Bilal Ould-Chikh (born 28 July 1997) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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Club career

Born in

Roosendaal Roosendaal () is both a city and a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Towns/villages of the municipality * Roosendaal (population: 66,760) * Wouw (4,920) * Heerle (1,900) * Nispen (1,440) * Wouwse P ...

, Netherlands, Ould-Chikh joined the youth system at Willem II in 2011, before moving to

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

's youth academy in 2012. He quickly rose through the club's system, making his senior debut on 3 May 2014 against

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by replacing

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after 69 minutes in a 2–2 draw at

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. On 30 July 2015, two days after turning 18, Ould-Chikh signed with Portuguese champions Benfica for five seasons. On 20 September 2015, he debuted for the

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in Segunda Liga, replacing João Carvalho after 62 minutes of a 1–0 home win over

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. On 1 March 2017, Benfica announced that Ould-Chikh's contract was terminated. After that Ould-Chikh announced he would start training with the Dutch club FC Utrecht. On 31 December 2021, Ould-Chikh signed with

until the summer of 2023, with an option to extend.

Career statistics

Personal life

Ould-Chikh is of Moroccan descent. His younger brother Walid is also a footballer.

Honours

Denizlispor *

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: 2018–19

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ould-Chikh, Bilal 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Roosendaal Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch footballers FC Utrecht players Association football wingers Willem II (football club) players FC Twente players ADO Den Haag players Eredivisie players Liga Portugal 2 players S.L. Benfica B players Denizlispor footballers FC Volendam players Netherlands youth international footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Jong FC Utrecht players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Turkey Footballers from North Brabant Jong FC Twente players