Omar El Hilali

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Omar El Hilali
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El Hilali with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Omar El Hilali Khayat
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth L'Hospitalet, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 23
Youth career
Santa Eulàlia
2016–2020 Espanyol
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Espanyol B 61 (0)
2021– Espanyol 43 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Morocco U20 7 (0)
2023– Morocco U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:07, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Omar El Hilali Khayat (born 12 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RCD Espanyol. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at youth level.

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Club career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, El Hilali joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup at the age of 13, from hometown side CF Santa Eulàlia. [1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.

El Hilali made his first-team debut at the age of just 17 on 4 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Óscar Gil in a 3–0 away success over Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División. [2] On 14 December 2023, after establishing himself as a first team regular, he extended his contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad. [3]

International career

El Hilali was born in Spain to a Moroccan family, with roots in Tangier. [1] He represented the Morocco U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. [4]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself, [5] [6] where the Atlas Lions won their first title [7] [8] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [7] [9]

Honours

Espagnol

Morocco U23

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References

  1. 1 2 "Omar, 16 años y un sueño" [Omar, 16 years and a dream]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Omar El Hilali debuta con el primer equipo del Espanyol" [Omar El Hilali debuts with the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Omar El Hilali renews contract". RCD Espanyol. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Morocco team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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