Mohamed Al Makahasi
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Date of birth | (1995-02-05) 5 February 1995 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Martil, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Raja CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0000-2013 | Moghreb Tétouan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013-2020 | Moghreb Tétouan | 72 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Raja CA | 136 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Morocco U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Morocco U23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Morocco A' | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2024 |
Mohamed Al Makahasi or Makahasi (Arabic: محمد مكعازي; born 5 February 1995) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Raja CA.[1]
Early life
Mohamed Makahasi was born on 5 February 1995 in Martil, a seaside town located northeast of Tétouan, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He started playing football in the Hawma Jdida district during the street tournaments organized during Ramadan.
Aged 7, he joined the Moghreb Tétouan academy under the direction of Abdelouahed Benhsain, future coach of the first team, who personally asked Makahasi's father to register his son in the center.
Career
Moghreb Tétouan
On 19 April 2013, he made his professional debut against COD Meknès in the 2012-13 Botola aging only 18 (2-0 victory). After the departure of Aziz El Amri, he will get less play time will even find himself playing for the U23 team sometimes.
On 15 May 2016, the team won their first national U23 league, after beating Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi and taking advantage Raja CA draw against Olympique Safi.[2][3]
With the arrival of his former coach Abdelouahed Benhsain in the first team in March 2018, Mohamed Makahasi began to have playing time and became a starting player. He later becomes team captain.
Raja CA
On 15 January 2020, a few hours before the end of the winter transfer window, he joined Raja Club Athletic by signing a two and a half season contract.[4]
On 20 September, he scored his first Raja's goal after an Mohsine Moutaouali assist against Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in a 3-1 home victory.[5]
On 11 October, Botola leaders Raja received AS FAR in the final game and needed a win to secure the title. After the visitors has scored the opener, Abdelilah Hafidi tied the score and then scored a dramatic late winner to crown Raja as 2019–20 champions of Morocco, their first league title since 2012–13.[6][7]
On 10 July 2021, Raja CA beat JS Kabylie in the Confederation Cup final and secured their third title of the competition (2-1 victory).[8]
International career
Makahasi represented Morocco at U20, U23 and senior level. He appeared in many tournaments with the youth teams, including the 2013 Mediterranean Games Football Tournament and the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie Football Tournament.
On 4 October 2019, he was called up by Houcine Ammouta with the Moroccan A' squad to face Algeria in the 2020 African Nations Championship qualifiers.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was postponed from April 2020 to January 2021.[10] He finally was part of the squad that won their second consecutive title after a 2–0 win over Mali in the final in Cameroon.[11]
Honours
Raja CA
- Botola: 2019–20; runner-up: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Arab Club Champions Cup: 2019–20
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2020–21
- Throne Cup runner-up: 2021–22
- CAF Super Cup runner-up: 2021
Moghreb Tétouan
Morocco U20
Morocco U23
Morocco A'
Individual
References
- ^ Mohamed Al Makahasi at Soccerway
- ^ "أمل الماط يتوج بلقب البطولة الوطنية قبل جولتين من نهايتها". ar.le360.ma. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "أمل تطوان يتفوق على بركان - جريدة الصباح". assabah.ma (in Arabic). 30 May 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Le Raja tient sa première recrue hivernale". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Botola Pro D1 (Mise à jour/24è journée): Le Raja de Casablanca domine le Difaâ d'El Jadida (3-1) | MapNews". www.mapnews.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Raja Casablanca seal dramatic Moroccan league title". Footballghana. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Morocco 2019/20". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Finale de la CAF : le Raja Casablanca s'impose au courage face à la JS Kabylie". France 24 (in French). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Éliminatoires du CHAN-2020: voici les 28 de Houcine Ammouta, H24info". www.h24info.ma. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Shaban, Abdur Rahman Alfa (30 June 2020). "AFCON moved to 2022, delayed CHAN slated for Jan. 2021". Africanews. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ final, Soufian Bouftiny and Ayoub El Kaabi scored second-half headers to earn the Atlas Lions a 2-0 victory in the African Nations Championship. "Morocco Beat Mali, Retain CHAN Title". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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