Rkia Mazrouai

Rkia Mazrouai (Arabic: رقية مزراوي;[3] born 11 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French Division 2 Féminine club Olympique Marseille. Born in the Netherlands, she represented that nation as a youth but represents Morocco at full international level.

Rkia Mazrouai
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-11) 11 May 2002[1]
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Olympique de Marseille
Number 2
Youth career
2019–2020 PSV
2020 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Gent 54 (1)
2023 Charleroi 9 (1)
2024– Marseille 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U17 6 (1)
2019 Netherlands U18 13 (0)
2019–2020 Netherlands U19 5 (0)
2020 Morocco U20 7 (0)
2021– Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023[2]
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2021[3]

Club career

KAA Gent

On 7 June 2020, it was announced that Mazrouai would join KAA Gent.[4] She scored her first goal against Eendracht Aalst on 9 November 2021, scoring in the 70th minute.[5]

Rkia Mazrouai was chosen first as Le Lion Belge 2022.Mazrouai, Rkia. "Le Lion belge 2022". www.instagram.com.

Charleroi

On 2 February 2023, Mazrouai was announced at Charleroi.[6] She made her league debut against KRC Genk on 3 February 2023.[7] She scored her first goal against Eendracht Aalst on 21 March 2023.[8]

Marseille

On 22 January 2024, Mazrouai was announced at Marseille.[9] She made her league debut against Le Mans on 17 March 2024.[10]

She also played for Marseille's reserve team, making her debut on 28 January 2024 against Monteux Vaucluse.[11]

International career

Mazrouai made her senior debut for Morocco on 10 June 2021 as a 79th-minute substitution in a 3–0 friendly home win over Mali. Her first match as a starting player was four days later against the same opponent.[3]

Mazrouai was named in the preliminary list of footballers for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup on 20 June 2023.[12] On 11 July 2023, it was announced that she had made the final squad.[13]

See also

References
  1. Rkia Mazrouai at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. "Rkia Mazrouai". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. "المنتخب النسوي .. اللبؤات يؤكدن تفوقهن على مالي". SNRT News (in Arabic). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. "PSV Vrouwen ziet 18-jarige jeugdinternational naar België vertrekken". www.psvfans.nl (in Dutch).
  5. "KAA Gent vs Eendracht Aalst - 9 November 2021". www.soccerdonna.de.
  6. "RKIA MAZROUAI DÉBARQUE DANS NOTRE SUPER LEAGUE !". www.sporting-charleroi.be (in French).
  7. "KRC Genk vs Charleroi - 3 February 2023". archive.wikiwix.com.
  8. "Charleroi vs Eendracht Aalst - 21 March 2023". archive.wikiwix.com.
  9. Bernard, Léna (22 January 2024). "OM Féminines : Rkia Mazrouai, première recrue hivernale des Olympiennes". www.laprovence.com (in French).
  10. "Marseille vs Le Mans - 17 March 2024". www.fff.fr.
  11. "Marseille 2 vs FCF Monteux Vaucluse - 28 January 2024". www.fff.fr.
  12. "Coupe du Monde féminine de la FIFA Australie- Nouvelle Zélande 2023 : M.Reynald dévoile une pré-liste de vingt-huit Lionnes de l'Atlas". frmf.ma (in French).
  13. "Coupe du Monde féminine de la FIFA Australie /Nouvelle-Zélande 2023 : 23 Lionnes de l'Atlas (liste finale)". frmf.ma (in French).
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