Rachid Arma

Rachid Arma

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Agadir, Morocco
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Altavilla
Youth career
	US Prova [1]
	Sambonifacese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Sambonifacese	107	(43)
2008–2009	SPAL	35	(16)
2009–2010	Torino	12	(2)
2010–2011	Vicenza	9	(1)
2011–2012	SPAL	34	(18)
2012–2013	Carpi	30	(9)
2013–2015	Pisa	67	(31)
2015–2016	Reggiana	32	(10)
2016–2017	Pordenone	36	(17)
2017–2018	Triestina	34	(8)
2018–2020	LR Vicenza	56	(10)
2020–2022	Virtus Verona	33	(10)
2022	Chievo-Sona	15	(0)
2022–2023	USD Breno	13	(6)
2023–2024	Caldiero	36	(9)
2024–	Altavilla	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Rachid Arma (born 16 January 1985) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Altavilla.

Club career

Rachid Arma was born in Agadir. In 1989, his father left Morocco to move to San Bonifacio, Italy, for work purposes, and the rest of the family, including Rachid, joined him later in 1995. ^{[1] [2]}

In 2004, he was promoted into Sambonifacese's first team, and played four consecutive Serie D seasons with the Verona club, being instrumental in their promotion to Lega Pro Seconda Divisione during the 2007–08 season thanks to his 21 goals.

SPAL

He was consequently noted by a number of professional clubs, and was acquired by Lega Pro Prima Divisione outfit SPAL during the 2008 summer transfer window. With SPAL, he immediately managed to achieve some space under the guidance of head coach Aldo Dolcetti, and provided a 13-goal tally in his first professional season. He then achieved national coverage after he managed to score two goals to Serie A side Palermo in the third round of the Coppa Italia 2009–10; the match ended with a 4–2 win for the Sicilians, but Arma was subsequently noted by Serie B giants Torino and was acquired by the granata in co-ownership deal only days after his impressive performance in the Coppa Italia, which also proved to be his final game with SPAL. ^[3]

In June 2010, SPAL bought back Arma from Torino. In July 2010, he was acquired by Serie B club Cittadella in a co-ownership bid, with Francesco Battaglia moved to opposite direction . ^{[4] [5]} On 31 August 2010, Vicenza Calcio acquired the co-ownership from Cittadella, for a peppercorn fee of €500. ^[6] He returned to SPAL for a second spell in July 2011 in temporary deal. In June 2012 SPAL bought back Arma for €84,115. ^{[7] [8]}

Carpi

After SPAL went bankrupted, Arma left for Carpi F.C. 1909. ^[9]

Pisa

On 2 August 2013 Arma was signed by A.C. Pisa 1909, in Lega Pro Prima Divisione. ^{[10] [11]}

Reggiana

On 24 July 2015 Arma left Pisa and moved to A.C. Reggiana 1919. ^[12] In reggiana he became the best striker of the team.

Pordenone

On 30 June 2016, he joined Pordenone. ^[13] But at the end of the season, he decides to terminate his contract to join Triestina.^{[ citation needed ]}

L.R. Vicenza Virtus

On 18 August 2018 Arma joined Serie C club L.R. Vicenza Virtus, a phoenix club of Vicenza Calcio. ^{[14] [15]}

Later years

On 11 September 2020 he joined Virtus Verona on a 2-year contract. ^[16]

After two seasons with Virtus Verona, in September 2022 he signed for Serie D amateurs Chievo-Sona. ^[17]

References

1. "Il favoloso e generoso mondo di Arma letale". Lo Spallino (in Italian). 17 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009– via issuu.com.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Un uomo solo all'attacco: Arma letale" (in Italian). Lo Spallino. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
3. "Arma, operaio nuovo bomber granata: "Porterò i marocchini a vedere il Toro"" (in Italian). La Stampa. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
4. "Il Chievo non libera Iunco Pettinari: "Voglio la Samp"". Il Mattino di Padova (in Italian). 11 July 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
5. "UFFICIALE: Arma al Cittadella" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
6. Vicenza Calcio Report and Accounts on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
7. Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian)
8. "Compartecipazioni: tutte le operazioni" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
9. "ARMA… IN PIU' PER IL CARPI" (in Italian). Carpi FC 1909. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
10. "Arma al Pisa" (in Italian). Carpi FC 1909. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
11. "Ufficiale l'ingaggio di Rachid Arma". Pisa Channel (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
12. "La Reggiana ha preso il bomber Arma". 24 July 2015.
13. "RACHID ARMA IN NEROVERDE".
14. "Ufficiale, Arma al Vicenza". Il Piccolo (in Italian). Trieste: GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
15. "Ufficiale: Rachid Arma ceduto a titolo definitivo al L.R. Vicenza Virtus" (Press release) (in Italian). Trieste: U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
16. "Rachid Arma è un nuovo calciatore della Virtus Verona" (in Italian). Virtus Verona. 11 September 2020.
17. "La nuova avventura di Arma "In testa ho il sogno playoff"" (in Italian). L'Arena. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links

• AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)