Rayan Frikeche (born 9 October 1991) is a professional

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

defensive midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. 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 boundari ...

for French club Boulogne.

Club career

Frikeche started his career with

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO or simply Angers (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first ...

, playing almost 100 Ligue 2 matches before signing for

AC Ajaccio Athletic Club Ajaccio ( co, Athletic Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio, ''ACA'' or simply Ajaccio, is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and ...

in June 2016. On 27 September 2017, Frikeche signed with Bulgarian club

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

for years. In July 2018, Frikeche returned to France with

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

side Boulogne.

International career

Frikeche made his debut for the

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 Royale ...

at the 2012 Toulon Tournament on 24 May 2012, in a 4–3 defeat against

Mexico national under-23 football team The Mexico national under-23 football team (also known as Mexico Olympic football team) represents Mexico in under-23 international football competitions such as the Olympic Games and Pan American Games. The selection is limited to players under ...

. He was then called up to the squad for the 2012 Olympics.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frikeche, Rayan 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Angers French men's footballers Moroccan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 2 players Championnat National players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Angers SCO players AC Ajaccio players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players US Boulogne players French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Footballers from Pays de la Loire