Ayoub El Hmidi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ayoub El Hmidi | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gibraltar | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FCB Magpies | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lions Gibraltar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Lions Gibraltar | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Glacis United | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Mons Calpe | 56 | (17) |
| 2022 | Europa | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | St Joseph's | 19 | (2) |
| 2023 | Torrijos | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | KAC Marrakech | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | FCB Magpies | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Gibraltar U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Gibraltar U21 | 18 | (0) |
| 2023– | Gibraltar | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Ayoub El Hmidi (Arabic: أيوب الحميدي; born 30 September 2000) is a Gibraltarian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FCB Magpies and the Gibraltar national team.
Club career[edit]
El Hmidi began his career with Lions Gibraltar, as a youth product. He made 2 appearances during his debut season before signing for Glacis United in 2017. Chances were limited at Glacis and he didn't play a league game, so in 2018 he joined Mons Calpe, where he quickly begame a regular in the team, playing 56 games and scoring 17 goals across 4 seasons with the Calpeans.
In 2022 El Hmidi signed for Europa for their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, and after the Greens' exit from the competition he joined St Joseph's.[1] However, after one season he signed for CD Torrijos in Spain on 13 July 2023. However, paperwork issues delayed his debut for the club.[2] After terminating his contract in December due to these registration issues, he relocated to Morocco in January 2024, joining KAC Marrakech on a 2+1⁄2-year contract and becoming the first Gibraltarian footballer to play in Africa.[3] However, after only a month at the club where he only played in friendlies, he terminated his contract and returned to Gibraltar, joining FCB Magpies.
International career[edit]
El Hmidi was previously the record caps holder for Gibraltar U21 with 18 caps, broken by Dylan Borge in November 2023. He made his senior debut on 16 June 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, which finished as a 0–3 loss.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Breaking: Saints sign El Hmidi St Joseph's FC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ Ayoub podría debutar contra el Atlético Tomelloso La Tribuna de Toledo. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ El gibraltareño Ayoub firma por el KAW Marrakech Al Sol de la Costa. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ Gibraltar vs France UEFA.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Ayoub El Hmidi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ayoub El Hmidi at WorldFootball.net
- Ayoub El Hmidi Archived 2023-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Gibraltar Football Association
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- Gibraltarian men's footballers
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- Lions Gibraltar F.C. players
- Glacis United F.C. players
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- Europa F.C. players
- St Joseph's F.C. players
- KAC Marrakech players
- F.C. Bruno's Magpies players
- Gibraltar men's youth international footballers
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