Khalid Boutaïb ( ar, خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Pau. Born in France, he represented

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

at international level.

Early life

Boutaïb was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in the

south of France Southern France, also known as the South of France or colloquially in French as , is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, ''Le midi atlantique'', A ...

, to Moroccan parents. He acquired

French nationality French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nationality, ''jus sanguinis'' ( ...

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 Uzès (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. In 2017, it had a population of 8,454. Uzès lies about north-northeast of Nîmes, west of Avignon and south-east of Alès. History Originally ''Uc ...

, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

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 Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Champ ...

, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract. Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

side

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya, Turkey. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its prim ...

in June 2017. In 2019, he joined Egyptian club

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east ...

. In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

. On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side

Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade C ...

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 The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football champions ...

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.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zamalek * CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19 *

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. List of finals The following table provides a summary of seasons: Notes: * The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...

: 2018–19

References

External links

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Khalid Boutaïb career statistics
at foot-national.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boutaib, Khalid 1987 births Living people People from Bagnols-sur-Cèze Footballers from Gard People with acquired French citizenship French men's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football forwards Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers ES Uzès Pont du Gard players FC Istres players Luzenac AP players Gazélec Ajaccio players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Süper Lig players Zamalek SC players Le Havre AC players Paris FC players Pau FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Egyptian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players