Hicham Louissi Explained

Hicham Louissi
Birth Date:19 January 1976
Birth Place:Sidi Bernoussi, Morocco
Position:Defender
Years1:1999–2000
Years2:2000–2001
Years3:2001–2012
Years4:2012–2013
Clubs2:Al-Nasr
Clubs3:Wydad Casablanca
Clubs4:Rachad Bernoussi
Nationalyears1:2006
Nationalteam1:Morocco

Hicham Louissi (born January 19, 1976, in Morocco) is a former Moroccan footballer who spent most of his career playing for Wydad Casablanca.

Career

Born in the Sidi Bernoussi neighborhood of Casablanca, Louissi played youth football for local Club Rachad Bernoussi. After graduating and joining the club's senior side, Louissi began playing professional football with Kuwaiti side Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait) in 1999. He played one season in Kuwait, and then returned to Morocco where he joined Wydad Casablanca.[1]

Louissi was a key defender for Wydad, helping the club win the Moroccan Throne Cup and the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup. He also scored a crucial goal as Wydad won the 2005–06 Botola, the club's first championship in fourteen years.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Le Matin. Hicham Louissi, le stabilisateur. fr. 22 December 2005.
  2. News: Le Matin. Le Wydad de Casablanca sacré champion du Maroc. fr. 25 May 2006.