Khalid Askri

Khalid Askri
Personal information
Full name Khalid Askri[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Missour, Morocco
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1998 FAR Rabat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2012 FAR Rabat 199 (0)
2011Chabab Rif Al Hoceima (loan) 11 (0)
2012Raja Casablanca (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2015 Raja Casablanca 80 (0)
2015–2016 DHJ 21 (0)
2016–2017 Olympique de Khouribga 11 (0)
Total 329 (0)
International career
2013 Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khalid Askri (born 20 March 1981) is a Moroccan former footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He played for FAR Rabat for over 12 years.

Career

FAR Rabat

At the 2010 Moroccan Throne Cup, in a match against MAS Fez, Askri blocked a penalty shootout but failed to grab the ball and instead went to celebrate his save. Meanwhile, the ball spun into the goal and Rabat lost the penalty shootout with a score of 7-6.[2]

Raja Casablanca

Askri contributed to Casablanca's win against Clube Atlético Mineiro by preventing two goals[3] from Fernandinho and .[4] Casablanca's win brought them to the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup finals against FC Bayern Munich.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Is this soccer's dumbest keeper?". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Raja Casablanca 3-1 Atlético Mineiro | Club World Cup semi-final match report". Press Association. 19 December 2013 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "Morocco's Raja stuns Ronaldinho's Atletico at Club World Cup". Al Arabiya English. 19 December 2013.
  5. ^ "'Unluckiest goalkeeper in the world' Khalid Askri has Raja Casablanca rolling at Club World Cup". The National.