Driss Fettouhi (born 30 September 1989) is a Moroccan professional

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plays for Al-Markhiya as a

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Club career

Born in

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

, Fettouhi started playing football at Wydad Casablanca. At 16, Fettouhi participated in and won the 2007 edition of a Moroccan reality TV show called "Golden Foot". The winner and nine finalists participated in a training session of Le Havre AC. In the summer of 2009, Fettouhi joined FC Istres Ouest Provence, in Ligue 2. In 2013, Fettouhi joined Emirati club Ajman.

International career

Fettouhi has been playing international football since 9 February 2011. He was the captain of the

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in the

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, which his team qualified for after beating Nigeria, Egypt, and Algeria. He played in all 3 of the Atlas Lions' games there. He made his debut for the

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on 1 December 2021 in a

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game against Palestine.

Honours

Club

Al-Sailiya SC * Qatari Stars Cup: 2021-22

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* * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Casablanca Men's association football midfielders Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Le Havre AC players FC Istres players Ajman Club players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Dibba Al Fujairah FC players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al-Sailiya SC players Al-Markhiya SC players UAE First Division League players UAE Pro League players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Pro League players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Olympic footballers for Morocco Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub