Khalid Boutaïb
![]() Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 24 April 1987||
Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Paris | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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) |
2022–2023 | Paris | 30 | (6) |
2023– | Pau | 31 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2019 | Morocco | 26 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2019 |
Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Pau. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.
Early life
[edit]Boutaïb was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in the south of France, to Moroccan parents.[3] He acquired French nationality on 16 January 2002, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.[4]
Club career
[edit]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.[5]
Out of contract with Gazélec Ajaccio, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.[6][7]
Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017.[8] In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek.[9] In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for Le Havre.[10]
On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side Paris FC on a contract until June 2023.[11]
International career
[edit]Boutaïb announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level.[12] 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.[13]
In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer Nassim Chadli.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 23 June 2019[15]
Morocco | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2016 | 5 | 2 |
2017 | 9 | 4 |
2018 | 9 | 3 |
2019 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 9 |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[15]
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 |
Honours
[edit]Zamalek
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Khalid Boutaïb". Paris FC. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Khalid Boutayeb". L'Equipe. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "JORF n° 0015 du 18 janvier 2002 - Légifrance" (PDF). legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). p. 1129. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Khalid Boutaïb, des maths et des buts".
- ^ "Officiel – Khalid Boutaib rejoint Strasbourg". Goal (in French). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) à Strasbourg (officiel)". L'Equipe (in French). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ Khalid Boutaïb signs pre-agreement with Yeni Malatyaspor‚ getfootballnewsfrance.com, 8 June 2017
- ^ "Zamalek lure Morocco striker Khalid Boutaib from Turkey". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Khalid Boutaïb retrouve la France !". alsasports.fr (in French). 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Khalid Boutaïb s'engage avec le Paris FC" [Khalid Boutaïb signs for Paris FC] (in French). Paris FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (22 November 2015). "Ajaccio striker Khalid Boutaïb eyes call-up to the Morocco team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Football, CAF – Confederation of African. "CAF – Competitions – Q CAN 2017 – Match Details". cafonline.com. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
- ^ a b Khalid Boutaïb at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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- Khalid Boutaïb – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Khalid Boutaïb career statistics at foot-national.com
- Khalid Boutaïb at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Bagnols-sur-Cèze
- Footballers from Gard
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's international footballers
- ES Uzès Pont du Gard players
- FC Istres players
- Luzenac AP players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Zamalek SC players
- Le Havre AC players
- Paris FC players
- Pau FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players