Houssine Rahimi (Arabic: حسين رحيمي; born 4 February 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botola side Raja CA. He is the brother of former Raja and current Morocco player Soufiane Rahimi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raja CA | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | Raja CA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Raja CA | 32 | (3) |
| 2022 | → RC Oued Zem (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → JS Soualem (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Morocco U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Morocco A' | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 August 2023 | |||
Early life
editHoussine Rahimi was born on 4 February 2002 in the family house in the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex. He's the youngest son of Mohamed Rahimi also known as Youaari, famous for being the main kit man of Raja Club Athletic during over 40 years.
Career
editLike his two older brothers, he joined the club's academy at a young age and started to play with the U23 team in 2019.[1]
On 16 February 2021, he signed a five-year contract (until 2026) at the same time as his brother Soufiane before joining the first team trainings.[2][3][4]
On 10 September 2021, he made his professional debut under Lassaad Chabbi against Youssoufia Berrechid and scored the winning goal (0-1).[5]
On 17 October, Houssine Rahimi scored the opener against LPRC Oiliers during the second round of the Champions League (2-0). He became the youngest goalscorer of the club's history in the Champions League aging 19 years and 8 months.[6]
On 11 January 2022, he joined Rapide Oued Zem on loan until the end of the season. On February 15, 2022, he played made his debut against Wydad AC (defeat, 2–0). At the end of the season, he returns to his club and ends the year as vice-champion of Morocco.
On 28 July 2023, Rahimi played his first match in the Arab Cup of Champions Clubs against CR Belouizdad. Three days later, he scored the opener against Kuweit SC in a 2–0 victory that qualified Raja CA for the quarter-finals.[7]
International career
editOn 26 July 2021, he received his first call up to the Morocco U21 squad for a preparation camp.[8] In October 2021, he appeared in Hicham Dmiai list for a camp at the Maâmora Sports Center in Salé from October 4 to 12.[9]
On 21 December 2022, he received his first call-up from Houcine Ammouta to the Morocco A' team for a friendly against Senegal A', as part of the preparations for 2022 African Nations Championship scheduled in Algeria.[10] Unfortunately, the defending champions were unable to defend their title due to political tensions with Algerian authorities who refused to allow the squad to take a direct flight from Rabat to Constantine via their flag carrier sponsor, Royal Air Maroc.[11][12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Vidéo. Soufiane Rahimi, au nom du père". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Vidéo. Après Soufiane, le Raja blinde aussi Houcine Rahimi". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ F, Rédaction (11 September 2021). "Soufiane Rahimi adresse un message à son frère (PHOTO)". Le Site Info (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ F, Rédaction (11 February 2021). "Le frère de Soufiane Rahimi rejoint les entraînements du Raja". Le Site Info (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Berrechid 0-1 Raja Casablanca - 10 septembre 2021 / Botola Pro Inwi 2021/2022". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Yabiladi.com. "Ligue des champions : Le Raja s'impose au Maroc mais le Wydad perd au Ghana". www.yabiladi.com (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Coupe arabe: Le Raja Casablanca assure sa qualification aux quarts". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ KITABRI, A. "Équipe nationale U23 : 18 joueurs en concentration pour préparer le Championnat d'Afrique du Nord". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "L'équipe nationale U23: qui sont les joueurs convoqués pour le stage de concentration?". snrtnews.com.
- ^ "Préparation CHAN 2023 : À huis clos, le Maroc bat les Lions locaux (1-0)" (in French). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "بلاغ الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم" [Communication of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation]. FRMF (in Arabic). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Morocco withdraw from CHAN amid Algeria tensions". BBC Sport. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Omotto, Joel (12 January 2023). "Morocco pull out of Chan 2023 because of flight disagreements with Algeria". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
