Mohamed Oulhaj ( ar, محمد أولحاج; born 6 January 1988 in

Al Hoceima Al Hoceima ( ber, translit=Lḥusima, label= Riffian-Berber, ⵍⵃⵓⵙⵉⵎⴰ; ar, الحسيمة; '' es, Alhucemas'') is a Riffian city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It i ...

) is a former Moroccan

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, who played as a defender for Raja Casablanca.

Club career

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was the coach of Raja Casablanca when Oulhaj played his first official match with the team on September 22, 2007 against Olympique Khouribga in

Complexe OCP Phosphate Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Khouribga, Morocco. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Olympique Khouribga Olympique Club de Khouribga, also called OCK, is a Moroccan football club based ...

. Oulhaj was only 19 years old and was chosen as a starter. On October 19, 2008, he scored his first goal in his professional career during a 5–0 winning match against

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International career

After Oulhaj's great performances with Raja Casablanca on the season of 2007–08, the former national coach

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call him firstly to represent

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against

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for the

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but he didn't have a chance to play. On June 14, 2008, he made his first match with the team in

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against

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when

lost 3–1. Oulhaj had started the match and was replaced by Hicham Aboucherouane in the 36th minute.Rwanda - Morocco - 3:1
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Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Raja Casablanca *

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: 2008–09,

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Coupe du Trône The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league cha ...

: 2012,

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Individual

* Eleven of Gold: ** Best Defensive Midfielder: 2007–08 ** Best Center-Back: 2008–09

References

External links

Mohamed Oulhaj player info at the official Raja Casablanca website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oulhaj, Mohamed 1988 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers Footballers from Casablanca Morocco men's international footballers Raja CA players Men's association football defenders Morocco men's A' international footballers People from Al Hoceima 2016 African Nations Championship players