Khalil Azmi (born 23 August 1964) is a retired
Moroccan football goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
. He played ten seasons in the
Moroccan League, two in the
USISL
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, two in the
National Professional Soccer League, one in the
A-League and one in
Major League Soccer.
Career
In 1984, Azmi began his career with
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
in the
Moroccan League. In 1992, he moved to
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 ...
. In 1995, he moved to the United States where he played for the
New Hampshire Ramblers in the
USISL
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. In February 1996, the
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...
selected him in the 14th round (132nd overall) of the
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He never got off the bench with the Rapids and spent part of the season on loan with the
New York Fever in the
A-League in 1996. In 1997, he played for the
Charleston Battery
The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are one of the oldest continuously operating professional soccer clubs in th ...
in the
USISL
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a soccer league in the United States and Canada. It organizes several men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Men's leagues currently organized are the ...
. That fall, he signed with the
Baltimore Spirit
The Baltimore Blast is an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The team is a part of the Major Arena Soccer League.
The team has won 10 championships since it was founded in 1980. Beginning with ...
of the
National Professional Soccer League. He spent two winter indoor seasons with the Spirit. In 1998, he played for the
Hershey Wildcats
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in the
USISL
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.
He was a member of the
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 ...
team which played in the
1994 FIFA World Cup
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, playing in two matches.
References
External links
FIFA: Khalil Azmi
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1964 births
Footballers from Casablanca
1994 FIFA World Cup players
American Professional Soccer League players
Baltimore Blast (NPSL) players
Baltimore Spirit players
Charleston Battery players
Colorado Rapids players
Association football goalkeepers
Hershey Wildcats players
Living people
Moroccan expatriate footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Moroccan footballers
Morocco international footballers
National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players
New York Fever players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Botola players
Raja CA players
A-League (1995–2004) players
USL Second Division players
Wydad AC players
1988 African Cup of Nations players
1992 African Cup of Nations players