Haytam Manaout

Haytam Manaout
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth El Jadida, Morocco
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
RS Berkane
Youth career
–2021 Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Union de Touarga 48 (0)
2024– RS Berkane 2 (0)
International career
Morocco U18
2018–2021 Morocco U20
2023– Morocco U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2024

Haytam Manaout (Arabic: هيثم منعوت; born 18 April 2001) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for RS Berkane.

Early life and club career

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Manaout was born on 18 April 2001 in El Jadida, Morocco.[1][2] A defender, he began his career as a youth with the Mohammed VI Football Academy.[3]

Manaout signed his first professional contract in August 2021 with Union de Touarga, then in Botola 2, the second level of Moroccan football.[4] They were promoted to Botola, the first division, following the 2021–22 season. He debuted for the club on 7 October 2022, coming in as a substitute against Chabab Mohammédia, which Touarga won by a score of 1–0.[2] He started for the first time nine days later against Hassania Agadir in a 2–1 win.[5] His club finished eighth in the league standings, with Manaout appearing in a total of 23 matches during the 2022–23 season.[2][6] The following season, he appeared in 25 games, with 24 of those being as a starter and one as a substitute.[2]

In August 2024, Manaout signed a four-year contract to play for RS Berkane, concluding his tenure at Touarga having appeared in 48 matches.[2][7] He made his debut for the club on 31 August 2024, starting in the their 1–0 win against Raja CA.[4]

International career

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Manaout was a member of the Morocco national under-18 football team.[8] He was called up to the Morocco U20 team in November 2018 for two friendlies against the Mali U20s.[3]

In March 2023, Manaout received his first callup to the national U23 team, playing in a 3–2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast after coming in for Omar El Hilali as a substitute in the 69th minute.[9] He was called up again in March 2024 to take part in training camp.[10] In July 2024, he was announced as one of 22 players for the Morocco U23 team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, being a reserve.[11][12] After a loss to Spain in the semifinals, Manaout helped Morocco win the bronze medal match over Egypt by a score of 6–0.[1][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Manaout Haytam". Olympics.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e "H. Manaout". Soccerway.com.
  3. ^ a b "مبارتان وديتان للأشبال في باماكو" [Two friendly matches for the Cubs in Bamako]. Le Matin (in Arabic). 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Haytam Manaout". FootballDatabase.eu.
  5. ^ "Hassania Agadir 1-2 Union Touarga - 16 octobre 2022". FootbalDatabase.eu (in French).
  6. ^ "Calendrier Botola 2022/2023". FootMercato.net.
  7. ^ "نهضة بركان يخطف هيثم منعوت من إتحاد تواركة لأربعةسنوات" [Nahdat Berkane snatches Haitham Manout from Ittihad Touarga for four years]. Casasports.ma (in Arabic). 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ Ghafoor Darar, Abdul (8 April 2019). "المنتخب المغربي يفوز على المنتخب الجزائري في كأس شمال إفريقيا" [Moroccan national team defeats Algerian national team in North African Cup]. LeSiteInfo.com (in Arabic).
  9. ^ "Morocco U23 vs Ivory Coast U23". BeSoccer.com.
  10. ^ "Fútbol/Sub23: El Mehdi Maouhoub y Haytam Manaout convocados para la concentración en Turquía" [Football/U23: El Mehdi Maouhoub and Haytam Manaout called up for the training camp in Türkiye]. MapNews.ma (in French). 17 March 2024.
  11. ^ Al-Khader, Ahseni (4 July 2024). "السكتيوي: اعتمدت استراتيجية التّكتم لكي أحافظ على خُصوصية المنتخب" [Al-Saktiwi: I adopted a strategy of secrecy in order to preserve the privacy of the national team]. The Voice (in Arabic).
  12. ^ "Star-studded Moroccan football squad ready for Paris 2024". 7 News Morocco. 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ Zarrouk, Rida (15 August 2024). "نهضة بركان يتعاقد مع لاعب المنتخب الأولمبي" [Nahdat Berkane signs Olympic team player]. LeSiteInfo.com (in Arabic).
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