Jawad El Yamiq

Jawad El Yamiq
El Yamiq in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jawad El Yamiq[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992[1]
Place of birth Khouribga, Morocco
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wehda
Number 5
Youth career
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 7 (1)
International career‡
2015–2018 Morocco A' 9 (1)
2017– Morocco 18 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2022

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.[2] He was part of the Moroccan national team that played in the 2018 African Nations Championship and 2022 FIFA World Cup.[3][4]

International career

On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that was scheduled to be held in Qatar.[4] After Morocco defeated Canada 2–1 in a World Cup match, El Yamiq made headlines as he was seen waving a Palestinian Flag during the post-match celebrations.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19.
  2. ↑ "Moroccan Defender El Yamiq Signs with Saudi Club Al Wahda". Morocco World News.
  3. ↑ "Countdown to African Nations Championship 2018 Begins".
  4. 1 2 "Here are all the squads for World Cup 2022". Al Jazeera.
  5. ↑ "Palestinian flag waved on pitch as Morocco celebrates historic World Cup win". CNN. 7 December 2022.
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