Assia Zouhair (Arabic: آسِيَة زُهَيْر,[2] born 30 April 1991) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chabab Mohammédia and the Morocco women's national team.

Assia Zouhair
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
Chabab Mohammédia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 CA Khénifra
2021– Chabab Mohammédia
International career
2016– Morocco 10 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Club career edit

Zouhair began her career in the Moroccan Women's Championship with AS FAR. She then played three seasons with CA Khénifra in Morocco, beginning in 2009.[3] She won the Throne Cup with CAK in 2010-11 and 2011-12. The team was runners-up in the Championship both years. She then played respectively with Wydad AC, then Raja CA,[4] and CM Layounne, which she joined in 2017.[5] She had a short experience in Turkey with Konak Belediyespor.[6] She returned to CA Khénifra in 2019 and reached the final of the 2018-19 Throne Cup.[7] She joined SCC Mohammedia in the summer of 2021. She was the Player of the Month for the club in November 2022.[8]

International career edit

Zouhair has capped for Morocco at senior level.[1] She is often the backup goalkeeper for Khadija Er-Rmchi.

Zouhair was selected by Karim Bencherifa for the 2017 COTIF Women's Football Tournament in Spain in which Morocco played against various Spanish and French clubs. She played as a sub against Albi[9] and started against Valencia.[10] She also participated in the 2018 COTIF tournament.

Zouhair was in the list of 26 players that were called up by Reynald Pedros to represent Morocco at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations, though did not play any matches at the tournament.[11] She started two friendlies against Ireland during Morocco's run-up to the World Cup in November 2022.[12]

She remained with the Morocco national team for both qualifying and the 2023 Women's World Cup.[13] She did not appear in any of Morocco's games in the group stage or in their round of 16 elimination.

Honours edit

CA Khénifra

Morocco

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ "جديد الصحراء الرياضي :مريم احمد" (in Arabic). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Entrainements à Maâmoura de L'Equipe Nationale Féminine". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in French). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "كرة القدم النسائية: غزلان الشهيري من نجاح سوس في المعسكر الإنتقائي للمنتخب". Alminbar-Arriyadi (in Arabic). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "غزلان الشهيري من نجاح سوس ضمن اللائحة المستدعاة للمعسكر الإعدادي للمنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم النسائية". Alminbar-Arriyadi (in Arabic). 4 February 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ عابيد, مروان (2 September 2018). "حارسة المنتخب الوطني النسوي تنتقل للإحتراف في أوروبا". Riad Alive (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Morocco - List of (Women) Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  8. ^ "تصريح نجمة شهر نونبر حارسة نادي شباب المحمدية آسية زهير". YouTube. (in Arabic). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  9. ^ "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL MARRUECOS (Femenino) vs ASPTT ALBI (Femenino)". COTIF (in Spanish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  10. ^ "VALENCIA CF (Femenino) vs SELECCIÓN NACIONAL MARRUECOS (Femenino)". COTIF (in Spanish). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Assia Zouhair". Flashscore. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ Zouiten, Sara (19 June 2023). "Morocco Unveils Squad List for 2023 Women's World Cup". Morocco World News. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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