Khalid Boutaïb (; born 24 April 1987) 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 lea ...

who plays as a striker for

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

club Pau. Born in France, he represented

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

at international level.

Early life

Boutaïb was born in

Bagnols-sur-Cèze Bagnols-sur-Cèze (, "Bagnols-on-Cèze"; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gard Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. History A small regiona ...

, in the

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, to Moroccan parents. He acquired

French nationality French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', (Latin for "right of blood") according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nat ...

on 16 January 2002, through the collective effect of his mother's

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Club career

Boutaïb started his career with spells at Bagnols Pont and

Uzès Uzès (; ) is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Uzès lies about north-northeast of Nîmes, west of Avignon, and southeast of Alès. History Originally ''Ucetia'' or ''Eutica'' in Latin, Uzès wa ...

, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

in the 2011–12 season before joining Istres in the summer of 2012. Boutaïb made his professional debut in the 1–2 defeat to

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and ...

in the

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

on 7 August 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute for

Ludovic Genest Ludovic Genest (born 18 September 1987) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Thiers, Genest previously played for Auxerre, Bastia, Laval and Istres.Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

, Boutaïb joined

Racing Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...

on a one-year contract. Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

side

Yeni Malatyaspor Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country. History Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its primary colo ...

in June 2017. In 2019, he joined Egyptian club

Zamalek Zamalek ( , ''al zamalek'') is a ''qism'' (ward) within the West District (''hayy gharb'') in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, wit ...

. In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for

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. On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side

Paris FC Paris Football Club (French pronunciation: Help:IPA/French, aʁi futbol klœb, commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris, France. They will compete in Ligue ...

on a contract until June 2023.

International career

Boutaïb announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level. He received a call-up to the

Morocco national football team The Morocco national football team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة القدم) represents Morocco in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing ...

for

2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football champions ...

matches against

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, and made his debut as a late sub in a 1–0 win. In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man

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for the

2018 FIFA World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national association football, football teams organized by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded t ...

in Russia.

Personal life

Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer

Nassim Chadli Nassim Chadli (born 28 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Ain, he represented Morocco at youth international level. Club career Chadli made his professional debut with Nîmes in a 3–1 Coupe de France loss to ...

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.''

Honours

Zamalek *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...

: 2018–19 *

Egypt Cup The Egypt Cup (also known as the Egyptian FA Cup and formerly as the King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt. It is the oldest club competition in Africa. The first team to win the trophy was Zamalek in 1922. Al A ...

: 2018–19

References

External links

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Khalid Boutaïb career statistics
at foot-national.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boutaib, Khalid 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Bagnols-sur-Cèze Footballers from Gard Naturalized citizens of France French men's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football forwards Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Morocco men's international footballers ES Uzès Pont du Gard players Istres FC players Luzenac AP players Gazélec Ajaccio players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Süper Lig players Zamalek SC players Le Havre AC players Paris FC players Pau FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Egyptian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century French sportsmen