Nayef Aguerd

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Nayef Aguerd
Personal information
Full name Nayef Aguerd
Date of birth (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Kenitra, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2014 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 FUS Rabat 106 (7)
2018–2020 Dijon II 5 (0)
2018–2020 Dijon 24 (4)
2020– Rennes 51 (5)
National team‡
2015 Morocco U23 2 (0)
2016– Morocco 10 (1)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2018

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021

December 2018 (UTC)

Nayef Aguerd (Arabic: نايف أكرد; born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rennes and the Morocco national football team. He began his professional career playing for FUS Rabat.

Club career[]

Aguerd began his footballing career with the Mohammed VI Football Academy, before moving to FUS Rabat in 2014. After four seasons, he joined Dijon FCO in the French Ligue 1.[1] He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 4–0 win over OGC Nice on 25 August 2018, scoring the first goal for his side on his debut.[2]

On 14 August 2020, Aguerd has signed a contract with Ligue 1 team Rennes from Ligue 1 side Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m & €5m.[3]

International career[]

Aguerd made his professional debut for the Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania on 31 August 2016.[4] Nayef Aguerd represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve the first chan title for Morocco. On 6 September 2021, Aguerd scored his first goal against Sudan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he sent a sharp shot in the net from a cross. He was later invited by Vahid Halilhodžić to represent Morocco in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Career Statistics[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Nayef Aguerd
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Sudan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

FUS Rabat

Morocco

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Nayef Aguerd première recrue du DFCO !". www.dfco.fr.
  2. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 3ème journée – OGC Nice / Dijon FCO". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ^ "Official | Rennes sign central defender Nayef Aguerd | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Rapport de match: Albanie 0–0 Maroc". Mountakhab.net.
  5. ^ "Vahid Halilhodzic reveals final list of players for CAN 2022". HESPRESS English - Morocco’s leading digital media. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Morocco 4–0 Nigeria / CHAN 2018". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ^ "CAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". iffhs.de. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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