Khalid Boutaïb
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File:Khalid Boutaïb.jpg Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KAC Marrakech | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Pau | 60 | (16) |
| 2025– | KAC Marrakech | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2019 | Morocco | 26 | (9) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2019 | |||
Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for KAC Marrakech. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.
Early life
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer Nassim Chadli.[citation needed]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 23 June 2019[15]
| Morocco | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 9 |
International goals
[edit | edit source]- 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 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 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 | edit source]Strasbourg
Zamalek
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Khalid Boutaïb – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Khalid Boutaïb career statistics at foot-national.com
- Khalid Boutaïb at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople 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
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
- Morocco men's international footballers
- ES Uzès Pont du Gard players
- Istres FC 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
- KAC Marrakech 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
- 21st-century French sportsmen