Rachid Tiberkanine

Moroccan footballer
Rachid Tiberkanine
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
Liège
Germinal Beerschot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ajax 0 (0)
2006–2007 Bayer Leverkusen II 25 (3)
2007–2008 FC Moscow
2008 → FC Daugava (loan) 19 (3)
2008–2010 Levski Sofia 14 (3)
2010–2011 Dubai Club 16 (11)
2015–2016 Olympique de Khouribga 55 (5)
2016–2018 FUS 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Al Kharaitiyat (loan) 29 (19)
2018–2019 Al-Sailiya 18 (13)
2019–2023 Al Kharaitiyat 63 (34)
International career
2015 Morocco 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:53, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:40, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Rachid Tiberkanine (born 28 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at international level.

Early and personal life

Born in Antwerp, Belgium,[1] Tiberkanine holds dual Belgian-Moroccan nationality.[2]

Club career

Tiberkanine spent his early career with Liège and Germinal Beerschot.[2] He signed a professional contract with Dutch club Ajax in 2004, but never made a first-team appearance.[2] He moved to German club Bayer Leverkusen in June 2006.[3] After playing for their second team,[4] he moved to Russian club FC Moscow, who in turn loaned him to Latvian club FC Daugava.[2] He next moved to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia,[2] and later played for Emirati club Dubai Club and Moroccan club Olympique de Khouribga.[1] He signed for FUS in July 2016.[5] He joined Qatari club Al Kharaitiyat on loan in 2017.[1][6] He joined Qatari club Al-Sailiya in 2018.[1][7] He joined Qatari club Al Kharaitiyat in 2019.[1][8]

International career

After playing youth football for Belgium, he later declared his international allegiance to Morocco.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Rachid Tiberkanine at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gunther De Vos (12 June 2009). "Jeugdproduct Rachid Tiberkanine van G. Beerschot wordt Bulgaars kampioen met Levski Sofia" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Tiberkanine verruilt Ajax voor Leverkusen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ^ Rachid Tiberkanine at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  5. ^ "RACHID TIBERKANINE FUSSISTE POUR TROIS ANS" (in French). Fath Union Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Profile". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Rachid Tiberkanine signs with Al-Sailiya SC". elbotola.com. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Rachid Tiberkanine signs with Al Kharaitiyat SC". Kooora.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

External links

  • Rachid Tiberkanine at National-Football-Teams.com