Soufiane Rahimi

Soufiane Rahimi (born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Ain and the Morocco national team. He started his professional career playing for Raja CA.
Club career
Raja Club Athletic
Rahimi scored a total of four goals for Raja CA in 2018 CAF Confederation Cup campaign, including two goals in the final against AS Vita Club in Casablanca. This allowed them to qualify and play the 2019 CAF Super Cup against Espérance Sportive de Tunis; which then ended up winning after a 2–1 victory.
He has been one of the highest performing players in his last two seasons in Botola, becoming a top pick for the Moroccan national team coach to join the local squad. He has been closely linked with a move to Europe, and has stated his ambition of joining the Serie A in press conferences.
Al Ain
On 21 August 2021, he had played his last match with Raja CA in the 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final, therefore defeating Al-Ittihad in penalties; before transferring to Emirati club Al Ain. On September 17, Rahimi scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory against Al-Ittihad Kalba. On 12 November 2022, Rahimi scored a double against Sharjah.
International career
In 2018, Rahimi was called up to the Moroccan national A' team by Jamal Sellami. Rahimi represented Morocco in the 2020 African Nations Championship, He scored a double in his third game of the group stages against Uganda. He scored in the quarter-finals in a 3–1 victory against Zambia. Morocco won an astonishing 4–0 in the semi-finals against Cameroon. With this performance, Rahimi managed of scoring a total of five goals thus helping his country to achieve the title and becoming the first and only country to win the Championship back to back. He was awarded top scorer and best player of the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rahimi goal.
Honours
Raja CA
Botola: 2019–20
CAF Confederation Cup: 2018, 2020–21
CAF Super Cup: 2019
Arab Champions League: 2019–20
Al Ain
Pro League: 2021–22
League Cup: 2021–22
UAE President's Cup runner-up: 2022–23
Morocco
African Nations Championship: 2020
Individual
Best Player in Botola: 2019–20, 2020–21
Best Young player in Botola: 2018–19
Botola Top assist provider: 2020–21
Botola Team of the Season: 2020–21
Best Player in African Nations Championship: 2020
Top Scorer in African Nations Championship: 2020
African Nations Championship Team of the Tournament: 2020
Raja CA Player of the season: 2020
Raja CA Goal of the Season: 2021
Pro League player of the month: September 2021, November 2021, February 2022, October 2022 February 2023 September 2023
Pro League Best Fans player of the year: 2022, 2023
Pro League Team of the year: 2023
Record
Fastest goal in history of CHAN
References
External links
1996 births
Living people
Moroccan men's footballers
Footballers from Casablanca
Men's association football wingers
Morocco men's international footballers
2020 African Nations Championship players
2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
Raja CA players
Al Ain FC players
Botola players
UAE Pro League players
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Morocco men's A' international footballers