Soufiane Rahimi
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Rahimi in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Soufiane Rahimi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ain | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2017 | Raja CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Raja CA | 83 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → EJS Casablanca (loan) | 28 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Al Ain | 85 | (35) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Morocco A' | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Morocco Olympic (O.P.) | 6 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Morocco | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Soufiane Rahimi (Arabic: سُفْيَان رَحِيمِيّ; born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Morocco national team.
Rahimi started his professional career playing for Raja CA, before being sent on a loan to Étoile de Casablanca. Rahimi then returned back to his former club after the end of his loan, helping the club win the 2019–20 Botola, the 2018 and 2021 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. He then signed with UAE Pro League side Al-Ain, where he led the club to win the 2023–24 AFC Champions League, finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 13 goals.
A full international for Morocco since 2021, Soufiane represented the nation at the 2020 African Nations Championship, 2021 FIFA Arab Cup and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Rahimi was the top goalscorer of the 2020 African Nations Championship, with five goals. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he was selected as one of the three overage players of Morocco Olympic and won a bronze medal, as well as the top scorer award.