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Chakhir Belghazouani (born 6 October 1986 in Porto-Vecchio) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Morocco U17 national team and the France U20 and France U21 national teams at youth international level before making eight appearances for the Morocco senior national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto-Vecchio, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Toulon | ||
| 2002–2003 | Grenoble | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Grenoble | 51 | (1) |
| 2007–2012 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Strasbourg (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Tours (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2012 | Zulte Waregem | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Ajaccio | 37 | (6) |
| 2013 | Ajaccio B | 2 | (3) |
| 2014 | → RWS Bruxelles (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Brest | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Levadiakos | 25 | (0) |
| 2019 | Blue Boys Muhlenbach | 12 | (4) |
| 2020 | USAG Uckange | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Morocco U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Morocco | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Blue Boys Muhlenbach (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Belghazouani began his career with Grenoble Foot 38 and in 2005 was promoted to the first team. After two years in Ligue 2 with Grenoble, he joined top Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv for €800,000, where he played in three games, scoring a goal on his debut. He left on loan for RC Strasbourg on 20 June 2008 returning to Ukraine on 1 November.[1] On 16 February 2009, Belghazouani moved to Neuchâtel Xamax on loan from Dynamo Kyiv until 30 June 2009 and then on 16 July 2009 he was loaned to Tours FC.[2]
On 15 July 2012, Belghazouani moved from Belgian S.V. Zulte Waregem to Ligue 1 team AC Ajaccio on a three-year contract. He was loaned to R. White Star Bruxelles in January 2014.[3]
On 10 June 2014, Ligue 2 side Brest announced the signature of Belghazouani with a two-year contract.[4] On 11 September 2015, Belghazouani signed for Greek Super League club Levadiakos for an undisclosed fee.[5]
Belghazouani joined Blue Boys Muhlenbach in the Luxembourg Division of Honour on 23 January 2019 on a contract until June 2020.[6]
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Belghazouani played for the Morocco Under 17s,[7] then at the U-20 and U-21 level for France[8] including in the 2006 Toulon Tournament.[9]
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At the end of September 2019, 32-year old Belghazouani decided to retire. After bringing two players to FC Blue Boys Muhlenbach during the winter transfer market 2019-20, respectively Arnaud Guedj and Mamadou Samassa, Muhlenbach hired him as sporting director in February 2020.[10]
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