Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Soufiane Rahimi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 June 1996||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → EJS 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
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*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.