# Salaheddine Bassir

Salaheddine Bassir (Arabic: صلاح الدين بصير; born 5 September 1972) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He played for a few clubs, including Raja Club Athletic, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Deportivo La Coruña in Spain with whom he won la liga and copa del rey. He then played for OSC Lille (France) and Aris Thessaloniki (Greece). He retired at the end of 2005 season.
Whilst at Lille Bassir scored a goal against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League and once against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League.
He played for the Morocco national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win against Scotland. He also scored a brace against France during the Hassan II Trophy final.

## Career statistics

    Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassir goal.
List of international goals scored by Salaheddine Bassir :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 3 January 1996 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Tunisia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 January 1996 | Jules Ladoumègue Stadium, Vitrolles, France | Armenia | 2–0 | 6-0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 6 October 1996 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1–0 | 1-1 | 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 11 December 1996 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Croatia | 1–2 | 2-2 | Hassan II Trophy |
| 5 | 12 December 1996 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Nigeria | 1–0 | 2-0 | Hassan II Trophy |
| 6 | 12 January 1997 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | Ghana | 1–0 | 2-2 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 7 | 6 April 1997 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon | Gabon | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 8 | 6 April 1997 | Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon | Gabon | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 9 | 26 April 1997 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone | Sierra Leone | 1–0 | 1-0 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 10 | 21 June 1997 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Egypt | 1–0 | 1-0 | 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 11 | 13 July 1997 | Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1-0 | 1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12 | 27 July 1997 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Senegal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 13 | 27 July 1997 | Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco | Senegal | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1998 World Cup Qualification |
| 14 | 5 February 1998 | Stade El Harti, Marrakech, Morocco | Niger | 1–0 | 3-0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 22 April 1998 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–2 | 1-2 | Friendly |
| 16 | 29 May 1998 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | France | 1–0 | 2–2 | Hassan II Trophy |
| 17 | 29 May 1998 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | France | 2–1 | 2–2 | Hassan II Trophy |
| 18 | 23 June 1998 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | Scotland | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 19 | 23 June 1998 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | Scotland | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 20 | 2 September 1998 | Tanger, Morocco | Senegal | 2–0 | 2-0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 3 October 1998 | Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 3-0 | 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 22 | 23 December 1998 | Agadir, Morocco | Bulgaria | 3–1 | 4-1 | Friendly |
| 23 | 28 April 1999 | GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–0 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 25 January 2000 | National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Congo | 1–0 | 1-0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations |
| 25 | 11 February 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Denmark | 1–0 | 4–2 | Friendship Tournament (UAE) |
| 26 | 11 February 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Denmark | 3–1 | 4–2 | Friendship Tournament (UAE) |
| 27 | 2 June 2001 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | 1–1 | 1-1 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

Raja CA
* Botola:1996
* Moroccan Throne Cup: 1996
Al-Hilal
* Asian Super Cup: 1997
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1997
Deportivo de La Coruña
* La Liga: 2000
* Supercopa de España: 2000
Morocco
* Hassan II Trophy 3rd place: 1996
* Hassan II Trophy runner-up: 2002
Individual
* Best Moroccan player: 1997
* 1996 King Hassan II Cup top scorer