Hanane Aït El Haj Explained

Hanane Aït El Haj
Birth Date:1994 11, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Agadir, Morocco
Height:1.60m
Position:Defender
Currentclub:AS FAR
Clubnumber:17
Years1:2016–2020
Clubs1:AS FAR
Years2:2020–2021
Clubs2:Zaragoza CFF
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–
Clubs3:AS FAR
Nationalyears1:2014 -
Nationalteam1:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:48
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:13 February 2021
Ntupdate:7 August 2023

Hanane Ait El Haj (Arabic: حنان أيت الحاج; born 2 November 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team. She often plays as a right back.

Club career

Aït El Haj began her club career playing for AS FAR in the Moroccan Women's Championship in 2016. She played for Zaragoza CFF in Segunda División Pro on a one-year contract for the 2020-21 season before returning to AS FAR.[2] She has won the league with AS FAR six times and the Throne Cup four times. In 2022, the team won the CAF Women's Champions League after placing third in 2021.[3]

International career

Aït El Haj was capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round).[4] She played in Morocco's runners-up performance in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted by Morocco.[5] She was part of the squad which qualified Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, their first appearance at the tournament. At the World Cup, she scored an own goal in Morocco's 6-0 loss to Germany in the group stage.[6] She also provided an assist to Morocco's maiden World Cup goal by Ibtissam Jraidi in their 1-0 victory over South Korea.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: HANANE: Hanane Ait El Haj. Txapeldunak. es. 21 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Ahmadu . Samuel . 28 August 2020 . 'Look forward to achieving great success' - Morocco's Ait El-Haj on starting life at Zaragoza . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200829034129/https://www.goal.com/en/news/look-forward-to-achieving-great-success-morocco-ait-el-haj/ol7slcm1jok814krgdgjfvb5c . 29 August 2020 . 1 August 2023 . Goal.com.
  3. Web site: 14 November 2022 . Women's Champions League: AS Far savour first crown after beating Sundowns in final . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114233046/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/63622567 . 14 November 2022 . 1 August 2023 . BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Competitions - 11th Edition Women AFCON- GHANA 2018 - Match Details. CAF. 21 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Morocco - H. Ait El Haj . 1 August 2023 . Soccerway.
  6. Web site: Morocco's Hanane Ait El Haj scores an own goal in 54' 2023 FIFA World Cup . 1 August 2023 . FOX Sports.
  7. Web site: Howcroft . Jonathan . 30 July 2023 . South Korea 0 - 1 Morocco . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730040442/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/jul/30/womens-world-cup-2023-south-korea-vs-mexico-group-h-live-updates-scores-teams-lineup-results-hindmarsh-stadium . 30 July 2023 . 1 August 2023 . The Guardian.