Hicham Boussefiane

Hicham Boussefiane (born 9 January 1998), simply known as Hicham, is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a right winger for Wydad AC. He began his professional career playing for Spanish side Malaga B.

Hicham Boussefiane

Personal information
Full name	Hicham Boussefiane[1]
Date of birth	(1998-01-09) 9 January 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Rabat, Morocco
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Mohammed VI Academy
2016–2018	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Málaga B	44	(12)
2018–2022	Málaga	43	(3)
2022	Wydad Casablanca
International career
2017–2018	Morocco U20	6	(0)
2018	Morocco U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022

Club career

Having joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2016 from Mohammed VI Football Academy,^[2] Rabat-born Hicham made his senior debut with the former's reserves on 27 August 2017, playing the last 32 minutes in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against CD Huétor Vega. He scored his first goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home defeat of Linares Deportivo.

Hicham made his first-team debut on 18 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Renato Santos in a 2–1 away win against CD Lugo in the Segunda División championship.^[3] He scored his first professional goal on 15 September, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Córdoba CF.^[4]

Wydad

On 29 October 2023, Hicham scored his first African Football League goal in the 2023 African Football League semi-final against Espérance de Tunis.^[5][6]

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. "Wotte s'exprime sur Boussefiane" [Wotte talks about Boussefiane] (in French). Mountakhab.net. 27 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
3. "El Málaga asalta el Anxo Carro en tres minutos de locura" [Málaga take over Anxo Carro in three minutes of madness] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
4. "El Málaga arrolla al Córdoba y sigue imparable" [Málaga overwhelm Córdoba and remain unstoppable] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
5. "Morocco's WAC Edge Tunisia's ES de Tunis in AFL Semi-Final First Leg". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
6. "Bousfiane strike gives Wydad slender AFL semi advantage over Esperance". CAF. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

External links

• Hicham Boussefiane at BDFutbol
• Hicham Boussefiane at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Hicham Boussefiane at Soccerway