Jawad El Yamiq
Moroccan footballer (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. He began his professional career playing for Olympique Khouribga.
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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) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Wehda | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2018 | Morocco A' | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Morocco | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
A full international for Morocco since 2017, El Yamiq represented the nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2018 African Nations Championship.
Club career
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Perspective
In the 2014–15 Botola, El Yamiq's Olympique Khouribga finished as runners-up to Wydad AC and won the Moroccan Throne Cup by beating FUS Rabat in the final.[2]
Raja CA
In the summer of 2016, 25-year-old El Yamiq signed a contract with Raja Casablanca for four years.[3][4] He scored his first goal for the team in a 5–1 victory against Chabab Atlas Khénifra.[5] He won the 2017 Throne cup against Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi.[6]
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Europe
On 28 January 2018, Jawad signed with the Italian team Genoa.[7][8] He was loaned to Serie B team Perugia Calcio. On 29 January 2020, he joined Zaragoza on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[9] He made his first appearance for the team against Cádiz.[10]
On 24 September 2020, he signed a four-year contract with Real Valladolid.[11][12] He made his debut against Real Madrid. On 31 November 2021, El Yamiq scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against SD Eibar.[13]
Al Wehda
On 15 August 2023, after Valladolid's relegation, El Yamiq moved to Saudi Pro League side Al-Wehda.[14][15] He was set to play with the No. 5 under the leadership of trainer Giorgos Donis. 3 days later, he made his debut for the club, coming on in the 67th minute and scoring an own goal against Al Shabab FC but ended up winning the match 3–1.[16]
International career
El Yamiq represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve their first such title.[17]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[18][19] El Yamiq made headlines after being seen celebrating Morocco 2–1 victory against Canada by raising the Palestinian flag.[20][21][22]
Personal life
On 9 September 2023, El Yamiq along with his national teammates donated their blood for the needy affected by the 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.[23][24][25]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Yamiq goal.[26]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 18 August 2017 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Egypt | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 2 | 11 October 2019 | Honneur Stadium, Oujda, Morocco |  Libya | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 8 June 2021 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Olympique Khouribga
- Coupe du Trône: 2015
Raja CA
Morocco
Orders
- Order of the Throne: 2022[28]
References
External links
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