Ibtissam Jraïdi

Ibtissam Jraïdi (Arabic: ابتسام الجريدي; born 9 December 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Ahli, which she captains, 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 (age 31)
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	AS FAR
2023–	Al Ahli	23	(38)
International career‡
2009–	Morocco	66	(23)
Medal record Representing  Morocco UNAF Women's Tournament Winner 2020 Tunisia Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024

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 SFC 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]

On 14 November 2023, Jraidi was nominated for the 2023 African Player of the Year by CAF.^[4]

International career

Jraïdi capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round).^[5] 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.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al Ahli	2022–23	SWPL	7	17	—		—		7	17
	2023–24		13	17	4	14	—		17	31
	2024–25		3	4	1	6	0	0	4	10
	Total		23	38	5	20	0	0	28	58

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 November 2015	Salé, Morocco	Egypt	1–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	19 March 2016	Salé, Morocco	Mali	1–0	1–2	2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	3 March 2018	Tanger, Morocco	Luxembourg	1–0	7–1	Friendly
4.				2–0
5.	14 March 2018	Yenne, Senegal	Senegal	1–0	3–2	Friendly
6.	18 October 2018	Kenitra, Morocco	Algeria	1–1	3–1	Friendly
7.				2–1
8.	7 April 2019	Salé, Morocco	Mali	1–0	2–2	2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9.				2–1
10.	31 January 2020	Temara, Morocco	Tunisia	5–2	6–3	Friendly
11.				6–3
12.	22 February 2020	Le Kram, Tunisia	Algeria	2–0	2–0	2020 UNAF Women's Tournament
13.	30 July 2023	Adelaide, Australia	South Korea	1–0	1–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
14.	28 February 2024	Rabat, Morocco	Tunisia	2–0	4–1	2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
15.				3–0
16.				4–0
17.	30 May 2024	Berkane, Morocco	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	Friendly
18.	3 June 2024		DR Congo	1–1	3–2
19.				2–1
20.				3–1
21.	25 October 2024	Casablanca, Morocco	Tanzania	1–0	4–1	Friendly
22.	29 October 2024	Casablanca, Morocco	Senegal	1–0	7–0	Friendly
23.				5–0

Honours

AS FAR

• Moroccan Women's Championship (9): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• Moroccan Women Throne Cup (8): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• UNAF Women's Club Tournament (1): 2021
• CAF Women's Champions League (1): 2022; third place: 2021

Al-Ahli

• SAFF Women's Cup (1): 2023–24
• Saudi Women's Premier League runner-up: 2023–24

Morocco

• Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2022^[7]
• UNAF Women's Tournament: 2020

Individual

• Moroccan Women's Championship Best Player: 2016^[8]
• Moroccan Women's Championship Top Scorer (5): 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
• CAF Women's Champions League Top Scorer: 2022
• CAF Women's Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2022
• IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022^[9]
• SAFF Women's Cup Top Scorer: 2023–24 (14 Goals).
• Saudi Women's Premier League Top Scorer: 2023–24 (17 Goals).
• Saudi Women's Premier League Team of the Season: 2023–24
• Best Moroccan player abroad of the Year: 2023–24

See also

• List of Morocco women's international footballers

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. "Morocco sweeps nominations in CAF awards for women's categories". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. "Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
6. "South Korea 0-1 Morocco: Ibtissam Jraidi's goal earns Arab nation first World Cup win". BBC. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/fr/articles/can-feminine-2022-programme-resultats-classements ^{[bare URL]}
8. https://www.msport.ma/2021/10/ibtissam-jraidi-les-confessions-dune-serial-buteuse-et-piece-maitresse-de-lasfar ^{[bare URL]}
9. "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.