Hicham Boussefiane

Hicham Boussefiane
Personal information
Full name Hicham Boussefiane[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2018 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Málaga B 44 (12)
2018–2022 Málaga 43 (3)
2022 Wydad Casablanca
International career
2017–2018 Morocco U20 6 (0)
2018 Morocco U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022

Hicham Boussefiane (born 9 January 1998), simply known as Hicham, is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a right winger for Wydad AC. He began his professional career playing for Spanish side Malaga B.

Club career

Having joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2016 from Mohammed VI Football Academy,[2] Rabat-born Hicham made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 27 August 2017, playing the last 32 minutes in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against CD Huétor Vega. He scored his first goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home defeat of Linares Deportivo.

Hicham made his first-team debut on 18 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renato Santos in a 2–1 away win against CD Lugo in the Segunda División championship.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 15 September, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Córdoba CF.[4]

Wydad

On 29 October 2023, Hicham scored his first African Football League goal in the 2023 African Football League semi-final against Espérance de Tunis.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Wotte s'exprime sur Boussefiane" [Wotte talks about Boussefiane] (in French). Mountakhab.net. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "El Málaga asalta el Anxo Carro en tres minutos de locura" [Málaga take over Anxo Carro in three minutes of madness] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ "El Málaga arrolla al Córdoba y sigue imparable" [Málaga overwhelm Córdoba and remain unstoppable] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Morocco's WAC Edge Tunisia's ES de Tunis in AFL Semi-Final First Leg". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Bousfiane strike gives Wydad slender AFL semi advantage over Esperance". CAF. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.


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