Nayef Aguerd
Nayef Aguerd (; born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rennes and the Morocco national football team. He began his professional career playing for FUS Rabat. Club career. Early career. Aguerd began his footballing career with the Mohammed VI Football Academy, before moving to FUS Rabat in 2014. On 15 February 2015, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3–1 victory against Wydad AC. On 3 March, he scored his first continental goal in a 1–1 draw against UMS de Loum. Dijon. After four seasons, he joined Dijon  FCO in the French Ligue 1. He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 4–0 win over OGC Nice on 25 August 2018, scoring the first goal for his side on his debut. Rennes. On 14 August 2020, Aguerd has signed a contract with Ligue 1 team Rennes from Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m and €5m. He scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against OGC Nice; the game ended in a 3–2 loss. On 13 September 2020, Aguerd scored his first league goal in a 4–2  victory against Nîmes Olympique. On 19 August 2021, Aguerd scored a header, which marked his first European goal in a 2–0 victory against Rosenborg BK. A week later, Agued scored again in the second leg against Rosenborg BK in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round. International career. Aguerd made his professional debut for the Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania on 31 August 2016. Nayef Aguerd represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve the first chan title for Morocco. On 6 September 2021, Aguerd scored his first  goal against Sudan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he sent a sharp shot in the net from a cross. He was later invited by Vahid Halilhodžić to represent Morocco in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Nayef started all of his matches in the group stages. He scored an own-goal in a 2-2 tie against Gabon. Honours. FUS Rabat Morocco Individual