Alaa Bellaarouch (born 1 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Mohammed VI Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Strasbourg B | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Strasbourg | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Stade Briochin (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stade Briochin B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Morocco U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Morocco U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé.[1] In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.[2][3]
On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain.[4] Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.[5]
International career
editBellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[6][7]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Stade Briochin (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Stade Briochin B (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
Honours
editMorocco U17
Morocco U23
References
edit- ^ "De Casablanca au Stade Briochin, l'itinéraire d'Alaa Bellaarouch - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr (in French). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "National : Bellaarouch, la grosse tuile avant le déplacement à Martigues". Le Télégramme (in French). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "National : Bellaarouch blessé, quelles solutions pour le Stade Briochin ?". Le Télégramme (in French). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ ALVAREZ, Bruno (2 February 2024). "Strasbourg - PSG. Qui est Alaa Bellaarouch, le gardien du Racing décisif sur le penalty de Mbappé ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Strasbourg-PSG Recap". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Marooc: qualifié pour la CAN U17 Tanzanie 2019". Africa Top Sports (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SOFOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Alaa Bellaarouch at Soccerway
- ^ "Championnat d'Afrique du Nord U-17: L'équipe marocaine se qualifie pour la coupe d'Afrique Tanzanie-2019". Le7tv.ma (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.