Imane Abdelahad (Arabic: إيمان عبد الأحد, born 21 July 1994) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SC Casablanca and the Morocco women's national team.[2]

Imane Abdelahad
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Fez, Morocco[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team
SC Casablanca
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Beşiktaş 6 (0)
2021– SC Casablanca
International career
2011– Morocco
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Abdelahad began her football career at the age of 15 with Wydad AC.[3] She played in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First League season for Beşiktaş J.K. appearing in six matches of the league's second half.[2] She then returned to Morocco and played a season with Ain Atiq and two seasons with Ittihad Tangiers before joining SC Casablanca. On 14 November 2023, Abdelahad was nominated for the 2023 Goalkeeper of the Year by CAF.[4]

International career edit

Since 2011, Abdelahad has regularly been called up to the national team as a second or third goalkeeper. She has been called up for a number of training camps and has started several friendlies. She was selected as the reserve goalkeeper for Khadija Ar-Rmchi at the 2021 Aisha Bukhari Cup,[5] as well as the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6] She was selected for several friendlies[7] in the run-up to the 2023 Women's World Cup but did not make the final squad.

Honours edit

Morocco

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Imane Abdelahad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Oyuncular - Futbolcular: Imane Abdelahad" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Imane Abdelahad - Le football marocain au féminin". Youtube. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Morocco sweeps nominations in CAF awards for women's categories". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "L'équipe nationale participe au tournoi amical "Aisha Buhari"". Al Bayane (in French). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "مباراتان وديتان للمنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم النسوية". Federation Royale Marocaine de Football. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230302163632/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/fr/articles/can-feminine-2022-programme-resultats-classements

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