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 vs Niger, February 09 2011-1.jpg
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) - Saiss (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). Iran-Morocco by soccer.ru 14.jpg
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.

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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

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.PlayerEuropean 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
#NameGamesDate of debutDebut againstDate of
last match
Final match
against
C1 C2 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Nabil Dirar 25376218 Sep 2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Young Boys 7 Aug 2018 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
2 Mehdi Carcela 21375818 Dec 2008 Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart 12 Dec 2019 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
3 Younès Belhanda 25295429 Jul 2010 Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO 11 Dec 2019 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
4 Mbark Boussoufa 17355213 Sep 2006 Flag of France.svg Lille OSC 14 Mar 2013 Flag of England.svg Newcastle United
5 Hakim Ziyech 2920492 Aug 2012 Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București 20 Feb 2020 Flag of Spain.svg Getafe CF
6 Marouane Chamakh 30194925 Sep 2003 Flag of Slovakia.svg Petržalka 4 Dec 2012 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos
7 Badr El Kaddouri 32144612 Dec 2002 Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş 26 July 2011 Flag of Russia.svg Rubin Kazan
8 Medhi Benatia 31134415 Sep 2011 Flag of France.svg Stade Rennais 2 Oct 2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Young Boys
9 Manuel da Costa 12243631 Oct 2006 Flag of Turkey.svg Galatasaray 16 Aug 2018 Flag of England.svg Burnley
10 Tarik Sektioui 11182916 Sep 2004 Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 7 Apr 2009 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
11 Karim El Ahmadi 4182220 Sep 2007 Flag of Spain.svg Getafe CF 1 Nov 2017 Flag of Ukraine.svg 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.PlayerEuropean 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
#NameGoalsDate of debutDebut againstDate of
last goal
Final goal
against
C1 C2 C3 SC TOTAL
1 Marouane Chamakh 891726 Feb 2004 Flag of Poland.svg Grodzisk Wielkopolski 19 Oct 2010 Flag of Ukraine.svg Shakhtar Donetsk
2 Omar Er Rafik 15155 Jul 2012 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg NSÍ Runavík 30 Jun 2016 Ulster Banner.svg Cliftonville
3 Hakim Ziyech 10211320 Oct 2016 Flag of Spain.svg Celta de Vigo 11 Aug 2021 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal
4 Youssef El-Arabi 651127 Aug 2019 Flag of Russia.svg Krasnodar 18 Mar 2021 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
5 Mbark Boussoufa 15628 Jul 2009 Flag of Turkey.svg Sivasspor 14 Feb 2013 Flag of Germany.svg Hannover 96
6 Nabil Dirar 5528 Jul 2011 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Qarabağ 3 Aug 2017 Flag of Austria.svg 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. Mounir El Hamdaoui, March 28 2009.jpg
Mounir El Hamdaoui scored three hat-trick in Eredivisie and the first Moroccan to score a hat-trick in La Liga.
PlayerPositionForAgainstResultDateLeagueRef
Abdelkader Hamiri FW AS Cannes* SR Colmar 4–217 April 1949 Ligue 1 [10]
Mohamed Mahjoub FW Olympique de Marseille* SO Montpellier 6–329 May 1949Ligue 1 [11]
Mohammed Abderrazack FW OGC Nice* FC Sochaux 4–027 February 1955Ligue 1 [12]
Hassan Akesbi 4FW Nîmes Olympique* AS Troyes 5–213 November 1955Ligue 1 [13]
Hassan Akesbi FW Nîmes Olympique* Angers SCO 3–112 May 1957Ligue 1 [14]
Hassan Akesbi FW Nîmes Olympique RC Strasbourg*5–119 October 1958Ligue 1 [15]
Hassan Akesbi FW Nîmes Olympique Toulouse FC*4–215 February 1959Ligue 1 [16]
Hassan Akesbi FW Nîmes Olympique* AS Monaco FC 5–116 September 1959Ligue 1 [17]
Hassan Akesbi 4FW Nîmes Olympique* OGC Nice 5–14 October 1959Ligue 1 [18]
Abdelkrim Merry FW FC Metz* FC Tours 5–118 December 1982Ligue 1 [19]
Abdelkrim Merry FW FC Metz* FC Rouen 3–222 January 1983Ligue 1 [20]
Abdelkrim Merry 4FW Le Havre AC* SC Toulon 4–325 October 1985Ligue 1 [21]
Hassan Nader FW Farense* Salgueiros 4–122 May 1994 Primeira Liga [22]
Hicham Zerouali FW Aberdeen Dundee*1–429 September 2001 SPL [23]
Marouane Chamakh FW Girondins de Bordeaux* OGC Nice 5–114 August 2004Ligue 1 [24]
Mounir El Hamdaoui FW AZ Alkmaar Willem II*5–227 September 2008 Eredivisie [25]
Mounir El Hamdaoui FW AZ Alkmaar Vitesse Arnhem*3–027 February 2010Eredivisie [26]
Mounir El Hamdaoui FW AZ Alkmaar* RKC Waalwijk 6–213 March 2010Eredivisie [27]
Oussama Assaidi FW Heerenveen* Twente 6–212 December 2010Eredivisie [28]
Omar Er Rafik 4FW Differdange 03* UN Käerjeng 97 5–021 August 2011 BGL Ligue [29]
Omar Er Rafik FW Differdange 03* Kayl-Tétange 4–129 April 2012BGL Ligue [30]
Omar Er Rafik FW Differdange 03 Jeunesse Canach*3–116 September 2012BGL Ligue [31]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Aalesund* Lillestrøm 7–113 May 2013 Tippeligaen [32]
Mounir El Hamdaoui FW Málaga* Rayo Vallecano 5–015 September 2013 La Liga [33]
Omar Er Rafik FW Differdange 03* Hamm Benfica 3–03 October 2013BGL Ligue [34]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Aalesund Viking*3–125 October 2013Tippeligaen [35]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Granada* Málaga 3–18 November 2013La Liga [36]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch Victoria Rosport*5–11 March 2015BGL Ligue [37]
Moestafa El Kabir FW Gençlerbirliği* Kasımpaşa 5–24 April 2015 Süper Lig [38]
Oussama Tannane 4FW Heracles* Cambuur 6–122 August 2015Eredivisie [39]
Sofiane Boufal FW Lille* Gazélec Ajaccio 4–216 April 2016Ligue 1 [40]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Granada* Levante 5–121 April 2016La Liga [41]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch UN Käerjeng 97*4–07 August 2016BGL Ligue [42]
Omar Er Rafik FW Differdange 03 UN Käerjeng 97*5–34 December 2016BGL Ligue [43]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch* UNA Strassen 5–05 March 2017BGL Ligue [44]
Omar Er Rafik FW Differdange 03* UN Käerjeng 97 6–27 May 2017BGL Ligue [45]
Omar Er Rafik 5FW Differdange 03* Victoria Rosport 6–221 May 2017BGL Ligue [46]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch* Differdange 03 6–315 October 2017BGL Ligue [47]
Samir Hadji 4FW Fola Esch* US Esch 9–030 March 2018BGL Ligue [48]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch* Etzella Ettelbruck 6–021 October 2018BGL Ligue [49]
Samir Hadji FW Fola Esch Victoria Rosport*4–14 November 2018BGL Ligue [50]
Youssef En-Nesyri FW Leganés* Real Betis 3–010 February 2019La Liga [51]
Samir Hadji 4FW Fola Esch* Rumelange 7–014 April 2019BGL Ligue [52]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Olympiacos Lamia*4–012 January 2020 Super League 1 [53]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Olympiacos* Atromitos 4–017 October 2020Super League 1 [54]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Olympiacos* Volos 4–15 December 2020Super League 1 [55]
Youssef En-Nesyri FW Sevilla* Real Sociedad 3–29 January 2021La Liga [56]
Youssef En-Nesyri FW Sevilla* Cádiz CF 3–023 January 2021La Liga [57]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Olympiacos Atromitos*3–015 December 2021Super League 1 [58]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Olympiacos AEK Athens*3–217 May 2022Super League 1 [59]

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

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

Summary

List by League

R.LeagueTitlesWinning Years
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eredivisie 15 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 x2, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019 x3, 2021, 2022
2 Flag of Luxembourg.svg National Division 14 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 x2, 2015, 2016 x2, 2017 x2, 2018 x3, 2019
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Primeira Liga 8 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019
4 Flag of Greece.svg Superleague Greece 7 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
= Flag of France.svg Ligue 1 7 1962, 2009, 2012 x3, 2017, 2022
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Premier League 6 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Pro League 4 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010
8 Flag of Turkey.svg Süper Lig 3 2013, 2018, 2019
= Flag of Italy.svg Serie A 3 2017, 2018, 2021
= Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Super Liga 3 2019, 2020, 2021
= Flag of Bulgaria.svg A Group 3 2009 x3
11 Flag of Germany.svg Bundesliga 2 2015, 2016
= Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Superliga 2 2005, 2008
= Flag of Spain.svg La Liga 2 2000 x2
14 Flag of Moldova.svg Moldovan National Division 1 2015
= Flag of Poland.svg Ekstraklasa 1 2011
= Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Premier League 1 2009
= Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Premier League 1 2012
= Flag of Romania.svg Liga I 1 2000

List by Cup

R.CupTitlesWinning Years
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg KNVB Cup 11 2001, 2006, 2010, 2012 x2, 2016, 2017, 2018–19 x3, 2021
= Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Cup 7 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 x2, 2019
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Cup 6 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015
4 Flag of Portugal.svg Taça de Portugal 5 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2013
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Cup 3 1995, 1997, 2005
= Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Cup 3 2008, 2011, 2018
= Flag of France.svg Coupe de France 3 1997, 2001, 2004
= Flag of Italy.svg Coppa Italia 3 2011, 2017, 2018
= Flag of Greece.svg Greek Cup 3 2011, 2018, 2019
= Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Super Liga 3 2018, 2020, 2021
11 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian Cup 2 2004, 2006
= Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Cup 2 2014, 2019
= Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Cup 2 1986, 1998
11 Flag of Germany.svg DFB-Pokal 1 2016
= Flag of Russia.svg Russian Cup 1 2015
= Flag of Spain.svg Copa del Rey 1 2002
= Flag of Cyprus.svg Cypriot Cup 1 2013
= Flag of Romania.svg Cupa României 1 2000
= Flag of Poland.svg Polish Cup 1 2010
= Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Cup 1 2012

List by League Cup

R.Super CupTitlesWinning Years
1 Flag of France.svg Coupe de la Ligue 5 2005, 2006 x2, 2007, 2009
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish League Cup 2 2007 x2
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Taça da Liga 1 2016

List by Super Cup

R.Super CupTitlesWinning Years
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Cruijff-schaal 7 2002, 2005, 2009, 2017 x2, 2018, 2019
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Supertaça 5 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2016
= Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgarian Supercup 5 2006, 2007, 2009 x2, 2015
= Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Super Cup 5 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Super Cup 3 2007, 2009, 2010
= Flag of Spain.svg Supercopa de España 3 2000, 2002, 2017
= Flag of France.svg Trophée des Champions 3 2008, 2009, 2022
8 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Super Cup 2 2013, 2017
9 Flag of Italy.svg Supercoppa Italiana 1 2018

List by intercontinental Cup UEFA

R.Intercontinental CupTitlesWinning Years
1 UEFA Europa League 4 2020 x2, 2023 x2
2 UEFA Champions League 2 2018, 2021
= UEFA Super Cup 2 2017, 2021
= FIFA Club World Cup 2 2017, 2021

Individual Honours

Most expensive transfers in the history of Moroccan players

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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.YearPlayerFee
(M )
FromToRef
1 2021 Achraf Hakimi €60 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain [60] [61]
2 2020 Hakim Ziyech €40 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax Flag of England.svg Chelsea [62] [63]
= 2020 Achraf Hakimi €40 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan [64] [65]
4 2022 Nayef Aguerd €35 Flag of France.svg Rennes Flag of England.svg West Ham United [66]
5 2014 Medhi Benatia €26 Flag of Italy.svg Roma Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich [67] [68]
6 2020 Youssef En-Nesyri €20 Flag of Spain.svg Leganés Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla [69]
= 2016 Medhi Benatia €20 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Flag of Italy.svg Juventus [70] [71]
8 2016 Sofiane Boufal £16 Flag of France.svg Lille Flag of England.svg Southampton [72] [73] [74]

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.PlayerRest of the world Club(s)Apps
1 Mehdi Ballouchy Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake (46) – Colorado (77) – New York Red Bulls (51) – San Jose (11) – New York City (24) – Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver (7)216
2 Adil Hermach Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (59) – Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Wahda (33) – Al Dhafra (47) – Ajman (24)163
3 Anouar Diba Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Wakrah (92) – Lekhwiya (6) – Al Kharaitiyat (49) – Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Nasr (16)163
4 Tarik El Janaby Flag of Indonesia.svg Sriwijaya (30) – Flag of Malaysia.svg Pahang FA (38) – Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli Club (47) – Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Russel KC (35)150
5 Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou R&F (32) – Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish (23) – Al-Rayyan SC (20) – Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr (60)135
6 Issam El Adoua Flag of Kuwait.svg Al Qadsia (18) – Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chongqing Lifan (29) – Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Dhafra (53)100
List of Moroccan players with 50 or more goals
R.PlayerRest of the world Club(s)Goals
1 Abderrazak Hamdallah Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou R&F (25) – Flag of Qatar.svg El Jaish (21) – Al-Rayyan SC (18) – Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Nassr (63)127
2 Youssef El-Arabi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal (12) – Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Duhail (76)88
3 Tarik El Janaby Flag of Indonesia.svg Sriwijaya (14) – Flag of Malaysia.svg Pahang FA (20) – Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli Club (18) – Flag of Bangladesh.svg Sheikh Russel KC (7)59
4 Adil Ramzi Flag of Qatar.svg 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 Diba MF Al-Wakrah* Qatar SC 3–118 October 2008 Qatar Stars League [75]
Hicham Aboucherouane FW Al-Ittihad* Al-Watani 7–215 December 2008 Saudi Professional League [76]
Adil Ramzi FW Al-Wakrah* Al Shamal 7–05 November 2009Qatar Stars League [77]
Hicham Aboucherouane FW Al-Ittihad* Al Hazm 5–26 January 2010Saudi Professional League [78]
Abdelkarim Benhania 4FW Al-Wahda* Al-Fateh 6–028 January 2010Saudi Professional League [79]
Soufiane Alloudi FW Al Wasl FC Emirates Club*5–47 May 2010 UAE Pro-League [80]
Anouar Diba 4MF Al-Wakrah Al-Sailiya*5–212 March 2011Qatar Stars League [81]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Hilal Al-Qadisiyah*5–420 October 2011Saudi Professional League [82]
Monsef Zerka FW Tanjong Pagar Warriors FC*6–127 February 2013 S.League [83]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Guangzhou R&F Shanghai Shenxin*3–122 March 2014 Chinese Super League [84]
Monsef Zerka FW Tanjong Pagar Young Lions*3–226 March 2014S.League [85]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Guangzhou R&F* Hangzhou Greentown 6–230 March 2014Chinese Super League [86]
Mounir El Hamdaoui FW Umm Salal* Al-Gharafa 4–427 February 2016Qatar Stars League [87]
Mouhcine Iajour FW Al-Ahli Al-Duhail*5–410 April 2016Qatar Stars League [88]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail* Al-Arabi 4–128 October 2016Qatar Stars League [89]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail* Al-Shahania 10–021 December 2016Qatar Stars League [90]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail* Al-Khor 6–03 February 2017Qatar Stars League [91]
Mourad Batna FW Emirates Club Shabab*4–04 February 2017UAE Pro-League [92]
Yassine Salhi 4FW Dhafra* Dibba 5–015 April 2017UAE Pro-League [93]
Youssef El-Arabi 4FW Al-Duhail* Al-Ahli 6–115 October 2017Qatar Stars League [94]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail* Al-Kharaitiyat 8–219 November 2017Qatar Stars League [95]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail Qatar SC*6–013 January 2018Qatar Stars League [96]
Rachid Tiberkanine FW Al-Sailiya Al-Kharaitiyat*5–04 November 2018Qatar Stars League [97]
Youssef El-Arabi FW Al-Duhail SC* Al-Shahania 5–18 November 2018Qatar Stars League [98]
Abderrazak Hamdallah 4FW Al-Nassr* Al-Raed 4–014 December 2018Saudi Professional League [99]
Abderrazak Hamdallah 4FW Al-Nassr Al-Wehda*4–016 March 2019Saudi Professional League [100]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Al-Nassr Al-Raed*5–04 April 2019Saudi Professional League [101]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Al-Nassr Al-Hazem*3–011 May 2019Saudi Professional League [102]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Al-Nassr Al-Fayha*4–128 December 2019Saudi Professional League [103]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Al-Nassr Al-Shabab*4–214 February 2020Saudi Professional League [104]
Karim El Berkaoui 4FW Al-Raed* Damac 4–231 January 2021Saudi Professional League [105]
Abderrazak Hamdallah FW Al-Ittihad Al Ahli*4–326 February 2022Saudi Professional League [106]

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.LeagueTitlesWinning Years
    1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Professional League 8 1996 x2, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2019
    2 Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Stars League 6 1997, 2003, 2004, 2000, 2017, 2018
    3 Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian Premier League 2 2018, 2019
    4 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwaiti Premier League 1 2011
    = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Pro-League 1 2017
    = Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Premier League 1 2013

    List by Cup

    R.CupTitlesWinning Years
    1 Flag of Qatar.svg Emir of Qatar Cup 7 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2018, 2019 x2
    2 Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisian Cup 3 2002, 2007, 2008
    3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE President's Cup 1 2009
    = Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Emir Cup 1 2016
    = Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cup 1 2019
    = Flag of Algeria.svg Algerian Cup 1 2001

    List by League Cup

    R.League CupTitlesWinning Years
    1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Crown Prince Cup 4 1995, 1997, 2001, 2012
    2 Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Crown Prince Cup 2 1998, 2018
    3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE League Cup 1 2018

    List by Super Cup

    R.Super CupTitlesWinning Years
    1 Flag of Qatar.svg Sheikh Jassim Cup 2 1998, 2000
    = Flag of Egypt.svg Egyptian Super Cup 2 2017, 2020
    3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Super Cup 1 2018
    = Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Super Cup 1 2018

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

    RankplayerTitlesLeague Top goalscorers Years
    1 Abderrazak Hamdallah 3 Flag of Qatar.svg 2016 (21 goals), (El Jaish SC), Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2019 (34 goals), (Al-Nassr), 2020 (29 goals), (Al-Nassr)
    = Youssef El-Arabi 2 Flag of Qatar.svg 2017 (24 goals), (Lekhwiya), 2018 (26 goals), (Lekhwiya)
    3 Ahmed Bahja 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1997 (21 goals), (Al-Ittihad)
    = Hussein Amotta 1 Flag of Qatar.svg 1998 (10 goals), (Al-Sadd SC)
    = Rachid Rokki 1 Flag of Qatar.svg 2003 (15 goals), (Al-Khor SC)
    = Hicham Aboucherouane 1 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2009 (12 goals), (Al-Ittihad)
    = Walid Azaro 1 Flag of Egypt.svg 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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