Ibtissam Jraïdi

Moroccan footballer

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Ibtissam Jraïdi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahli
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2023 AS FAR
2023– Al Ahli 23 (45)
International career‡
2009– Morocco 62 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20/04/2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12/04/2024 (UTC)

Ibtissam Jraïdi (Arabic: ابتسام الجريدي; born 9 December 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Ahli, which she captains, and the Morocco women's national team. She was the first Moroccan and Arab player to score at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Early life

Jraïdi began playing football at the age of 7 on neighborhood teams. She then played in her school tournament. She received support from her family to play football.[2]

Club career

Jraïdi played for Nassim Sidi Moumen before joining AS FAR in 2012.[2] With AS FAR, she won the Moroccan Championship nine times, and the Throne Cup eight times. She was the top scorer in the league four times: 2017-18, 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021-22. In 2022, she won the CAF Champions League with AS FAR after finishing third in 2021. She was the top scorer in the tournament, scoring six goals including a hat trick in the final.[3]

In 2023, Jraïdi joined Al Ahli SFC on a two-year deal for the debut season of the Saudi Women's Premier League. She finished second in the Golden Boot standings, despite arriving midway through the 2022–23 season.[3]

On 14 November 2023, Jraidi was nominated for the 2023 African Player of the Year by CAF.[4]

International career

Jraïdi capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round).[5] She played for Morocco during their runners-up performance in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. On 30 July 2023, she scored Morocco's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup goal in a 1–0 win over South Korea, also the first win for the nation in the competition.[6]

Career statistics

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 January 2012 Rabat, Morocco  Tunisia 1–0 2–0 2012 African Women's Championship qualification
2. 19 March 2016 Salé, Morocco  Mali 1–0 1–2 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 18 October 2018 Kenitra, Morocco  Algeria 1–1 3–1 Friendly
4. 2–1
5. 7 April 2019 Salé, Morocco  Mali 1–0 2–2 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6. 2–1
7. 31 January 2020 Temara, Morocco  Tunisia 5–2 6–3 Friendly
8. 6–3
9. 22 February 2020 Le Kram, Tunisia  Algeria 2–0 2–0 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament
10. 30 July 2023 Adelaide, Australia  South Korea 1–0 1–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
11. 28 February 2024 Rabat, Morocco  Tunisia 2–0 4–1 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
12. 3–0
13. 4–0

Honours

AS FAR

Al-Ahli

Morocco

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Effectif : Football - Dames". ASFAR (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b الدين تزريت. "ابتسام الجريدي لاعبة الجيش الملكي تحكي لموقع "الكاف" علاقتها بكرة القدم". alyaoum24.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Paul (31 July 2023). "World Cup goal scorer Ibtissam Jraidi describes historic win as 'victory for Morocco, Arabs'". Arab News. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Morocco sweeps nominations in CAF awards for women's categories". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. ^ "South Korea 0-1 Morocco: Ibtissam Jraidi's goal earns Arab nation first World Cup win". BBC. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/fr/articles/can-feminine-2022-programme-resultats-classements
  8. ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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Morocco squad – 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations runners-up
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Morocco squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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