Jawad El Yamiq
 El Yamiq in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jawad El Yamiq[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 February 1992[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Khouribga, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Wehda | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Olympique Khouribga | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Olympique Khouribga | 66 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Raja CA | 34 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Genoa | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Perugia (loan) | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Valladolid | 69 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Wehda | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Morocco A' | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Morocco | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Jawad El Yamiq (Arabic: جواد الياميق; born 29 February 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi club Al-Wehda and the Morocco national team.[2] He was part of the Moroccan national team that played in the 2018 African Nations Championship and 2022 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]
International career
[change | change source]On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that was scheduled to be held in Qatar.[4] After Morocco defeated Canada 2–1 in a World Cup match, El Yamiq made headlines as he was seen waving a Palestinian Flag during the post-match celebrations.[5]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19.
- ↑ "Moroccan Defender El Yamiq Signs with Saudi Club Al Wahda". Morocco World News.
- ↑ "Countdown to African Nations Championship 2018 Begins".
- 1 2 "Here are all the squads for World Cup 2022". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "Palestinian flag waved on pitch as Morocco celebrates historic World Cup win". CNN. 7 December 2022.
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