Ibtissam Jraïdi

Ibtissam Jraïdi (Arabic: ابتسام الجريدي; born 9 December 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al Ahli and the Morocco women's national team. She was the first Moroccan and Arab player to score at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Ibtissam Jraïdi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahli
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2023 ASFAR
2023– Al Ahli Saudi FC 7 (17)
International career‡
2009– Morocco 53 (13)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
UNAF Women's Tournament
Winner2020 Tunisia
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Jraïdi began playing football at the age of 7 on neighborhood teams. She then played in her school tournament. She received support from her family to play football.[2]

Club career

Jraïdi played for Nassim Sidi Moumen before joining AS FAR in 2012.[2] With AS FAR, she won the Moroccan Championship nine times, and the Throne Cup eight times. She was the top scorer in the league four times: 2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22. In 2022, she won the CAF Champions League with AS FAR after finishing third in 2021. She was the top scorer in the tournament, scoring six goals including a hat trick in the final.[3]

In 2023, Jraïdi joined Al Ahli on a two-year deal for the debut season of the Saudi Women's Premier League. She finished second in the Golden Boot standings, despite arriving midway through the 2022–23 season.[3]

International career

Jraïdi capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round).[4] She played for Morocco during their runners-up performance in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. On 30 July 2023, she scored Morocco's first ever FIFA Women's World Cup goal in a 1–0 win over South Korea, also the first win for the nation in the competition.[5]

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 January 2012Rabat, Morocco Tunisia1–02–02012 African Women's Championship qualification
2.19 March 2016Salé, Morocco Mali1–01–22016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.18 October 2018Kenitra, Morocco Algeria1–13–1Friendly
4.2–1
5.7 April 2019Salé, Morocco Mali1–02–22020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
6.2–1
7.31 January 2020Temara, Morocco Tunisia5–26–3Friendly
8.6–3
9.22 February 2020Le Kram, Tunisia Algeria2–02–02020 UNAF Women's Tournament
10.30 July 2023Adelaide, Australia South Korea1–01–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

AS FAR

Morocco

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Effectif : Football - Dames". ASFAR (in French). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. الدين تزريت. "ابتسام الجريدي لاعبة الجيش الملكي تحكي لموقع "الكاف" علاقتها بكرة القدم". alyaoum24.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. Williams, Paul (31 July 2023). "World Cup goal scorer Ibtissam Jraidi describes historic win as 'victory for Morocco, Arabs'". Arab News. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  4. "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "South Korea 0-1 Morocco: Ibtissam Jraidi's goal earns Arab nation first World Cup win". BBC. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/fr/articles/can-feminine-2022-programme-resultats-classements
  7. "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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