Abde Raihani

Abdellah Raihani Ennaou (born 3 February 2004) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Atlético Madrid B. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at youth level.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Raihani and the second or maternal family name is Ennaou.
Abde Raihani
Personal information
Full name Abdellah Raihani Ennaou[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-03) 3 February 2004
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid B
Number 21
Youth career
Sant Andreu
2019–2021 Damm
2021–2023 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Atlético Madrid B 2 (1)
International career‡
2022 Morocco U17 7 (3)
2023 Morocco U20 3 (2)
2023– Morocco U23 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Raihani started his career with Sant Andreu and Damm. While in the academy of Damm, he was playing in the third youth team, but was still scouted by Atlético Madrid's Julio De Marco, with the Italian scout liking his profile.[2]

Atlético Madrid

Raihani joined the Atlético Madrid officially on 1 September 2021.[3] He progressed through the academy, forming a prolific partnership with teammate Adrián Niño, with the two scoring 57 goals between them in the 2022–23 season.[2] He also performed well in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League, scoring four goals in eight games as Atlético Madrid were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Milan.[4] On 2 March 2023, he signed a four-year contract renewal with the club.[5]

Raihani appeared for Atlético Madrid's senior squad as an unused substitute for the La Liga fixture on 4 June 2023 against Villarreal CF. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[6]

International career

Raihani has represented Morocco at under-17 level, playing seven games and scoring three goals.[7][8] He was called up to the Morocco under-20 squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament, and scored the consolation goal in a 2–1 loss to Japan under-19 in Morocco's opening game of the tournament.[9]

Following impressive performances with Atlético Madrid's youth team, Morocco manager Walid Regragui was reported to have spoken to Raihani, with the intention of calling him up to the full national team, so he would be cap-tied and unable to represent Spain.[10]

On October 5, 2023, Raihani was called up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the fixtures against Iraq and Dominican Republic.[11]

References
  1. Abde Raihani at WorldFootball.net
  2. Picos, Sergio (2 March 2023). "La Academia sigue de celebración: Abde Raihani hasta 2027" [The Academy continues to celebrate: Abde Raihani until 2027]. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. "Raihani ya es rojiblanco" [Raihani is already rojiblanco]. atleticodemadrid.com (in Spanish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. Fuente, Chema G. (6 March 2023). "La semana grande de Raihani acabó con otro sueño cumplido... y con guiño a Marruecos" [Raihani's big week ended with another dream come true... and with a nod to Morocco]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. Suárez, Isaac (2 March 2023). "Abde Raihani ya es una realidad" [Abde Raihani is already a reality]. marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. "Official Atlético de Madrid Website". en.atleticodemadrid.com. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
  7. "Abde Raihani eleva la apuesta" [Abde Raihani ups the ante]. as.com (in Spanish). 6 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. Tellez Rincón, Jorge (22 March 2023). "Abde Raihani regresa a una convocatoria de Marruecos con la sub 20" [Abde Raihani returns to a Morocco squad with the sub 20]. juvenildivisiondehonor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. Fuente, Chema G. (10 June 2023). "¡Vaya golazos! Rahiani y Salim se salen con Marruecos" [What a goal! Rahiani and Salim get away with Morocco]. mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. Espina, José A. (4 March 2023). "El colchonero Raihani, otro 'Garnacho'" [The Raihani colchonero, another 'Garnacho']. as.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. "https://twitter.com/EnMaroc/status/1709959473048023093/photo/1". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-10-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
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