnodar 18 Mar 2021 England Arsenal
5 Mbark Boussoufa 1 5 6 28 Jul 2009 Turkey Sivasspor 14 Feb 2013 Germany Hannover 96
6 Nabil Dirar 5 5 28 Jul 2011 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 3 Aug 2017 Austria Sturm Graz

Correct as of 11 August 2021 (UTC)

List of Moroccan players hat-tricks in European League

Position key: GKGoalkeeper; DFDefender; MFMidfielder; FWForward; 4 – Player scored four goals; 6 – Player scored six goals; * – The home team

Mounir El Hamdaoui scored three hat-trick in Eredivisie and the first Moroccan to score a hat-trick in La Liga.[9]
PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Abdelkader HamiriFWAS Cannes*SR Colmar4–217 April 1949Ligue 1[10]
Mohamed MahjoubFWOlympique de Marseille*SO Montpellier6–329 May 1949Ligue 1[11]
Mohammed AbderrazackFWOGC Nice*FC Sochaux4–027 February 1955Ligue 1[12]
Hassan Akesbi4FWNîmes Olympique*AS Troyes5–213 November 1955Ligue 1[13]
Hassan AkesbiFWNîmes Olympique*Angers SCO3–112 May 1957Ligue 1[14]
Hassan AkesbiFWNîmes OlympiqueRC Strasbourg*5–119 October 1958Ligue 1[15]
Hassan AkesbiFWNîmes OlympiqueToulouse FC*4–215 February 1959Ligue 1[16]
Hassan AkesbiFWNîmes Olympique*AS Monaco FC5–116 September 1959Ligue 1[17]
Hassan Akesbi4FWNîmes Olympique*OGC Nice5–14 October 1959Ligue 1[18]
Abdelkrim MerryFWFC Metz*FC Tours5–118 December 1982Ligue 1[19]
Abdelkrim MerryFWFC Metz*FC Rouen3–222 January 1983Ligue 1[20]
Abdelkrim Merry4FWLe Havre AC*SC Toulon4–325 October 1985Ligue 1[21]
Hassan NaderFWFarense*Salgueiros4–122 May 1994Primeira Liga[citation needed]
Hicham ZeroualiFWAberdeenDundee*1–429 September 2001SPL[22]
Marouane ChamakhFWGirondins de Bordeaux*OGC Nice5–114 August 2004Ligue 1[23]
Mounir El HamdaouiFWAZ AlkmaarWillem II*5–227 September 2008Eredivisie[24]
Mounir El HamdaouiFWAZ AlkmaarVitesse Arnhem*3–027 February 2010Eredivisie[25]
Mounir El HamdaouiFWAZ Alkmaar*RKC Waalwijk6–213 March 2010Eredivisie[26]
Oussama AssaidiFWHeerenveen*Twente6–212 December 2010Eredivisie[27]
Omar Er Rafik4FWDifferdange 03*UN Käerjeng 975–021 August 2011BGL Ligue[28]
Omar Er RafikFWDifferdange 03*Kayl-Tétange4–129 April 2012BGL Ligue[29]
Omar Er RafikFWDifferdange 03Jeunesse Canach*3–116 September 2012BGL Ligue[30]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAalesund*Lillestrøm7–113 May 2013Tippeligaen[31]
Mounir El HamdaouiFWMálaga*Rayo Vallecano5–015 September 2013La Liga[32]
Omar Er RafikFWDifferdange 03*Hamm Benfica3–03 October 2013BGL Ligue[33]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAalesundViking*3–125 October 2013Tippeligaen[34]
Youssef El-ArabiFWGranada*Málaga3–18 November 2013La Liga[35]
Samir HadjiFWFola EschVictoria Rosport*5–11 March 2015BGL Ligue[36]
Moestafa El KabirFWGençlerbirliği*Kasımpaşa5–24 April 2015Süper Lig[37]
Oussama Tannane4FWHeracles*Cambuur6–122 August 2015Eredivisie[38]
Sofiane BoufalFWLille*Gazélec Ajaccio4–216 April 2016Ligue 1[39]
Youssef El-ArabiFWGranada*Levante5–121 April 2016La Liga[40]
Samir HadjiFWFola EschUN Käerjeng 97*4–07 August 2016BGL Ligue[41]
Omar Er RafikFWDifferdange 03UN Käerjeng 97*5–34 December 2016BGL Ligue[42]
Samir HadjiFWFola Esch*UNA Strassen5–05 March 2017BGL Ligue[43]
Omar Er RafikFWDifferdange 03*UN Käerjeng 976–27 May 2017BGL Ligue[44]
Omar Er Rafik5FWDifferdange 03*Victoria Rosport6–221 May 2017BGL Ligue[45]
Samir HadjiFWFola Esch*Differdange 036–315 October 2017BGL Ligue[46]
Samir Hadji4FWFola Esch*US Esch9–030 March 2018BGL Ligue[47]
Samir HadjiFWFola Esch*Etzella Ettelbruck6–021 October 2018BGL Ligue[48]
Samir HadjiFWFola EschVictoria Rosport*4–14 November 2018BGL Ligue[49]
Youssef En-NesyriFWLeganés*Real Betis3–010 February 2019La Liga[50]
Samir Hadji4FWFola Esch*Rumelange7–014 April 2019BGL Ligue[51]
Youssef El-ArabiFWOlympiacosLamia*4–012 January 2020Super League 1[52]
Youssef El-ArabiFWOlympiacos*Atromitos4–017 October 2020Super League 1[53]
Youssef El-ArabiFWOlympiacos*Volos4–15 December 2020Super League 1[54]
Youssef En-NesyriFWSevilla*Real Sociedad3–29 January 2021La Liga[55]
Youssef En-NesyriFWSevilla*Cádiz CF3–023 January 2021La Liga[56]
Youssef El-ArabiFWOlympiacosAtromitos*3–015 December 2021Super League 1[57]
Youssef El-ArabiFWOlympiacosAEK Athens*3–217 May 2022Super League 1[58]

Moroccan players Titles in European clubs

This statistics of Moroccan players who won titles in Europe where the player must be Moroccan whether he played for the Morocco national football team or from a Moroccan father and mother. He has never been represent another country, but if he plays for another national team and then plays for the Moroccan team he is considered a Moroccan player, and the same thing if he played with teams under-23, under-20 and under-17.

Bold Still playing competitive football in Europe

# Name League Cup Others Europe TOTAL
1 Badr El Kaddouri Ukraine 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 Scotland 2012 Ukraine 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 Ukraine 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 14
2 Sofian Benzouien[N 3] Luxembourg 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Luxembourg 2012, 2016, 2019 10
= Younès Belhanda[N 1] France 2012 Ukraine 2015, 2016 Turkey 2018, 2019 Ukraine 2014, 2015 Turkey 2019 Turkey 2019 9
= Medhi Benatia[N 1] Germany 2015, 2016 Italy 2017, 2018, 2019 Germany 2016 Italy 2017, 2018 Italy 2018 9
= Achraf Hakimi[N 4] Italy 2021 France 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 France 2024, 2025 Spain 2017 Germany 2019 France 2022, 2023, 2024 Europe 2017, 2017, 2018, 2025 16
= Mehdi Carcela[N 3] Belgium 2009 Portugal 2016 Belgium 2011, 2018 Belgium 2009 Portugal 2016, 2016 7
= Noussair Mazraoui[N 2] Netherlands 2019, 2021, 2022 Germany 2023 Netherlands 2019, 2021 Netherlands 2019 Germany 2022 8
= Yassine Benajiba Luxembourg 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 Luxembourg 2013, 2016 6
= Moha Rharsalla Slovakia 2019, 2020, 2021 Slovakia 2018, 2020, 2021 6
= Mbark Boussoufa[N 2] Belgium 2007, 2010 Belgium 2008 Russia 2015 Belgium 2007, 2010 6
= Noureddine Naybet Spain 2000 Spain 2002 Portugal 1995 Spain 2000, 2002 Portugal 1995 6
= Hakim Ziyech[N 2] Netherlands 2019Turkey 2024, 2025 Netherlands 2019 Netherlands 2019 Turkey 2023 Europe 2021, 2021, 2021 9
8 Tarik Sektioui Portugal 2007, 2008, 2009 Portugal 2009 Portugal 2006 5
= Manuel da Costa[N 1] Netherlands 2007. 2008 Greece 2016, 2017 Turkey2020 France 2006 6
= Marouane Chamakh[N 1] France 2009 France 2007, 2009 France2008, 2009 5
= Karim Zaza[N 5] Denmark 2005, 2008 Denmark 1995, 1997, 2005 5
12 Ismaïl Aissati[N 2] Netherlands 2006, 2008, 2012 Netherlands 2010 4
= Youssef Chippo Portugal 1998, 1999 Portugal 1998 Portugal 1998 4
= Nourdin Boukhari[N 2] Poland 2011 Netherlands 2006 Netherlands 2002, 2005 4
= Youssef El-Arabi[N 1] Greece 2020, 2021, 2022 Greece 2020 Cyprus 2024 Europe 2024 6
16 Mourad Hdiouad Bulgaria 2004, 2006 Bulgaria 2006 3
= Omar Er Rafik Luxembourg 2018 Luxembourg 2014, 2015 3
= Mounir El Hamdaoui[N 2] Netherlands 2009, 2011 Netherlands 2009 3
= Zakaria Labyad[N 2] Netherlands 2019, 2021, 2022 Netherlands 2012, 2019, 2021 Netherlands 2019 7
= Omar El Kaddouri[N 3] Greece 2019 Greece 2018, 2019, 2021 4
= Nordin Amrabat[N 2] Turkey 2013 Greece 2023 Turkey 2014 Greece 2023 Turkey 2012, 2013 Netherlands 2008 7
= Karim El Ahmadi[N 2] Netherlands 2017 Netherlands 2016 Netherlands 2017 3
= Chakib Benzoukane Bulgaria 2009 Bulgaria 2007, 2009 3
= Sofyan Amrabat[N 2] Belgium 2020 Netherlands 2018 England 2024 Netherlands 2017, 2018 5
23 Samir Hadji[N 1] Luxembourg 2013, 2015 2
= Abdelilah Saber Portugal 2000 Portugal 2000 2
= Rachid Hamdani[N 1] Cyprus 2013 France 2006 2
= Khalid Fouhami Romania 2000 Romania 2000 2
= Adil Ramzi Netherlands 2001, 2003 2
= Youssef Rabeh Bulgaria 2009 Bulgaria 2009 2
= Yacine Abdessadki[N 1] France 2001 France 2005 2
= Mehdi Bourabia[N 1] Bulgaria 2015 Turkey 2017 2
= Youssef En-Nesyri Europe 2020, 2023 2
= Yassine Bounou Spain 2014 Spain 2014 Europe 2020, 2023 4
30 Salaheddine Bassir Spain 2000 1
= Abdelhamid El Kaoutari[N 1] France 2012 1
= Karim Aït-Fana[N 1] France 2012 1
= Nabil Dirar France 2017 Belgium 2021 2
= Adel Taarabt Portugal 2019 England 2008 Portugal 2019 3
= Hassan Akesbi France 1962 1
= Rachid Tiberkanine[N 3] Bulgaria 2009 1
= Jaouad Zairi Greece 2011 1
= Hassan Souari Azerbaijan 2009 1
= Akram Roumani Belgium 2002 1
= Adil Rhaili Moldova 2015 1
= El Mehdi Sidqy Poland 2010 1
= Nabil Baha[N 1] Greece 2011 1
= Hassan Nader Portugal 1996 1
1 Talal El Karkouri France 2004 1
= Issam El Adoua Portugal 2013 1
= Houssine Kharja[N 1] Italy 2011 1
= Mehdi Taouil[N 1] Scotland 2012 1
= Khalid Sinouh[N 2] Netherlands 2012 1
= Aziz Bouderbala Switzerland 1986 1
= Smahi Triki Switzerland 1998 1
= Abdelfettah Boukhriss Belgium 2011 1
= Faouzi El Brazi Netherlands 2001 1
= Mohammed Chaouch France 1997 1
= Adnane Tighadouini[N 2] Netherlands 2017 1
= Abdessalam Benjelloun Scotland 2007 1
= Merouane Zemmama Scotland 2007 1

Summary

List by League

R. League Titles Winning Years
1Netherlands Eredivisie152001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 x2, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019 x3, 2021, 2022
2Luxembourg National Division142011, 2012, 2013, 2014 x2, 2015, 2016 x2, 2017 x2, 2018 x3, 2019
3Portugal Primeira Liga81998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019
4Greece Superleague Greece72011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
=France Ligue 171962, 2009, 2012 x3, 2017, 2022
6Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League62003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016
7Belgium Belgian Pro League42002, 2007, 2009, 2010
8Turkey Süper Lig32013, 2018, 2019
=Italy Serie A32017, 2018, 2021
=Slovakia Slovak Super Liga32019, 2020, 2021
=Bulgaria A Group32009 x3
11Germany Bundesliga22015, 2016
=Denmark Danish Superliga22005, 2008
=Spain La Liga22000 x2
14Moldova Moldovan National Division12015
=Poland Ekstraklasa12011
=Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Premier League12009
=Scotland Scottish Premier League12012
=Romania Liga I12000

List by Cup

R. Cup Titles Winning Years
1Netherlands KNVB Cup112001, 2006, 2010, 2012 x2, 2016, 2017, 2018–19 x3, 2021
=Luxembourg Luxembourg Cup72012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 x2, 2019
2Ukraine Ukrainian Cup62003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
4Portugal Taça de Portugal51995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2013
5Denmark Danish Cup31995, 1997, 2005
=Belgium Belgian Cup32008, 2011, 2018
=France Coupe de France31997, 2001, 2004
=Italy Coppa Italia32011, 2017, 2018
=Greece Greek Cup32011, 2018, 2019
=Slovakia Slovak Super Liga32018, 2020, 2021
11Bulgaria Bulgarian Cup22004, 2006
=Turkey Turkish Cup22014, 2019
=Switzerland Swiss Cup21986, 1998
11Germany DFB-Pokal12016
=Russia Russian Cup12015
=Spain Copa del Rey12002
=Cyprus Cypriot Cup12013
=Romania Cupa României12000
=Poland Polish Cup12010
=Scotland Scottish Cup12012

List by League Cup

R. Super Cup Titles Winning Years
1France Coupe de la Ligue52005, 2006 x2, 2007, 2009
2Scotland Scottish League Cup22007 x2
3Portugal Taça da Liga12016

List by Super Cup

R. Super Cup Titles Winning Years
1Netherlands Johan Cruijff-schaal72002, 2005, 2009, 2017 x2, 2018, 2019
2Portugal Supertaça51995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2016
=Bulgaria Bulgarian Supercup52006, 2007, 2009 x2, 2015
=Ukraine Ukrainian Super Cup52004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
5Belgium Belgian Super Cup32007, 2009, 2010
=Spain Supercopa de España32000, 2002, 2017
=France Trophée des Champions32008, 2009, 2022
8Turkey Turkish Super Cup22013, 2017
9Italy Supercoppa Italiana12018

List by intercontinental Cup UEFA

R. Intercontinental Cup Titles Winning Years
1UEFA Europa League42020 x2, 2023 x2
2UEFA Champions League22018, 2021
=UEFA Super Cup22017, 2021
=FIFA Club World Cup22017, 2021

Individual Honours

Most expensive transfers in the history of Moroccan players

Achraf Hakimi owner of the most expensive transfer deal for Moroccan player from Inter Milan to Paris Saint-Germain for 60 million euros.
As of 1 August 2020; during the 2020 summer transfer window.
  Fee broke the Moroccan record at the time of the transfer
  Fee broke the national club record
  Fee broke the record for an African
  Fee broke the record for a Moroccan teenager at the time of the transfer
List of Most expensive transfers in the history of Moroccan players with more than 15 Million Euro.
R. Year Player Fee
(M )
From To Ref
1 2021 Achraf Hakimi €60 Italy Inter Milan France Paris Saint-Germain [59][60]
2 2020 Hakim Ziyech €40 Netherlands Ajax England Chelsea [61][62]
= 2020 Achraf Hakimi €40 Spain Real Madrid Italy Inter Milan [63][64]
4 2022 Nayef Aguerd €35 France Rennes England West Ham United [65]
5 2014 Medhi Benatia €26 Italy Roma Germany Bayern Munich [66][67]
6 2020 Youssef En-Nesyri €20 Spain Leganés Spain Sevilla [68]
= 2016 Medhi Benatia €20 Germany Bayern Munich Italy Juventus [69][70]
8 2016 Sofiane Boufal £16 France Lille England Southampton [71][72][73]

History of Moroccan players in the rest of the world Leagues

League statistics rest of the world

List of Moroccan players with 100 or more appearances since the 1999–2000 season
R. Player Rest of the world Club(s) Apps
1 Mehdi Ballouchy United States Salt Lake (46) – Colorado (77) – New York Red Bulls (51) – San Jose (11) – New York City (24) – Canada Vancouver (7) 216
2 Adil Hermach Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (59) – United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda (33) – Al Dhafra (47) – Ajman (24) 163
3 Anouar Diba Qatar Al-Wakrah (92) – Lekhwiya (6) – Al Kharaitiyat (49) – United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr (16) 163
4 Tarik El Janaby Indonesia Sriwijaya (30) – Malaysia Pahang FA (38) – Bahrain Al Ahli Club (47) – Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC (35) 150
5 Abderrazak Hamdallah China Guangzhou R&F (32) – Qatar El Jaish (23) – Al-Rayyan SC (20) – Saudi ArabiaAl-Nassr (60) 135
6 Issam El Adoua Kuwait Al Qadsia (18) – China Chongqing Lifan (29) – United Arab Emirates Al Dhafra (53) 100
List of Moroccan players with 50 or more goals
R. Player Rest of the world Club(s) Goals
1 Abderrazak Hamdallah China Guangzhou R&F (25) – Qatar El Jaish (21) – Al-Rayyan SC (18) – Saudi ArabiaAl-Nassr (63) 127
2 Youssef El-Arabi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal (12) – Qatar Al-Duhail (76) 88
3 Tarik El Janaby Indonesia Sriwijaya (14) – Malaysia Pahang FA (20) – Bahrain Al Ahli Club (18) – Bangladesh Sheikh Russel KC (7) 59
4 Adil Ramzi Qatar Al-Wakrah (47) – Umm Salal (4) 51
As of 30 May 2021

List of Moroccan players hat-tricks in the rest of the world Leagues

Position key: GKGoalkeeper; DFDefender; MFMidfielder; FWForward; 4 – Player scored four goals; 5 – Player scored five goals; * – The home team

PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Anouar DibaMFAl-Wakrah*Qatar SC3–118 October 2008Qatar Stars League[74]
Hicham AboucherouaneFWAl-Ittihad*Al-Watani7–215 December 2008Saudi Professional League[75]
Adil RamziFWAl-Wakrah*Al Shamal7–05 November 2009Qatar Stars League[76]
Hicham AboucherouaneFWAl-Ittihad*Al Hazm5–26 January 2010Saudi Professional League[77]
Abdelkarim Benhania4FWAl-Wahda*Al-Fateh6–028 January 2010Saudi Professional League[78]
Soufiane AlloudiFWAl Wasl FCEmirates Club*5–47 May 2010UAE Pro-League[79]
Anouar Diba4MFAl-WakrahAl-Sailiya*5–212 March 2011Qatar Stars League[80]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-HilalAl-Qadisiyah*5–420 October 2011Saudi Professional League[81]
Monsef ZerkaFWTanjong PagarWarriors FC*6–127 February 2013S.League[82]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWGuangzhou R&FShanghai Shenxin*3–122 March 2014Chinese Super League[83]
Monsef ZerkaFWTanjong PagarYoung Lions*3–226 March 2014S.League[84]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWGuangzhou R&F*Hangzhou Greentown6–230 March 2014Chinese Super League[85]
Mounir El HamdaouiFWUmm Salal*Al-Gharafa4–427 February 2016Qatar Stars League[86]
Mouhcine IajourFWAl-AhliAl-Duhail*5–410 April 2016Qatar Stars League[87]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-Duhail*Al-Arabi4–128 October 2016Qatar Stars League[88]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-Duhail*Al-Shahania10–021 December 2016Qatar Stars League[89]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-Duhail*Al-Khor6–03 February 2017Qatar Stars League[90]
Mourad BatnaFWEmirates ClubShabab*4–04 February 2017UAE Pro-League[91]
Yassine Salhi4FWDhafra*Dibba5–015 April 2017UAE Pro-League[92]
Youssef El-Arabi4FWAl-Duhail*Al-Ahli6–115 October 2017Qatar Stars League[93]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-Duhail*Al-Kharaitiyat8–219 November 2017Qatar Stars League[94]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-DuhailQatar SC*6–013 January 2018Qatar Stars League[95]
Rachid TiberkanineFWAl-SailiyaAl-Kharaitiyat*5–04 November 2018Qatar Stars League[96]
Youssef El-ArabiFWAl-Duhail SC*Al-Shahania5–18 November 2018Qatar Stars League[97]
Abderrazak Hamdallah4FWAl-Nassr*Al-Raed4–014 December 2018Saudi Professional League[98]
Abderrazak Hamdallah4FWAl-NassrAl-Wehda*4–016 March 2019Saudi Professional League[99]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAl-NassrAl-Raed*5–04 April 2019Saudi Professional League[100]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAl-NassrAl-Hazem*3–011 May 2019Saudi Professional League[101]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAl-NassrAl-Fayha*4–128 December 2019Saudi Professional League[102]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAl-NassrAl-Shabab*4–214 February 2020Saudi Professional League[103]
Karim El Berkaoui4FWAl-Raed*Damac4–231 January 2021Saudi Professional League[104]
Abderrazak HamdallahFWAl-IttihadAl Ahli*4–326 February 2022Saudi Professional League[105]

Moroccan players Titles In the rest of the world clubs

Bold Still playing competitive football In the rest of the world League

    Summary

    List by League

    R. League Titles Winning Years
    1Saudi Arabia Saudi Professional League81996 x2, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2019
    2Qatar Qatar Stars League61997, 2003, 2004, 2000, 2017, 2018
    3Egypt Egyptian Premier League22018, 2019
    4Kuwait Kuwaiti Premier League12011
    =United Arab Emirates UAE Pro-League12017
    =Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League12013

    List by Cup

    R. Cup Titles Winning Years
    1Qatar Emir of Qatar Cup72000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2018, 2019 x2
    2Tunisia Tunisian Cup32002, 2007, 2008
    3United Arab Emirates UAE President's Cup12009
    =Kuwait Kuwait Emir Cup12016
    =Egypt Egypt Cup12019
    =Algeria Algerian Cup12001

    List by League Cup

    R. League Cup Titles Winning Years
    1Saudi Arabia Saudi Crown Prince Cup41995, 1997, 2001, 2012
    2Qatar Qatar Crown Prince Cup21998, 2018
    3United Arab Emirates UAE League Cup12018

    List by Super Cup

    R. Super Cup Titles Winning Years
    1Qatar Sheikh Jassim Cup21998, 2000
    =Egypt Egyptian Super Cup22017, 2020
    3Saudi Arabia Saudi Super Cup12018
    =United Arab Emirates UAE Super Cup12018

    List Top goalscorers Moroccan players In the rest of the world clubs

    Rank player Titles League Top goalscorers Years
    1Abderrazak Hamdallah3Qatar 2016 (21 goals), (El Jaish SC), Saudi Arabia 2019 (34 goals), (Al-Nassr), 2020 (29 goals), (Al-Nassr)
    =Youssef El-Arabi2Qatar 2017 (24 goals), (Lekhwiya), 2018 (26 goals), (Lekhwiya)
    3Ahmed Bahja1Saudi Arabia 1997 (21 goals), (Al-Ittihad)
    =Hussein Amotta1Qatar 1998 (10 goals), (Al-Sadd SC)
    =Rachid Rokki1Qatar 2003 (15 goals), (Al-Khor SC)
    =Hicham Aboucherouane1Saudi Arabia 2009 (12 goals), (Al-Ittihad)
    =Walid Azaro1Egypt 2018 (18 goals), (Al Ahly)

    Notes

      1. ^
        Born in France
      2. ^
        Born in Netherlands
      3. ^
        Born in Belgium
      4. ^
        Born in Spain
      5. ^
        Born in Denmark

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