Hicham Louissi

Hicham Louissi (born January 19, 1976, in Morocco) is a Moroccan former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Wydad Casablanca.

Hicham Louissi
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-01-19) January 19, 1976
Place of birth Sidi Bernoussi, Morocco
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Rachad Bernoussi
2000–2001 Al-Nasr
2001–2012 Wydad Casablanca
2012–2013 Rachad Bernoussi
International career
2006 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in the Sidi Bernoussi neighborhood of Casablanca, Louissi played youth football for local Club Rachad Bernoussi. After graduating and joining the club's senior side, Louissi began playing professional football with Kuwaiti side Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait) in 1999. He played one season in Kuwait, and then returned to Morocco where he joined Wydad Casablanca.[1]

Louissi was a key defender for Wydad, helping the club win the Moroccan Throne Cup and the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup.[1] He also scored a crucial goal as Wydad won the 2005–06 Botola, the club's first championship in fourteen years.[2]

References

  1. "Hicham Louissi, le stabilisateur" (in French). Le Matin. 22 December 2005.
  2. "Le Wydad de Casablanca sacré champion du Maroc" (in French). Le Matin. 25 May 2006.


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