Ghizlane Chhiri (Arabic: غزلان الشهيري; born 11 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team.
 Chhiri with Morocco at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Agadir, Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | |||||||||||||
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Current team | ASFAR | |||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | ASFAR | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Morocco | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editChhiri made her first appearances with Raja Agadir.[2] She continued her training with Najah Sous,[3] before she joined AS FAR in 2018.[1] With AS FAR, she has won five Championships[4] and three Throne Cups.[5]
AS FAR participated in the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League. She was an official player in all matches. She received a yellow card in their semifinal loss to Hasaacas.[6] AS FAR finished third.[7]
Chhiri also played in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League with AS FAR. In the group stage, she provided three assists: one against Simba Queens,[8] and two against Determine Girls.[9] In the latter game, she won player of the match.[10] AS FAR went on to win the tournament, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 in the final.[11]
International career
editChhiri has capped for Morocco at senior level.[12][13][14] She has participated in a number of selections and invitations to training, matches, and friendly tournaments under multiple different coaches. She participated in the 2018 WAFCON qualifiers, as well as qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics, though Morocco failed to qualify for both.
Chhiri was part of the team that won the UNAF Championship in 2020.[15] She also participated in the Aisha Buhari Cup in 2021, in which Morocco finished second.[16]
Chhiri injured her ankle on 18 June 2022 against Zambia, a few days before the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[17] Though she was injured, it was not serious, and she was still included in the 26-player squad selected by Reynald Pedros to play in the tournament.[18] Morocco finished second, losing in the final to South Africa.[19]
She participated in preparations for the 2023 Women's World Cup, playing in a friendly against Canada in which Morocco lost 4-0, and a 0-0 tie against Switzerland.[20] Chhiri was not chosen as part of the 2023 Women's World Cup squad.[21]
Honours
editAS FAR
- Moroccan Women's Championship (6): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024[22]
- Moroccan Women Throne Cup (5): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[23]
- UNAF Women's Champions League (2): 2021, 2024
- CAF Women's Champions League (1): 2022; third place: 2021, 2023[24]
Morocco
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2022
- UNAF Women's Tournament: 2020[25]
Individual
- CAF Women's Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2021
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "قائمة اللاعبين : كرة القدم - الفريق النسوي". ASFAR (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Equipe Nationale Féminine U20". FRMF (in French). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "كرة القدم النسائية: غزلان الشهيري من نجاح سوس في المعسكر الإنتقائي للمنتخب". Alminbar-Arriyadi. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Morocco - List of (Women) Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Morocco - List of (Women) Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "HASAACAS VS. FAR RABAT 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "FAR RABAT VS. MALABO KINGS 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "FAR RABAT VS. SIMBA QUEENS 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "DETERMINE GIRLS VS. FAR RABAT 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ الكومري, صلاح (11 June 2022). "دوري الأبطال .. الكاف يكافئ لاعبة من الجيش الملكي". SNRT News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "FAR RABAT VS. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Sebastián, Rubén (5 August 2018). "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL INDIA vs SELECCION NACIONAL MARRUECOS". Cotif Alcudia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "المنتخب النسوي .. اللبؤات يؤكدن تفوقهن على مالي". SNRT News (in Arabic). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Tournoi féminin de l'UNAF: le Maroc s'impose face à l'Algérie (2-0) et remporte le tournoi". Ar-Ryadia (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Aisha Buhari Cup 2021: Results, rankings and all statistics". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "بث مباشر | المغرب - زامبيا". YouTube. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Piers (23 July 2022). "Wafcon 2022: South Africa beat Morocco to finally land first title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "G. CHHIRI". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Zouiten, Sara (19 June 2023). "Morocco Unveils Squad List for 2023 Women's World Cup". Morocco World News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ https://m.le360.ma/sport/ar/page.php?link=https://ar.sport.le360.ma/ldc-afrique/145192 [bare URL]
- ^ https://snrtnews.com/article/84491 [bare URL]
- ^ https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/ligue-de-champions-feminine-lasfar-sacree-championne-apres-avoir-fait-tomber-sundowns [bare URL]
- ^ "2020 UNAF Women's Tournament: Morocco crowned champions after 2-0 win over Algeria". Soka 25 East. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.