Khalil Azmi (born 23 August 1964) is a retired Moroccan football

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. He played ten seasons in the Moroccan League, two in the

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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

. In February 1996, the

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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

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in 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

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in the

. 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 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 ...

, playing in two matches.

References

External links

FIFA: Khalil Azmi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Azmi, Khalil 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