Khalil Azmi

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Khalil Azmi
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-08-23) August 23, 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1992 Wydad Casablanca
1992–1994 Raja Casablanca
1995 New Hampshire Ramblers
1996 New York Fever
1997 Charleston Battery 27 (0)
1997–1999 Baltimore Spirit/Blast (indoor) 60 (0)
1998 Hershey Wildcats 23 (0)
International career
1987–1994 Morocco 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalil Azmi (born 23 August 1964) is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper. He played ten seasons in the Moroccan League, two in the USISL, two in the National Professional Soccer League, and one in the A-League.

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Career

In 1984, Azmi began his career with Wydad Casablanca in the Moroccan League. In 1992, he moved to Raja Casablanca. In 1995, he moved to the United States where he played for the New Hampshire Ramblers in the USISL. In February 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected him in the 14th round (132nd overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He never played for the Rapids, instead playing with the New York Fever in the A-League in 1996. [1] In 1997, he played for the Charleston Battery in the USISL. [2] That fall, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League. He spent two winter indoor seasons with the Spirit. [3] [4] In 1998, he played for the Hershey Wildcats in the USISL. [5]

He was a member of the Morocco team which played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing in two matches.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer, 1996". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Charleston Battery". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  3. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1997-1998 Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1998-1999 Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "The Year in American Soccer, 1998". www.sover.net. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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