Mouhcine Iajour

Mouhcine Iajour
Iajour interviewed on 30 April 2019
Personal information
Full name Mouhcine Iajour[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-14) 14 June 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
MA Tétouan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Raja Casablanca 42 (7)
2007–2008 Chiasso 19 (7)
2008–2010 Charleroi 28 (4)
2010–2012 Wydad Casablanca 64 (20)
2012–2014 Raja Casablanca 75 (28)
2014–2015 MA Tétouan 26 (18)
2015–2016 Qatar SC 15 (8)
2016Al Ahli (loan) 13 (10)
2016–2017 Al Khor 18 (5)
2017–2019 Raja Casablanca 93 (53)
2019–2020 Damac 12 (3)
2020–2021 RS Berkane 24 (10)
2022 Renaissance Zemamra
2022–2023 RC Oued Zem
2023– MA Tétouan
International career
2003–2004 Morocco U-20 17 (9)
2004–2015 Morocco 16 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 November 2017

Mouhcine Iajour (Arabic: محسن ياجور; born 14 June 1986) is a Moroccan football striker[2] who currently plays for Botola club MA Tétouan.

In 2013, Iajour became the first African footballer to be FIFA Club World Cup's top scorer and Bronze Ball, advancing with Raja Casablanca into the final played against European champions Bayern Munich.[3] Previously, only Congolese Dioko Kaluyituka won the Silver Ball in 2010.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ Thomas, Durosimi (19 July 2004). "Under-20 round-up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Awards for Bayern duo and Iajour". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ "2010 FIFA Club World Cup awards". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2013.