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Marrakech Marrakesh or Marrakech ( or ; ar, مراكش, murrākuš, ; ber, ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ, translit=mṛṛakc}) is the fourth largest city in the Kingdom of Morocco. It is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakes ...

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 to A ...

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KAC 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 ...

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Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic language, Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier *Al Ittihad Gheryan, a f ...

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Al-Nasr Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

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Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) Al-Nasr CSC ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considere ...

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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 ...

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Maghreb Fez The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...

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Morocco national under-23 football team The Morocco Olympic football team represents Morocco in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Fédération Roya ...

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, nationalcaps2 = 23 , nationalgoals2 = 8 , pcupdate = 12 September 1920 , ntupdate = 12 September 1920 Ahmed Bahja ( ar, أحمد البهجة; born 21 December 1970, in

) is a retired 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, rugb ...

. He played for several clubs, including

and

. He has also played for the famous UAE club, AlWasl of Dubai. In addition, he played for

, Al-Hilal in

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...

and Al-Gharafa in

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

2 loane spells 1996 & 1998 for Qatar Emir Cup. Bahja played for the

Morocco national football team The Morocco national football team,french: Équipe du Maroc de football nicknamed "the Atlas Lions", represents Morocco in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, also known as F ...

and was a participant at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and the

1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national soccer teams. It was hosted by the United States and took place from June 17 to July 17, 1994, at nine venues across the country. The United States ...

Club career

Emirates League.. 2 spells less than 1 Seasons .. Goals .. 0 + 4 Emirates Cup.. 2 spells less than 1 Seasons .. Goals .. 4 + 5 Arabian Clubs Championship 3 éditions 3 clubs.. 1994 + 1999 + 2003.. Games..4 + 4 + 2 Goals..4 + 3 + 1 FIFA Clubs World Cup 2000.. Games..3 Goals..1 Assists..1 Total Career Stats With Emirates clubs in all comps: Goals..13 Total Career Stats With Gulf clubs in all comps: Goals..124 1993 Caf Champions League.. Goals .. 2 Bahdja deal with al ittihad fc: 0.2 m$ for kawkab merakchi 50k$ for bahdja. Bahdja deal with al wasl fc: 1.05 m$0.8m$ for ittihad & 0.25m$ for bahdja 14k$ monthly 3 years deal Bahdja deal with al nasser fc: 0.9 m$ for alwasl fc & 12k$ monthly 3 years deal until 16 May 2000 19.5k SR clause libération.

Club career stats

National team career

Honours

Club

Al Gharafa *

Qatar Emir Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone o ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

Ittihad Fc * Saudi Premier League: 1996/1997 * Saudi Premier League: 1998/1999 * Saudi Federation Cup: 1996/1997 * Saudi Federation Cup: 1998/1999 *

Saudi Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...

: 1996/1997 *

Asian Cup Winners Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC. The winne ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

Hillal FC *

: 1994/1995 *

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by elit ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...

Individual

* SFA Forward of the Season: 1997 * Arabian Golden Shoe: 1997 *Saudi Premier League Top Scorer: 1996–97:25 goals *Saudi Federation Cup Top Scorer: 1996–97 :12 goals * Asian Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer :

: 6 goals * Qatar Emir Cup Top Scorer :

: 10 goals * Arab Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer :

: 4 goals * Botola Pro 1 Top Scorer : 93/1994 : 14 goals

Notes

References

1970 births Moroccan footballers Moroccan expatriate footballers Morocco international footballers Living people Association football forwards 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2000 African Cup of Nations players Ittihad FC players Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Morocco Raja CA players Al-Wasl F.C. players Al Hilal SFC players Sportspeople from Marrakesh Al Nassr FC players Kawkab Marrakech players UAE Pro League players Botola players Saudi Professional League players Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Sudan Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Sudan Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates {{Morocco-footy-forward-stub