Mohammed el Fakih (born 7 February 1990) is a Moroccan

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

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Career

He started his youth career 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 ...

, but did not get his full chance with his childhood team, so he left for

JS Massira Jeunesse Sportive d'El Massira ( ar, نادي شباب المسيرة) is a football club based in Laâyoune, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Afri ...

to seek more games. A year later he proved himself in the Second Division with Chabab El Masira so he got signed by

Kawkab Marrakech Kawkab Athlétique Club of Marrakech ( ar, الكوكب المراكشي; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Marrakech. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi. Honours * Moroccan League First Divisio ...

for the 2015 season.

had a chance to participate in the

2016 CAF Confederation Cup The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2016 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Fo ...

, and he was one of the best players of the tournament scoring 6 goals and taking his team to the group stage with strong teams such as Etoile Sahel . 2016 has been a good year for Mohammed el Fakih. Therefore,

has offered him a contract but he signed a 2 years extension that will make him stay until 2018. In January 2019, El Fakih was loaned out to

Youssoufia Berrechid Club Athletic Youssoufia Berrechid, usually known simply as Youssoufia Berrechid, is a Moroccan football club based in Berrechid, Morocco. The club was founded in 1927 and their stadium is called the Stade Municipal de Berrechid. They currentl ...

from

FAR Rabat Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ar, الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية), commonly known as AS FAR ( ar, نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's ...

. On 25 December 2022, El Fakih joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi.

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* Moroccan men's footballers 1990 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Raja CA players JS Massira players AS FAR (football club) players KAC Marrakech players Olympique Club de Khouribga players Maghreb de Fès players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Al-Arabi SC (Saudi Arabia) players Botola players Libyan Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Expatriate men's footballers in Libya Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Libya Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub