Mohamed Bouldini

Mohamed Bouldini (Arabic: محمد بولديني; born 27 November 1995) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Mohamed Bouldini

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Bouldini
Date of birth	(1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	24
Youth career
0000–2015	Rachad Bernoussi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Raja CA	17	(1)
2017–2018	Ittihad Tanger	6	(0)
2018–2020	Oliveirense	32	(5)
2020–2021	Académica	29	(14)
2021–2022	Santa Clara	9	(0)
2022	→ Fuenlabrada (loan)	17	(7)
2022–2024	Levante	72	(16)
2024–	Deportivo La Coruña	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

Born in Casablanca, Bouldini signed for Botola club Raja CA in 2015. Unwanted, he moved in January 2018 to Ittihad Tanger in the same league, for a fee of 1 million Moroccan dirhams. After six goalless games, his contract was rescinded.^[2] Following a trial, he signed a one-year deal with Portuguese LigaPro side U.D. Oliveirense in July 2018.^[3]

On 27 August 2020, Bouldrini signed for Académica de Coimbra of the same league.^[4] With 13 goals over the season, he ranked second to F.C. Vizela's Cassiano.^[5] On 23 November, he scored the only goal of a home win over Varzim S.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.^[6]

Bouldini signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club C.D. Santa Clara on 18 June 2021.^[7] The following 8 January, after featuring sparingly, he was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada for the remainder of the season.^[8]

On 29 June 2022, despite Fuenla's relegation, the club exercised his buyout clause.^[9] On 23 August, however, he moved to second division side Levante UD on a five-year contract.^[10]

On 29 August 2024, Bouldini signed a four-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the Spanish second division.^[11]

International career

In August 2015, while at Raja, Bouldini was a surprise call-up for the Morocco national team under manager Ezzaki Badou, for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against São Tomé and Príncipe.^[12] He did not play in the 3–0 away win on 5 September.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played on 6 October 2023^[14][15]

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Raja CA	2015–16	Botola	12	1	0	0	–		–		12	1
	2016–17	Botola	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		17	1	0	0	–		–		17	1
Ittihad Tanger	2017–18	Botola	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
Oliveirense	2018–19	Liga Portugal 2	17	3	0	0	0	0	–		17	3
	2019–20	Liga Portugal 2	15	2	1	0	2	1	–		18	3
	Total		32	5	1	0	2	1	–		35	6
Académica	2020–21	Liga Portugal 2	29	14	2	1	0	0	–		31	15
C.D. Santa Clara	2021–22	Primeira Liga	9	0	1	0	2	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	14	0
CF Fuenlabrada (loan)	2021–22	Segunda División	17	7	0	0	–		–		17	7
Levante UD	2022–23	Segunda División	36	8	4	0	–		4[lower-alpha 4]	0	44	8
	2023–24	Segunda División	10	5	0	0	–		–		10	5
	Total		46	13	4	0	0	0	4	0	54	13
Career total			156	40	8	1	4	1	6	0	174	42

1. Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearances in the 2023 Segunda División play-offs

Honours

Ittihad Tanger

• Botola: 2017–18^[16]

References

1. "Mohamed Bouldini". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. "Un indésirable du Raja rebondit au Portugal" [An unwanted Raja player rebounds to Portugal] (in French). 360 Sport. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
3. Tavares, Ruben (20 July 2018). "Mohamed Bouldini assina por uma época" [Mohamed Bouldini signs for one season]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
4. "Bouldini reforça ataque da Académica" [Bouldini bolsters Académica's attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. "OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata segundo melhor marcador da II Liga" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign II Liga's second top scorer] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
6. "Académica vence Varzim e segue em frente na Taça de Portugal" [Académica defeat Varzim and advance in the Taça de Portugal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
7. "Bouldini reforça o ataque do Santa Clara" [Bouldini bolsters Santa Clara's attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
8. "El Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Bouldini" [Fuenlabrada get the loan of Bouldini] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
9. "El Fuenlabrada ejerce la opción de compra de Bouldini" [Fuenlabrada exercise the buyout clause of Bouldini] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
10. "Mohamed Bouldini se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD" [Mohamed Bouldini becomes the new player of Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
11. "Bouldini, nuevo delantero centro del Dépor" [Bouldini, new centre forward of Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
12. Mouhir, Yasyn (19 August 2015). "Moroccan National Coach Badou Zaki Reveals Initial List to Face Sao Tome". Morocco World New. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
13. Juillard, Patrik (5 September 2015). "Sao Tomé e Principe-Maroc (0-3)" [São Tomé and Príncipe-Morocco (0-3)] (in French). Sport 365. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
14. Mohamed Bouldini at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
15. Mohamed Bouldini at ForaDeJogo (archived)
16. "L'Ittihad de Tanger remporte son premier titre de champion du Maroc" [Ittihad Tanger win their first champion of Morocco title] (in French). So Foot. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

External links

• Mohamed Bouldini at BDFutbol
• Mohamed Bouldini at ForaDeJogo (archived)