Imane Abdelahad

Imane Abdelahad

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Fez, Morocco[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper[1]
Team information
Current team	SC Casablanca
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Beşiktaş	6	(0)
2021–	SC Casablanca
International career
2011–	Morocco
Medal record Representing  Morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imane Abdelahad (Arabic: إيمان عبد الأحد, born 21 July 1994) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SC Casablanca and the Morocco women's national team.[2]

Club career

Abdelahad began her football career at the age of 15 with Wydad AC.[3] She played in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First League season for Beşiktaş J.K. appearing in six matches of the league's second half.[2] She then returned to Morocco and played a season with Ain Atiq and two seasons with Ittihad Tangiers before joining SC Casablanca. On 14 November 2023, Abdelahad was nominated for the 2023 Goalkeeper of the Year by CAF.[4]

International career

Since 2011, Abdelahad has regularly been called up to the national team as a second or third goalkeeper. She has been called up for a number of training camps and has started several friendlies. She was selected as the reserve goalkeeper for Khadija Ar-Rmchi at the 2021 Aisha Bukhari Cup,[5] as well as the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6] She was selected for several friendlies[7] in the run-up to the 2023 Women's World Cup but did not make the final squad.

Honours

Morocco

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2022[8]

References

1. "Imane Abdelahad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
2. "Oyuncular - Futbolcular: Imane Abdelahad" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
3. "Imane Abdelahad - Le football marocain au féminin". Youtube. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
4. "Morocco sweeps nominations in CAF awards for women's categories". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. "L'équipe nationale participe au tournoi amical "Aisha Buhari"". Al Bayane (in French). 12 September 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
7. "مباراتان وديتان للمنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم النسوية". Federation Royale Marocaine de Football. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
8. "Can Feminine 2022 Programme Resultats Classements". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.

External links

• Imane Abdelahad on Instagram