Nesryne El Chad

Nesryne El Chad
El Chad with Morocco in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Saint-Étienne, France
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Lille
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2021 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Saint-Étienne 8 (0)
2022– Lille 30 (2)
International career
2020–2022 Morocco U20 9 (1)
2022– Morocco 23[1] (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Nesryne El Chad (Arabic: نسرين الشاد; born 13 March 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Seconde Ligue club Lille. Born in France, she represents Morocco at international level.

Early life

El Chad was born in Saint-Étienne to Moroccan parents from Meknes.

Before devoting herself definitively to playing football, she played tennis for a period of six years.

International career

She has appeared in eight matches for Morocco and scored a goal against Uganda at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, making her the youngest-ever Moroccan player to score in the tournament.[1][2] She was named to the Morocco squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]

Honours

Morocco

Individual

  • African Women's Youth Player of the Year: 2023[5]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2023[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "N. El Chad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Morocco: Five players to watch". FIFA. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  3. ^ Zouiten, Sara (19 June 2023). "Morocco Unveils Squad List For 2023 Women's World Cup". Morocco World News. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ name="Soccerway"
  5. ^ "نسرين الشاد أفضل لاعبة يافعة في إفريقيا" [Nisreen El Chad is the best young player in Africa]. almountakhab.com (in Arabic). 11 December 2023.
  6. ^ https://www.iffhs.com/posts/3325