Khalid Askri

Khalid Askri

Personal information
Full name	Khalid Askri [1]
Date of birth	(1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 44) [1]
Place of birth	Missour, Morocco
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1998	FAR Rabat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2012	FAR Rabat	199	(0)
2011	→ Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (loan)	11	(0)
2012	→ Raja Casablanca (loan)	7	(0)
2012–2015	Raja Casablanca	80	(0)
2015–2016	DHJ	21	(0)
2016–2017	Olympique de Khouribga	11	(0)
Total		329	(0)
International career
2013	Morocco	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalid Askri (born 20 March 1981) is a Moroccan former footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He played for FAR Rabat for over 12 years.

Career

FAR Rabat

At the 2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, in a match against MAS Fez, Askri blocked a penalty shootout but failed to grab the ball and instead went to celebrate his save. Meanwhile, the ball spun into the goal and Rabat lost the penalty shootout with a score of 7-6. ^[2]

Raja Casablanca

Askri contributed to Casablanca's win against Clube Atlético Mineiro by preventing two goals ^[3] from Fernandinho and Jô. ^[4] Casablanca's win brought them to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup finals against FC Bayern Munich. ^[5]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
2. "Is this soccer's dumbest keeper?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
3. "Raja Casablanca 3-1 Atlético Mineiro | Club World Cup semi-final match report". Press Association. 19 December 2013 – via www.theguardian.com.
4. "Morocco's Raja stuns Ronaldinho's Atletico at Club World Cup". Al Arabiya English. 19 December 2013.
5. "'Unluckiest goalkeeper in the world' Khalid Askri has Raja Casablanca rolling at Club World Cup". The National.

External links

• Khalid Askri at Soccerway