Khalil Azmi | |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1964 |
Birth Place: | Casablanca, Morocco |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1984–1992 |
Years2: | 1992–1994 |
Years3: | 1995 |
Years4: | 1996 |
Years5: | 1997 |
Years6: | 1997–1999 |
Years7: | 1998 |
Clubs4: | New York Fever |
Clubs6: | Baltimore Spirit/Blast (indoor) |
Clubs7: | Hershey Wildcats |
Caps5: | 27 |
Caps6: | 60 |
Caps7: | 23 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1987–1994 |
Nationalteam1: | Morocco |
Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Khalil Azmi (born 23 August 1964) is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper. He played ten seasons in the Moroccan League, two in the USISL, two in the National Professional Soccer League, and one in the A-League.
In 1984, Azmi began his career with Wydad Casablanca in the Moroccan League. In 1992, he moved to Raja Casablanca. In 1995, he moved to the United States where he played for the New Hampshire Ramblers in the USISL. In February 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected him in the 14th round (132nd overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He never played for the Rapids, instead playing with the New York Fever in the A-League in 1996.[1] In 1997, he played for the Charleston Battery in the USISL.[2] That fall, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League. He spent two winter indoor seasons with the Spirit.[3] [4] In 1998, he played for the Hershey Wildcats in the USISL.[5]
He was a member of the Morocco team which played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing in two matches.