Zouhair El Moutaraji (Arabic: زهير مترجي; born 1 April 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Al-Khaldiya SC as a winger.

Zouhair El Moutaraji
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-01) 1 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Deroua, Morocco
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2024 Wydad AC 98 (19)
2016–2017Hassania Agadir (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018OCK (loan) 24 (10)
2024 Al-Khaldiya SC 5 (2)
International career
2011–2013 Morocco U17 20 (9)
2014–2016 Morocco U20 5 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:50, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

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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

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Wydad AC

Al-Khaldiya

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Darouiche, Mohamed (23 January 2015). "WAC: Un espoir du Wydad dans le viseur de la Juventus".
  2. ^ "Botola 18/19: A talented manager not enough for Khouribga". 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "زهير مترجي : إلا مابغاونيش الوداد،عطا الله فين نمشي" (in Arabic).
  4. ^ Gravela, Lorenzo (23 March 2019). Soccer World 2018/19. ISBN 9780244170448.
  5. ^ "CAF Champions League Review: ES Tunis stay on course to defend title". Omnisport. 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "El Moutaraji Strikes Twice as Wydad Become African Champions". albawaba.com. 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Al Ahly 0-2 Wydad Casablanca: Moroccan giants clinch third Caf Champions League title | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ "El Moutaraji wins Champions League for Wydad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "First list of nominees for CAF Awards 2022 revealed". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Caf awards 2022 list: Who be di nominees, who go win?". BBC News Pidgin. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
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