Mohammed Sahil ( ar, محمد ساحل; born 11 October 1963) is a
Moroccan football midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who played for
Morocco
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in the
1986 FIFA World Cup.
Career
After finishing college, Sahil began playing senior football with
WAC 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 ...
during the 1982–83
Botola season.
After three seasons with WAC, Sahil joined
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 Divis ...
, but returned to WAC after one season with Marrakech.
In 1987, Sahil signed his first professional contract, with France's
Ligue 2 side
Louhans-Cuiseaux FC.
Later, he played professionally in the Portuguese Segunda Divisão B with
C.D.R. Quarteirense
Clube Desportivo e Recreativo Quarteirense, commonly known as Quarteirense, is a Portuguese football club from Quarteira, in the Algarve region. The club was founded on 2 January 1937.
For the 2012–13 season, the team is currently competing ...
.
Sahil made several appearances for the
Morocco national football team. He helped the team qualify for the
1986 African Cup of Nations, and scored a headed goal in the third place match at the finals.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1963 births
Moroccan men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Botola players
Ligue 2 players
Wydad AC players
KAC Marrakech players
Louhans-Cuiseaux FC players
C.D.R. Quarteirense players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
1986 African Cup of Nations players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Living people
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