Abdellah Raihani Ennaou (born 3 February 2004) is a professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

Atlético Madrid B Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the community of Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 5. They play their home ...

. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Raihani started his career with

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and Damm. While in the academy of Damm, he was playing in the third youth team, but was still scouted by

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

's Julio De Marco, with the Italian scout liking his profile.

Atlético Madrid

Raihani joined the Atlético Madrid officially on 1 September 2021. He progressed through the academy, forming a prolific partnership with teammate Adrián Niño, with the two scoring 57 goals between them in the 2022–23 season. He also performed well in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, scoring four goals in eight games as Atlético Madrid were knocked out in the quarter-finals by

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. On 2 March 2023, he signed a four-year contract renewal with the club. Raihani appeared for

's senior squad as an unused substitute for the

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fixture on 4 June 2023 against

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.

International career

Raihani has represented Morocco at under-17 level, playing seven games and scoring three goals. Representing Morocco under-20 at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

, he scored a goal against Algeria in the group stage. He was again called up to the Morocco under-20 squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament, and scored the consolation goal in a 2–1 loss to Japan under-19 in Morocco's opening game of the tournament. Following impressive performances with Atlético Madrid's youth team, Morocco manager

Walid Regragui Hoalid Regragui (born 23 September 1975), known as Walid Regragui ( ar, وليد الركراكي, Walīd ar-Ragrāgī), is a Moroccan professional Association football, football manager and former Football player, player who played as a right- ...

was reported to have spoken to Raihani, with the intention of calling him up to the full national team. On October 5, 2023, Raihani was called up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the fixtures against Iraq and Dominican Republic.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raihani, Abde 2004 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Spanish people of Moroccan descent Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Primera Federación players CF Damm players Atlético Madrid B players Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in football