Sabir Bougrine (born 10 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botola club Raja CA. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at under-23 international level.

Sabir Bougrine
Bougrine in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sabir Bougrine[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-10) 10 July 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Raja CA
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2014 JMG Academy
2014–2015 Lierse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Lierse 76 (3)
2018–2019 Paris FC 4 (0)
2019–2020 Dudelange 10 (1)
2020–2022 Neftçi Baku 37 (4)
2022–2023 Espérance de Tunis 52 (4)
2023– Raja CA 37 (4)
International career
2014 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2016 Morocco U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Bougrine joined the JMG Academy in Lierse in 2009, and moved to Lierse in 2014.[2] Bougrine made his professional debut with Lierse in a 3–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Lommel SK on 25 May 2015.[3] After a couple successful seasons in Lierse where he was one of the better players, Bougrine left the club due to financial difficulties the club had.[4]

On 30 January 2018, Bougrine signed with Paris FC in the French Ligue 2.[5]

On 18 July 2020, Bougrine signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK.[6]

On 10 January 2022, Bougrine signed a three-year and half contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 minnows Espérance de Tunis.[7]

International career

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Bougrine debuted for the Belgium national under-19 football team in a 0–0 tie with the Hungary U19s on 6 September 2014.[8] He switched to represent Morocco, and represented the Morocco U23s in a friendly 1–0 win over the Cameroon U23s on 5 June 2016.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Sabir Bougrine at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Academy JMG to bring 19 players and 2 coaches". 30 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Lommel vs. Lierse - 24 May 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Betalingsproblemen remmen Lierse niet af". 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Sabir Bougrine signe au Paris FC ! - Paris FC". 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ ""Neftçi"dən növbəti legioner transferi". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 18 July 2020.
  7. ^ "الترجي التونسي يعلن التعاقد مع المغربي صابر بوغرين". shorouknews.com (in Arabic). 10 January 2022.[dead link]
  8. ^ URBSFA, Delaey Tom - Landsheere Koen - KBVB -. "Internationale wedstrijden - KBVB". static.belgianfootball.be.
  9. ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Rapport de match: Maroc Olympique 1-0 Cameroun Olympique". Mountakhab.net.
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