Alaa Bellaarouch

Alaa Bellaarouch
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Strasbourg
Number 36
Youth career
0000–2020 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Strasbourg B 18 (0)
2022– Strasbourg 15 (0)
2022–2023Stade Briochin (loan) 14 (0)
2022Stade Briochin B (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2017 Morocco U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 Morocco U17 4 (0)
2020–2022 Morocco U20 7 (0)
2023– Morocco U23 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:58, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Alaa Bellaarouch (born 1 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

Club career

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Bellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé.[1] In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.[2][3]

On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain.[4] Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.[5]

International career

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Bellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[6][7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strasbourg B 2020–21 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
2021–22 Championnat National 3 17 0 17 0
Total 18 0 18 0
Stade Briochin (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 14 0 1 0 15 0
Stade Briochin B (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
Strasbourg 2023–24 Ligue 1 15 0 4 0 19 0
Career total 48 0 5 0 0 0 53 0

Honours

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Morocco U17

Morocco U23

References

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  1. ^ "De Casablanca au Stade Briochin, l'itinéraire d'Alaa Bellaarouch - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr (in French). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "National : Bellaarouch, la grosse tuile avant le déplacement à Martigues". Le Télégramme (in French). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "National : Bellaarouch blessé, quelles solutions pour le Stade Briochin ?". Le Télégramme (in French). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ ALVAREZ, Bruno (2 February 2024). "Strasbourg - PSG. Qui est Alaa Bellaarouch, le gardien du Racing décisif sur le penalty de Mbappé ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Strasbourg-PSG Recap". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Marooc: qualifié pour la CAN U17 Tanzanie 2019". Africa Top Sports (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SOFOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ Alaa Bellaarouch at Soccerway
  9. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique du Nord U-17: L'équipe marocaine se qualifie pour la coupe d'Afrique Tanzanie-2019". Le7tv.ma (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.