Anas Tahiri Explained

Anas Tahiri
Birth Date:15 May 1995
Birth Place:Brussels, Belgium
Height:1.79 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:–2013
Youthclubs1:JMG Academy Lierse
Years1:2014–2018
Caps1:56
Goals1:4
Years2:2018–2021
Clubs2:RKC Waalwijk
Caps2:87
Goals2:6
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:CFR Cluj
Caps3:4
Goals3:1
Years4:2022–2024
Caps4:72
Goals4:6
Nationalyears1:2016
Nationalteam1:Morocco U23
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:19 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:28 August 2016

Anas Tahiri (Arabic: أنس طاهيري; born 15 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at youth international level.

Club career

Tahiri registered his Belgian Pro League debut for Lierse on 16 March 2014, aged 18, by replacing Ahmed El Messaoudi in the 87th minute of a 2–1 home defeat to Lokeren.[1] He played 63 games and scored five times during his stint at the Lier-based club, before moving to the Netherlands with RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2018.

Tahiri contributed with 39 appearances and two goals in the 2018–19 season, as RKC Waalwijk achieved promotion to the Eredivise; He made his debut in the latter competition on 3 August 2019, in a 3–1 away loss to VVV-Venlo, and netted his first goal two weeks later in a 3–3 draw with Twente.

On 10 June 2021, he changed countries again after agreeing to a contract with CFR Cluj in Romania.[2]

On 7 January 2022, Tahiri returned to the Netherlands and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Heerenveen.[3]

International career

Tahiri earned his first cap for the Morocco national under-23 team in a friendly 1–0 win against Cameroon, on 5 June 2016.[4]

Honours

RKC Waalwijk

CFR Cluj

2021–22

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lierse vs. Lokeren - 16 March 2014 - Soccerway. Soccerway. 5 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Bine ai venit, Anas Tahiri!. Welcome, Anas Tahiri!. CFR Cluj. ro. 10 June 2021. 10 June 2021.
  3. SC Heerenveen. SC HEERENVEEN HAALT MIDDENVELDER TAHIRI. 7 January 2022. 4 February 2022. nl.
  4. Web site: Mountakhab.net - Fiche de :Anas Tahiri . 29 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911014104/http://mountakhab.net/www/modules/fiches_joueurs/fiche.php?id=234694 . 11 September 2016 . dead .