Amine Harit
Amine Harit (Arabic: أمين حاريث; born 18 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amine Harit[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 June 1997||
Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Argenteuil C.O. | ||
2004–2007 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||
2007–2008 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2008–2011 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||
2011–2012 | Red Star | ||
2012–2016 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Nantes B | 15 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Nantes | 30 | (1) |
2017–2023 | Schalke 04 | 102 | (12) |
2021–2023 | → Marseille (loan) | 33 | (4) |
2023– | Marseille | 8 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | France U18 | 2 | (1) |
2015–2016 | France U19 | 12 | (0) |
2016–2017 | France U20 | 9 | (1) |
2017 | France U21 | 2 | (1) |
2017– | Morocco | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Club career
Nantes
Harit made his debut for the Ligue 1 side on 13 August 2016 against Dijon. He played the whole match in a 1–0 away win.[3]
Schalke 04
On 10 July 2017, Schalke 04 announced the signing of Harit on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Nantes was reported as €8 million, which could rise to €10 million with bonuses.[4] He made his debut for the German club on 14 August in a DFB-Pokal against BFC Dynamo. He started the match and came off at halftime of a 2–0 away win.[5]
On 25 November 2017, Harit scored his first ever Bundesliga goal against Ruhr rivals Borussia Dortmund as Schalke overturned a 4–0 deficit to a 4–4 draw in a historic Revierderby match. He was named Bundesliga 'Rookie of the Month' for December 2017,[6] going on to take the 'Bundesliga Rookie of the Year' award for the 2017–18 season.[7]
On 11 December 2019, Harit extended his contract with Schalke for a further three years, until 2024.[8]
Marseille
On 2 September 2021, it was announced that Harit was loaned out to Ligue 1 club Marseille for the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season.[9] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 Ligue 1 away win over Monaco, delivering an assist for the second goal.[10] In the following match, against Rennes, Harit came on in the 59th minute and scored 12 minutes later, his first goal with OM.[11] On 20 April 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 home win over his former club Nantes.[12]
On 1 September 2022, Harit joined Marseille again for a season-long loan, this time with an option to make the move permanent.[13] On 7 November, his transfer to OM was made permanent for a fee in the region of €5 million.[14] After having made his 15th appearance of the season, an obligation-to-buy clause in his contract was triggered.[15]
International career
Harit played for the France national youth teams starting from the France U18s until the France U21s. He is Moroccan by descent, and refused a call up to the Morocco U19s in October 2015.[16] He even went to play for France again. However, on 12 September 2017, Harit decided to switch his allegiance to the Morocco national team.[17]
On 7 October 2017, Harit made his international debut for Morocco in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, replacing Nordin Amrabat in the 90th minute of the 3–0 victory.[18]
In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[19]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20][21] On 13 November, he sustained a knee injury which ruled him out of the World Cup.[22]
On 17 October 2023, Harit scored his first goal for the national team in a 3–0 victory against Liberia.[23][24]
Career statistics
Club
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- As of match played 18 August 2023[25]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nantes | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
Schalke 04 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 7 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
Total | 102 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 119 | 13 | |||
Marseille (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Marseille | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 54 | 6 | |||
Career total | 167 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 207 | 20 |
- Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 October 2023[26]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Morocco | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 October 2023 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
France U19
Individual
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[28]
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Year: 2017–18[7]
- Mars d'Or (Moroccan Youth Player of the Year): 2018[29]
- Bundesliga Player of the Month: September 2019[30]
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Amine Harit – Profile". Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- "Dijon vs. Nantes - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- "Alles klar: Schalke schnappt sich Harit". kicker Online (in German). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- "BFC Dynamo vs. Schalke 04 - 14 August 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Schalke's Amine Harit named TAG Heuer Rookie of the Month for December". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Schalke's Amine Harit has passport confiscated over fatal road accident". dw.com. Deutsche Welle. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- "Amine Harit extends Schalke contract". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- "Amine Harit est Olympien !". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Mercato - OM : Le message fort d'Amine Harit après ses grands débuts !". Le 10 Sport (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- "Rennes - Marseille : les notes du match". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- Soyer, Julien (21 April 2022). "FC Nantes. Amine Harit : « L'OM a du cœur cette saison »" [FC Nantes. Amine Harit: "OM has heart this season"]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Amine Harit joins Marseille on loan". FC Schalke 04. 1 September 2022.
- "Amine Harit's Marseille move becomes permanent after clause activated – Get French Football News". Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- SANE, Maïmouna (8 November 2022). "OM : C'est signé, Amine Harit nouvelle recrue (Officiel)". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- "Liste des joueurs convoquées au stage de l'Equipe Nationale des U19 | الموقع الرسمي للجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- "Harit switches from France to Morocco". 12 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Maroc vs. Gabon - 7 October 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Boufal left out by Morocco after Southampton fallout". Reuters. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- "'It was meant to be' - Amine Harit's eerie comments days before injury ruled him out of World Cup". Goal.com. 13 November 2022.
- "CAN 2023 Qualifiers: Morocco beat Liberia (3-0) topping Group K". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- "Morocco sign off qualifying campaign with home win against Liberia". CAF. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "A. Harit". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- Amine Harit at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Sellami, Azaro, Harit, Eto'o: Les gagnants des Mars d'Or 2018 !". 20 March 2018.
- "Amine Harit: Morocco international wins Bundesliga Player of the Month award". BBC Sport. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links
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- Amine Harit at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Amine Harit at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Amine Harit – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French