Khalid Boutaïb

Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Pau.

Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Khalid Boutaïb
Khalid Boutaïb
Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Paris
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 Bagnols Pont
2007–2010 Uzès
2010–2011 Bagnols Pont 14 (7)
2011–2012 Uzès 33 (13)
2012–2013 Istres 0 (0)
2012–2013Uzès (loan) 24 (6)
2013–2014 Luzenac 33 (8)
2014–2016 Gazélec Ajaccio 59 (12)
2016–2017 Strasbourg 34 (20)
2017–2019 Yeni Malatyaspor 48 (16)
2019–2020 Zamalek 14 (4)
2020–2022 Le Havre 34 (7)
2022–2023 Paris 30 (6)
2023– Pau 18 (5)
International career
2016–2019 Morocco 26 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2019

Early life

Boutaïb was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in the south of France, to Moroccan parents. He acquired French nationality on 16 January 2002, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.

Club career

Boutaïb started his career with spells at Bagnols Pont and Uzès, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the Championnat National in the 2011–12 season before joining Istres in the summer of 2012. Boutaïb made his professional debut in the 1–2 defeat to Clermont Foot in the Coupe de la Ligue on 7 August 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Genest.

Boutaïb presents the particularity of being a gifted student as well. He obtained the maximal grade of 20/20 in mathematics in French High School exam. He chose however to continue his career as a football player.

Out of contract with Gazélec Ajaccio, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.

Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017. In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek. In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for Le Havre.

On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side Paris FC on a contract until June 2023.

International career

Boutaïb announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level. He received a call-up to the Morocco national football team for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde, and made his debut as a late sub in a 1–0 win.

In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Personal life

Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer Nassim Chadli.[citation needed]

Career statistics

International

    As of match played 23 June 2019
Morocco
Year Apps Goals
2016 5 2
2017 9 4
2018 9 3
2019 3 0
Total 26 9

International goals

    Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2016 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco Khalid Boutaïb  Togo 1–1 2–1 Friendly
2. 2–1
3. 1 September 2017 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Khalid Boutaïb  Mali 2–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 7 October 2017 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco Khalid Boutaïb  Gabon 1–0 3–0
5. 2–0
6. 3–0
7. 23 March 2018 Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy Khalid Boutaïb  Serbia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
8. 25 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia Khalid Boutaïb  Spain 1–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup
9. 16 October 2018 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros Khalid Boutaïb  Comoros 1–1 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Zamalek

References

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