Ayoub El Hmidi

Gibraltarian footballer (born 2000)
Ayoub El Hmidi
Personal information
Full name Ayoub El Hmidi
Date of birth (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Gibraltar
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 FCB Magpies
Number 99
Youth career
Lions Gibraltar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lions Gibraltar 2 (0)
2017–2018 Glacis United 0 (0)
2018–2022 Mons Calpe 56 (17)
2022 Europa 0 (0)
2022–2023 St Joseph's 19 (2)
2023 Torrijos 0 (0)
2024 KAC Marrakech 0 (0)
2024– FCB Magpies 5 (1)
International career‡
2018 Gibraltar U19 3 (0)
2019–2022 Gibraltar U21 18 (0)
2023– Gibraltar 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Ayoub El Hmidi (Arabic: أيوب الحميدي; born 30 September 2000) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FCB Magpies and the Gibraltar national team.

Club career

El Hmidi began his career with Lions Gibraltar, as a youth product. He made 2 appearances during his debut season before signing for Glacis United in 2017. Chances were limited at Glacis and he didn't play a league game, so in 2018 he joined Mons Calpe, where he quickly begame a regular in the team, playing 56 games and scoring 17 goals across 4 seasons with the Calpeans.

In 2022 El Hmidi signed for Europa for their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, and after the Greens' exit from the competition he joined St Joseph's.[1] However, after one season he signed for CD Torrijos in Spain on 13 July 2023. However, paperwork issues delayed his debut for the club.[2] After terminating his contract in December due to these registration issues, he relocated to Morocco in January 2024, joining KAC Marrakech on a 2+1⁄2-year contract and becoming the first Gibraltarian footballer to play in Africa.[3] However, after only a month at the club where he only played in friendlies, he terminated his contract and returned to Gibraltar, joining FCB Magpies.

International career

El Hmidi was previously the record caps holder for Gibraltar U21 with 18 caps, broken by Dylan Borge in November 2023. He made his senior debut on 16 June 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, which finished as a 0–3 loss.[4]

References

  1. ^ Breaking: Saints sign El Hmidi St Joseph's FC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ Ayoub podría debutar contra el Atlético Tomelloso La Tribuna de Toledo. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  3. ^ El gibraltareño Ayoub firma por el KAW Marrakech Al Sol de la Costa. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ Gibraltar vs France UEFA.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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