Oussama Falouh (Arabic: أسامة فلوح; 12 July 1999 – 2 November 2023) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a left-back. He played for a number of Moroccan and French clubs, and for the Morocco U23 national team. Falouh died on 2 November 2023 of injuries he sustained in a car crash the previous month.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidi Belyout, Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Date of death | 2 November 2023 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Strasbourg B | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | FUS Rabat | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Angers B | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Avranches (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Avranches B (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Wydad Casablanca | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 37 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn on 12 July 1999,[1] Oussama was a product of the Mohammed VI Football Academy. He joined the B-team of French side RC Strasbourg in 2018. In 2019, he was transferred to Botola side FUS Rabat. He returned to France and joined Angers of Ligue 1 in July 2020,[2][3] on a three-year deal.[4] He was loaned to Avranches of the third-tier Championnat National in July 2021 and again a year later.[5][6] In the summer of 2023, Wydad Casablanca signed Falouh.[7]
Death
editOn 11 October 2023, Falouh was seriously injured in a car crash involving a truck in Casablanca. Falouh, a passenger in the car, suffered multiple brain haemorrhages, a broken neck and thorax, entered a coma and was immediately admitted to intensive care. He would later be transferred to another healthcare facility by the club's officials.[8][9] In the late hours of 2 November 2023, the club announced Oussama's death from his injuries. He was 24.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ "من هو أسامة فلوح لاعب الوداد؟.. صديق أوناحي خريج أكاديمية محمد السادس". sport.elwatannews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Le latéral gauche du FUS de Rabat, Oussama Fallouh, vers le SCO d'Angers". Hespress. 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Oussama Fallouh rejoindra le SCO Angers (FUS)". snrt.ma. 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Transferts : Oussama Falouh signe à Angers pour trois ans". L'Équipe (in French). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Gousseau, Clément (11 July 2021). "En pleine préparation pour le National 1, l'US Avranches n'est pas encore au complet" (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Oussama Falouh de retour en prêt !" (in French). US Avranches. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Botola : Le Wydad de Casablanca présente ses nouveaux joueurs". Le Matin (in French). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "WAC: les dernières nouvelles sur l'état de santé d'Oussama Falouh". lesiteinfo.com. 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Un jeune joueur du Wydad victime d'un terrible accident". Le360.ma. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "IN MEMORY OF OUSSAMA FALOUH". wydad.net. 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Le Wydad de Casablanca annonce le décès de son joueur Oussama Falouh". snrtnews.com. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Death of Wydad Player, Oussama Falouh, After a Long Fight in Intensive Care – Media7". media7.ma. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Maroc : ex-international U23, Oussama Falouh est décédé…". afrik-foot.com. 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Wydad: triste nouvelle, Oussama Falouh nous a quittés". Le360.ma. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Wydad player Oussama Falouh passes away following car crash". Hespress. 3 November 2023.
External links
edit- Oussama Falouh – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French