Mohamed Abarhoun

Mohamed Abarhoun
Abarhoun playing for Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-03)3 May 1989
Place of birth Tétouan, Morocco
Date of death 2 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 31)
Place of death Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Moghreb Tétouan 164 (7)
2017–2019 Moreirense 37 (1)
2019–2020 Çaykur Rizespor 36 (3)
Total 237 (11)
International career
2012 Morocco U23 3 (0)
2013–2014 Morocco 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Abarhoun (3 May 1989 – 2 December 2020) was a Moroccan professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Abarhoun joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Moreirense in 2017. After two seasons he joined Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[1][2][3]

Abarhoun played nine games for the Morocco U20 team and eight for the Morocco U23 team, including three at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning 7 international caps.[1]

In February 2020, Abarhoun was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He died from the disease on 2 December 2020 in Istanbul, aged 31.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mohamed Abarhoun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Mohamed Abarhoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Çaykur Rizespor, Mohamed Aberhoune ile anlaştı" (in Turkish). Haber Turk. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Mohamed Abarhoun – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ "Son dakika: Çaykur Rizespor Mohamed Abarhoun'un hayatını kaybettiğini açıkladı". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi. 2 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mohamed Abarhoun, 31 yaşında hayatını kaybetti". NTVSpor.net.