Hicham_Kanis
Hicham Kanis
Moroccan footballer
Hicham Kanis (Arabic: هشام كانيس; born 16 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club PAOK. Born in Italy,he represented Morocco national under-20 football team
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Vimercate, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK B | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2012 | Renate | ||
| 2012–2014 | AlbinoLeffe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | AlbinoLeffe | 13 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Novara | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sion II (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cuneo (loan) | 34 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Fano | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Renaissance Zemamra | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Pergolettese | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Panserraikos | 41 | (22) |
| 2023– | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Panserraikos (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023– | PAOK B | 14 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Morocco under-20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 May 2017 | |||
He made his professional debut in the Lega Pro for AlbinoLeffe on 10 October 2015 in a game against Pavia and scored a goal on his debut.[1] On 17 February 2018, Hicham scored a double hat-trick in the opening 36 minutes against Pro Piacenza in a Serie C match, that eventually finished 20–0 to Cuneo.
On 2 September 2019, he signed a 1-year contract with Fano.[2]
After playing for the first half of the 2020–21 season in the Moroccan Botola league, on 22 January 2021 he returned to Italy and signed with Serie C club Pergolettese.[3]
PAOK
On 16 January 2023, PAOK officially announced the purchase of Kanis, who remained on loan to Panserraikos, with whom he celebrated promotion to the top tier,[4] until the end of season.[5]
Kanis was born in Italy and is of Moroccan descent. He was a youth international for Morocco.[6][7][8]
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 10 October 2015.
- "IN ARRIVO DAL NOVARA L'ESTERNO D'ATTACCO HICHAM KANIS!" (Press release) (in Italian). Fano. 2 September 2019.
- "KANIS HICHAM IN ARRIVO ALLA PERGOLETTESE" (in Italian). Pergolettese. 22 January 2021.
- "Πανσερραϊκός - ΠΑΟΚ Β' 0-0: Φιέστα χωρίς νικητή στις Σέρρες". www.sport24.gr. 16 January 2023.
- "ΠΑΟΚ μεταγραφές: Ανακοίνωσε τον Κανίς μέχρι το 2027, μένει δανεικός στον Πανσερραϊκό". www.sport24.gr. 16 January 2023.
- Tomegah, Rodolph (7 November 2016). "Maroc U20: Un stage et deux matchs amicaux contre le Portugal".
- Hicham Kanis at WorldFootball.net