Nour Imane Addi

Nour Imane Addi
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Oued Zem, Morocco
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Center midfielder[1]
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 19
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 South Alabama Jaguars 34 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013-2021 ASFAR
2023- Celtic
International career
2017– Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2022.[1]

Nour Imane Addi (Arabic: نوريمان عدي;[2] born 10 June 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a center midfielder for Scottish Women's Premier League club Celtic and the Morocco women's national team.

Early life

Addi was born and raised in Oued Zem.[1]

College career

Addi attended the University of South Alabama in the United States.[1] She played two seasons for the USA Jaguars, totaling 15 goals and five assists.[1] In 2021, she scored six goals in five starts, finishing the year with six goals in 14 games. In 2022, she was named a Sun Belt Conference first-team selection, as she scored 8 regular season goals (out of 9 total goals, 6 of those game-winning).[3] She was also selected to the College Sports Communicators 2022 Academic All-America third team.[4]

Club career

Addi played for ASFAR in Morocco.[5] In her time at ASFAR, she won eight Championships and eight Throne Cups. In 2021, she moved to the United States to play college football at the University of South Alabama. After playing for the USA Jaguars, she signed for Celtic on a two-year contract. She is the first African player to play for the club.[6]

International career

Addi has capped for Morocco at senior level.[7][8] She made her debut in 2017.[6] Her first international goal was in January 2020 against Tunisia.[9] She played in the 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament in Tunisia, which Morocco won. Although she was selected for training and friendlies[10] leading up to the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, she was not included in the final squad.[11] She played in two friendlies in 2023 against Slovakia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She was not selected for the 2023 Women's World Cup squad.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1
 28 January 2020 Stade Boubker Amer, Salé, Morocco  Tunisia
1–0
2–1
 Friendly [9]
2
 31 January 2020 Stade Municipal de Témara, Temara, Morocco
1–1
6–3
 [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Nour Imane Addi - Women's Soccer". South Alabama Jaguars. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "لائحة المنتخب الوطني النسوي التي ستخوض تجمعا إعداديا بالمعمورة" (in Arabic). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Former Jag Nour Imane Addi signs with Celtic FC Women". University of South Alabama Athletics. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Addi named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America". University of South Alabama Athletics. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Entrainements à Maâmoura de L'Equipe Nationale Féminine". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in French). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Celtic FC Women sign 26 year-old Moroccan International midfielder Nour Imane Addi". The Celtic Star. 5 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ Sebastián, Rubén (5 August 2018). "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL INDIA vs SELECCION NACIONAL MARRUECOS". Cotif Alcudia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ^ Duret, Sébastien (3 December 2020). "Amicaux - Double succès du BRESIL et du GHANA, les USA battent les PAYS-BAS, la ZAMBIE victorieuse au CHILI". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Match Report of Morocco vs Tunisia - 2020-01-28 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  10. ^ "لائحة المنتخب الوطني النسوي التي ستخوض تجمعا إعداديا بالمعمورة". Al Mountakhab (in Arabic). 20 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ^ Dabbs, Ryan. "Morocco Women's World Cup 2023 squad: Full team announced". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Match Report of Morocco vs Tunisia - 2020-01-31 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 June 2021.


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