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Rayan Frikeche
Moroccan footballer
Rayan Frikeche (born 9 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French club Boulogne.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rayan Frikeche | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Angers, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boulogne | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Angers | 98 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Angers B | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Ajaccio | 51 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Ajaccio B | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Boulogne B | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Boulogne | 52 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Morocco U23 | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 4 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
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Frikece was born and raised in Angers to a French mother and a Moroccan father.[1]
Frikeche started his career with Angers SCO, playing almost 100 Ligue 2 matches before signing for AC Ajaccio in June 2016.[2]
On 27 September 2017, Frikeche signed with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv for 1+1⁄2 years.[3]
In July 2018, Frikeche returned to France with Championnat National side Boulogne.[4]
Frikeche made his debut for the Morocco national under-23 football team at the 2012 Toulon Tournament on 24 May 2012, in a 4–3 defeat against Mexico national under-23 football team.[5][6] He was then called up to the squad for the 2012 Olympics.[7]
- "Football : Rayan Frikèche a vu son temps de jeu s'envoler. Sport". angers.maville.com (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Rayan Frikeche rejoint l'AC Ajaccio" [Rayan Frikeche joined AC Ajaccio]. L'Equipe (in French). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- "Локомотив подписа с футболиста Раян Фрикеше" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 27 September 2017.
- "Boulogne : Un milieu à 150 matchs de Ligue 2 a signé (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 July 2018.
- "La première de l'Angevin Frikeche sous le maillot marocain" (in French). maville.com from Ouest France. 24 May 2012.
- F., Abderrahim (28 May 2012). "Tournoi de Toulon: France 2-2 Maroc" [Toulon Tournament: France 2-2 Morocco]. lionsdelatlas.ma (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- "Houssine Kharja is in Morocco's squad for Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 July 2012.
- Rayan Frikeche at Soccerway