Omar_El_Hilali

Omar El Hilali

Omar El Hilali

Moroccan footballer

Omar El Hilali Khayat (born 12 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RCD Espanyol. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at youth level.

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Club career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, El Hilali joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup at the age of 13, from hometown side CF Santa Eulàlia.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.

El Hilali made his first-team debut at the age of just 17 on 4 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Óscar Gil in a 3–0 away success over Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División.[2] On 14 December 2023, after establishing himself as a first team regular, he extended his contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[3]

International career

El Hilali was born in Spain to a Moroccan family, with roots in Tangier.[1] He represented the Morocco U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[4]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[5][6] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[7][8] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][9]

Honours

Espagnol

Morocco U23

References

  1. [1]
    "Omar, 16 años y un sueño" [Omar, 16 years and a dream]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Omar El Hilali debuta con el primer equipo del Espanyol" [Omar El Hilali debuts with the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Omar El Hilali renews contract". RCD Espanyol. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Morocco team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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