Soufiane Rahimi

Soufiane Rahimi
Rahimi in 2021
Personal information
Full name Soufiane Rahimi[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Al Ain
Number 21
Youth career
2006–2017 Raja CA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Raja CA 83 (28)
2017–2018EJS Casablanca (loan) 28 (15)
2021– Al Ain 69 (28)
International career
2021– Morocco A' 10 (6)
2024 Morocco Olympic (O.P.) 6 (8)
2021– Morocco 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2020 Cameroon
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2024

Soufiane Rahimi (Arabic: سفيان رحيمي; born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Morocco national team.

Rahimi started his professional career playing for Raja CA, before being sent on a loan to Étoile de Casablanca. Rahimi then returned back to his former club after the end of his loan, helping the club win the 2019–20 Botola, the 2018 and 2021 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. He then signed with UAE Pro League side Al Ain FC.

A full international for Morocco since 2021, Soufiane represented the nation at the 2020 African Nations Championship, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Rahimi was the top goalscorer of the 2020 African Nations Championship, with five goals.

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.