Sofian Kiyine

Moroccan footballer

Sofian Kiyine
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Verviers, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 13
Youth career
JMG Academy Lier
0000–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2016 Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Chievo 30 (0)
2017–2018 → Salernitana (loan) 23 (2)
2019–2022 Lazio 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Salernitana (loan) 34 (10)
2021 → Salernitana (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Venezia (loan) 26 (1)
2022– OH Leuven 27 (2)
International career‡
2017 Morocco U20 4 (3)
2018 Morocco U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:16, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Sofian Kiyine (born 2 October 1997) is a Belgian born professional footballer who has represented the Morocco U20 and Morocco U23 national teams at international level. As of April 2023[update], he is suspended by his club, OH Leuven of the Belgian First Division A, after an incident in which he drove his car at high speed through the wall of a sports hall.[1]

Club career

Kiyine played for JMG Academy Lier, Standard Liège and Chievo in his youth.[2] He made his professional debut in the Serie A for Chievo on 8 January 2017 in a game against Atalanta.[3]

On 17 July 2019, he signed for Lazio and on the same day was sent on loan to Salernitana for the 2019–20 season.[4][5] On 28 January 2021, he returned to Salernitana on another loan.[6] On 30 August 2021, he signed on loan for Venezia, after that season Lazio sold him to OH Leuven where he signed a four-year deal until 2026.[7]

International career

Kiyine represented the Morocco U20 national team at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie, scoring the side's only goal in the final wherein they won the competition.[8][9]

He is also eligible to represent Belgium and Italy, the latter because of his mother.[10]

Personal life

In late March 2023, Kiyine suffered non life-threatening injuries after he crashed his car violently while speeding at approximately 200 km/h.[11] His vehicle jumped the sloped center of a roundabout, flew 50m through the air and through the upper wall of a sports hall, where it landed on the floor inside the building.[12] No one else was injured in the crash. He was subsequently suspended by his club.[11] At the end of the season, the club announced that he would be re-integrated into the squad, and that both player and club would take part in road safety programmes.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2016–17 Serie A 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2018–19 Serie A 23 0 2 0 — — 25 0
Total 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Salernitana 2017–18 Serie B 23 2 0 0 — — 23 2
2019–20 Serie B 34 10 2 1 — — 36 11
2020–21 Serie B 13 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Total 60 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 72 13
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 25 1 2 0 — — 27 1
Career total 125 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 132 14

Honours

Morocco

References

  1. ^ "Club relieves player that smashed his car into a sports hall of his duties for "an indefinite period"". vrtnws. VRT. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Un jeune Verviétois va recevoir sa chance en Serie A!" [A young Verviétois will receive his chance in Serie A!]. Footnews.be (in French). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Lazio, arrivano Kiyine e Ndrecka dal Chievo Verona". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Salernitana, presi Kiyine, Lombardi e Giannetti". Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. ^ "SOFIAN KIYINE TORNA IN GRANATA" (in Italian). Salernitana. 28 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Sofian Kiyine naar OH Leuven".
  8. ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie Complete Program" (PDF). Jeux de la Francophonie. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Vidéo. Jeux de la Francophonie: en finale, les U20 misent sur Sofian Kiyine". 30 July 2017.
  10. ^ S.p.A., Società Editrice Athesis. ""Grazie Chievo, mi hai cambiato la vita"". L'Arena.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Exit from the road at 200 km / h in Belgium and landing in a gymnasium: the suspended footballer". Time News. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  12. ^ Victor, Tom (31 March 2023). "Footballer crashed car through wall of sports hall and rushed to hospital". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Après l'accident de Sofian Kiyine, l'OHL veut sensibiliser à la sécurité routière". RTL info (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Sofian Kiyine". Soccerway.com.

External links

  • Sofian Kiyine at WorldFootball.net
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