Ahmed Jahouh ( ar, أحمد جحوح; born 31 July 1988) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Mumbai City Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

Club career

Born in

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, Jahouh started his career with Ittihad Khemisset. In 2010, he joined

Moghreb Tétouan Moghreb Atletico Tetouan ( ar, المغرب أتلتيكو تطوان; acronym MAT) is a Moroccan football club based in Tetouan. MA Tétouan was founded in 1922 and used to compete in the Tétouan local compétitions till 1956 when Morocco gai ...

. Jahouh went on to win the 2011–12 Botola and the

2013–14 Botola The 2013–14 Botola is the 57th season of the Moroccan Top League, but the 3rd under its new format of Moroccan Pro League. Average attendance Raja Casablanca 20,000 KAC Kénitra 8,000 Moghreb Tétouan 8,000 Wydad Casablanca 5,000 Hassania A ...

with Moghreb. On 28 September 2012, he joined Emirati club

Al-Ittihad Kalba Ittihad Kalba Football Club ( ar, نادي إتحاد كلباء لكرة القدم‎) is a Association football, football club in Kalba, United Arab Emirates. History Ittihad Kalba was established in 1972 when two clubs ''(Al Shabab)'' and '' ...

on a year long loan deal. In January 2013, he was released by Kalba. On 8 September 2015, he signed with

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

and penned a three-year contract. After being used sparingly by Casablanca, he joined

FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath ...

on 25 July 2016 on a three-year contract. On 31 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Casablanca. On 2 August 2017, Jahouh joined

side

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on a season-long loan. He became the first Moroccan footballer to play in India. During the season, he refused to display a sponsor logo of an alcohol brand on match shirt citing religious reasons. Jahouh extended his stay at the club after a successful debut season on loan. In May 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club. With most successful tackles and passes, Jahouh played a pivotol role in Goa's top of the league finish in the 2019–20 Indian Super League.

Mumbai City

On 22 October 2020,

announced that they had signed Jahouh on a two-year deal. On 21 November, Jahouh made his debut for the club in the

against

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, in a narrow 1–0 defeat. It was a debut to forget as was sent off with a straight red, a couple of minutes before halftime for his studs-up challenge on Khassa Camara. He won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the Indian Super League title in his first season with the club, completing a domestic double. Jahouh made his first appearance of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, on 22 November 2021, against

, which ended in a resounding 3–0 win. Five days later, he scored his first goal for the club, against

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, in a 3–1 defeat. He opened the scoring with a thumping right-footed finish after the

players failed to clear their lines inside the penalty area. On 11 February, Jahouh signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022–23 season. He registered three goals along with seven assists in 15 league appearances, as the Islanders finished on fifth place and failed to qualify for the

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. He was later included in the club's

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squad. He started in the club's AFC Champions League debut match, on 8 April, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat. Three days later, he was part of a historic 2–1 win against

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 193 ...

, as

became the first Indian club to win a AFC Champions League game. He provided the assist for the winning goal scored by Rahul Bheke.

International career

Jahouh has been capped at the international level, representing the team in 2012 Arab Nations Cup, where they defeated

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in the final.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

FC Goa *

League Winners Shield: 2019–20 Mumbai City *

: 2020–21 *

League Winners Shield: 2020–21 Morocco *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jahouh, Ahmed 1988 births Living people Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers Moroccan expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Al-Ittihad Kalba SC players Raja CA players FC Goa players Mumbai City FC players Moghreb Tétouan players Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in India Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in India Ittihad Khemisset players Fath Union Sport players Morocco A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players