Rachid_Aït-Atmane
Rachid Aït-Atmane
Algerian footballer
Rachid Aït-Atmane (Arabic: رشيد آيت عثمان; Tamazight: ⵔⴰⵙⵀⵉⴷ ⴰⵉⵜ ⴰⵜⵎⴰⵏⴻ; born 4 February 1993), known in Spain simply as Rachid (Tamazight: ⵔⴰⵙⵀⵉⴷ)[2] is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for JS Kabylie.[3] Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth level.
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Aït-Atmane with Sporting Gijón in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachid Aït-Atmane[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Bobigny, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JS Kabylie | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Lens B | 35 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Sporting Atlético | 35 | (1) |
| 2015–2018 | Sporting Gijón | 46 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Tenerife (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → SK Beveren (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dinamo București | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | CS Sfaxien | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Fujairah | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Xanthi | ||
| 2022 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | ||
| 2023– | JS Kabylie | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Algeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 11 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 August 2016 | |||
Born in Bobigny from parents of Béjaïa, Kabylia, Aït-Atmane finished his formation with RC Lens' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 campaign, in the Championnat de France amateur. In June 2013 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Spanish side Sporting de Gijón and being assigned to the B-team of the Segunda División B.[4]
Aït-Atmane played his first match as a professional on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away success against CD Numancia in the Segunda División.[5] On 10 July of the following year he renewed his contract until 2019, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]
Aït-Atmane made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Carmona in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[7] In January 2017, he was loaned to CD Tenerife until the end of the 2016–17 season.[8]
In January 2018, Aït-Atmane was loaned to Belgian side Waasland-Beveren.[9] Upon returning, he terminated his contract on 31 August.[10]
In November 2018, he signed a contract with Romanian club Dinamo București.[11] He left the club in June 2019.
In January 2023, he joined JS Kabylie.[12]
In November 2015, Aït-Atmane was called up to the Algerian under-23 national team for the first time for a friendly against Tunisia in preparation for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship.[13]
CS Sfaxien
- Tunisian Super Cup runner-up: 2018–19
- "Acta del Partido celebrado el 03 de diciembre de 2017, en Gijón" [Minutes of the Match held on 3 December 2017, in Gijón] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "Rachid toma los mandos" [Rachid takes the reigns] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Rachid Aït-Atmane signe à la JSK". competition.dz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Rachid Aït-Atmane se compromete por dos temporadas con el Sporting" [Rachid Aït-Atmane signs for two seasons with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "El Sporting remonta con un hombre más" [Sporting comebacks with a man more] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014.
- "El Sporting renueva a Rachid y Hugo Fraile mientras que Guitián sube al primer equipo" [Sporting renews with Rachid and Hugo Fraile while Guitián is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 10 July 2015.
- "El Madrid sigue seco" [Madrid is still dry] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015.
- "Rachid cedido al CD Tenerife" [Rachid loaned to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). Real Sporting. 31 January 2017.
- "El Waasland-Beveren hace oficial la cesión de Rachid" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Rachid rescinde su contrato con el Sporting" [Rachid rescinds his contract with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- Rachid Ait-Atmane a semnat cu Dinamo! Algerianul a fost prezentat oficial. fanatik.ro (in Romanian)
- "JSK : Rachid Aït Athmane 3ème recrue". mediafootdz.dz. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- HMF (November 3, 2015). "EN U23 : Rachid Aït-Athmane en renfort" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- Sporting official profile (in Spanish)
- Rachid Aït-Atmane at BDFutbol
- Rachid Aït-Atmane at Soccerway
