Aatif Chahechouhe

Footballer (born 1986)

Aatif Chahechouhe
Personal information
Chahechouhe playing for Sivasspor in 2013
Full name	Aatif Chahechouhe^[1]
Date of birth	(1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Racing Paris	5	(0)
2007–2008	Sedan	5	(1)
2008–2009	Sannois Saint-Gratien	6	(0)
2009	Noisy-le-Sec	19	(4)
2009–2011	Nancy B	59	(16)
2009–2011	Nancy	7	(0)
2012	Chernomorets Burgas	15	(10)
2012–2016	Sivasspor	128	(48)
2016–2019	Fenerbahçe	47	(10)
2019	Çaykur Rizespor	12	(3)
2019–2020	Antalyaspor	17	(1)
2020	Fatih Karagümrük	10	(0)
2021	BB Erzurumspor	15	(4)
2021–2022	Ankaragücü	26	(2)
International career^‡
2014–2019	Morocco	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2014

Aatif Chahechouhe (Arabic: عاطف شحشوح; born 2 July 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger. Born in France, he played for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France to Moroccan parents, Chahechouhe holds French citizenship. Having played for a number of teams in the French lower leagues, Chahechouhe joined AS Nancy on 9 July 2009 after a short stint with Championnat de France amateur side Olympique Noisy-le-Sec.^[2] On 24 April 2010, he made his professional debut in a league match against Montpellier.^[3]

He joined Bulgarian side Chernomorets Burgas in January 2012 and scored 10 goals in 15 matches, attracting the attention of Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, who paid a €500,000 transfer fee that summer.

Chahechouhe finished the 2013–14 season as the Süper Lig's top-scorer with 17 goals, helping Sivasspor to a fifth-place finish and qualification to the UEFA Europa League. Towards the end of the season, he received his first international call up for Morocco national team's friendly match with Gabon.^[4]

On 13 January 2021, Chahechouhe agreed with another Süper Lig club BB Erzurumspor.^[5] His contract was terminated on 22 April in same year.^[6]

International career

Chahechouhe made his debut for Morocco on 23 May 2014 against Mozambique.^[7]

Career statistics

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

International goals
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 May 2014	Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal	Mozambique	3–0	4–0	Friendly

Honours

Individual

Süper Lig top scorer: 2013–14 (17 goals)^[8]

References

^ "Aatif Chahechouhe" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
^ foot-national.com (9 July 2009). "Noisy le sec : Départ de Chahechouche (Nancy)". Foot National (in French). Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ Nancy v. Montpellier Match Report Archived 14 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Chahechouhe convoqué face au Gabon | FootExpress.maFootExpress.ma". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "Erzurumspor'dan 3 transfer birden! Aatif Chahechouhe..." (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Yılmaz Vural'dan Kıyım!" (in Turkish). gazetepusula.net. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ "Süper Lig'in kralları Sivasspor'dan!" [The Kings of Süper Lige hail from Sivasspor] (in Turkish). Milliyet. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.