Imane Abdelahad | |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1994 |
Birth Place: | Fez, Morocco |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | SC Casablanca |
Clubnumber: | 21 |
Years1: | 2018– |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021– |
Nationalyears1: | 2011– |
Imane Abdelahad (Arabic: إيمان عبد الأحد, born 21 July 1994) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for SC Casablanca and the Morocco women's national team.
Abdelahad began her football career at the age of 15 with Wydad AC.[1] She played in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First League season for Beşiktaş J.K. appearing in six matches of the league's second half. She then returned to Morocco and played a season with Ain Atiq and two seasons with Ittihad Tangiers before joining SC Casablanca. On 14 November 2023, Abdelahad was nominated for the 2023 Goalkeeper of the Year by CAF.[2]
Since 2011, Abdelahad has regularly been called up to the national team as a second or third goalkeeper. She has been called up for a number of training camps and has started several friendlies. She was selected as the reserve goalkeeper for Khadija Ar-Rmchi at the 2021 Aisha Bukhari Cup,[3] as well as the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[4] She was selected for several friendlies[5] in the run-up to the 2023 Women's World Cup but did not make the final squad.
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