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Mohamed Oulhaj
Moroccan footballer
Mohamed Oulhaj (Arabic: محمد أولحاج; born 6 January 1988 in Al Hoceima) is a former Moroccan footballer, who played as a defender for Raja Casablanca.
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Oulhaj with Raja CA in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Oulhaj[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Al Hoceima, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Raja CA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2019 | Raja CA | 342 | (10) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Morocco | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 1 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Jean-Yves Chay was the coach of Raja Casablanca when Oulhaj played his first official match with the team on September 22, 2007 against Olympique Khouribga in Complexe OCP. Oulhaj was only 19 years old and was chosen as a starter.
On October 19, 2008, he scored his first goal in his professional career during a 5–0 winning match against Chabab Massira.
After Oulhaj's great performances with Raja Casablanca on the season of 2007–08, the former national coach Fathi Jamal call him firstly to represent Morocco against Ethiopia for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification but he didn't have a chance to play.
On June 14, 2008, he made his first match with the team in Kigali against Rwanda when Morocco lost 3–1. Oulhaj had started the match and was replaced by Hicham Aboucherouane in the 36th minute.[2]
As of 9 November 2010[update][3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Africa | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raja Casablanca | 2007–08 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 95 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 95 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 1 | |
Club
- Raja Casablanca[4]
Individual
- Eleven of Gold:
- Best Defensive Midfielder: 2007–08
- Best Center-Back: 2008–09
- "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- Rwanda - Morocco - 3:1, Footballdatabase.eu, Retrieved 1. 1. 2014
- Mohamed Oulhaj at Soccerway
- Mohamed Oulhaj at Soccerway
- Mohamed Oulhaj player info at the official Raja Casablanca website (in French)
- Mohamed Oulhaj at National-Football-Teams.com