Zouhair El Moutaraji
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Deroua, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pharco FC | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2024 | Wydad AC | 101 | (19) |
| 2016–2017 | → Hassania Agadir (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → OCK (loan) | 24 | (10) |
| 2024 | Al-Khaldiya SC | 5 | (3) |
| 2024– | Pharco FC | 6 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Morocco U17 | 20 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Morocco U20 | 5 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zouhair El Moutaraji (Arabic: زهير مترجي; born 1 April 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Pharco FC as a winger.
Career
El Moutaraji started his career with Wydad AC at the age of 18 as a replacement for the injured Reda Hajhouj. He was linked with a move to Italy's Juventus as a junior, but the move never materialised.[1]
In 2017, El Moutaraji was loaned to Olympique Club de Khouribga, where he scored ten league goals, including one against Wydad.[2][3] He finished tied for fifth in the league goalscoring table.[4]
El Moutaraji returned to Wydad after his loan spell and played several games for them in the 2018–19 CAF Champions League, scoring goals against Horoya and ASEC Mimosas.[5] On 30 May 2022, El Moutaraji scored a brace for Wydad in a 2–0 win over Al Ahly in the 2022 CAF Champions League Final, and won the man of the match award.[6][7][8]
On 30 June 2022, El Moutaraji was nominated for the 2022 CAF inter club player of the year awards.[9][10]
Zouhair El Moutaraji announced his departure from Wydad AC during the 2024 winter Mercato, after the two parties reached a final agreement to end the relationship between them.
Zouhair wrote a post on his official Instagram account “The end of one stage and the beginning of another. 14 years with the components of Wydad Casablanca, during which I graduated through many age categories until I reached the first team, and achieved, thanks to God and then the support of the public, a lot of success, Achievements and coronations".[11]
Honours
Wydad AC
Al-Khaldiya
Individual
- CAF Champions League Goal of the Year: 2021–22
- Wydad AC Goal of the Year: 2021–22
References
- ^ Darouiche, Mohamed (23 January 2015). "WAC: Un espoir du Wydad dans le viseur de la Juventus".
- ^ "Botola 18/19: A talented manager not enough for Khouribga". 20 August 2018.
- ^ "زهير مترجي : إلا مابغاونيش الوداد،عطا الله فين نمشي" (in Arabic).
- ^ Gravela, Lorenzo (23 March 2019). Soccer World 2018/19. ISBN 9780244170448.
- ^ "CAF Champions League Review: ES Tunis stay on course to defend title". Omnisport. 13 April 2019.
- ^ "El Moutaraji Strikes Twice as Wydad Become African Champions". albawaba.com. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Al Ahly 0-2 Wydad Casablanca: Moroccan giants clinch third Caf Champions League title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "El Moutaraji wins Champions League for Wydad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "First list of nominees for CAF Awards 2022 revealed". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Caf awards 2022 list: Who be di nominees, who go win?". BBC News Pidgin. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "الوداد يفسخ عقد زهير المترجي والأخير يودع مكونات الفريق: "أغادركم اليوم لأسباب وظروف فوق استطاعتي لكن اسم هذا النادي سيظل في قلبي"". www.elbotola.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
- Zouhair El Moutaraji at Soccerway