Khalid Boutaïb

Khalid Boutaïb
	Boutaib playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	24 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Pau
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Bagnols Pont
2007–2010	Uzès
2010–2011	Bagnols Pont
2011–2012	Uzès
2012–2013	Istres
2012–2013	→ Uzès (loan)
2013–2014	Luzenac
2014–2016	Gazélec Ajaccio
2016–2017	Strasbourg
2017–2019	Yeni Malatyaspor
2019–2020	Zamalek
2020–2022	Le Havre
2022–2023	Paris
2023–	Pau
International career‡
2016–2019	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2019

Khalid Boutaïb (Arabic: خالد بوطيب; born 24 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 2 club Pau. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Early life

Boutaïb was born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, in the south of France, to Moroccan parents.^[3] He acquired French nationality on 16 January 2002, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization.^[4]

Club career

Boutaïb started his career with spells at Bagnols Pont and Uzès, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the Championnat National in the 2011–12 season before joining Istres in the summer of 2012. Boutaïb made his professional debut in the 1–2 defeat to Clermont Foot in the Coupe de la Ligue on 7 August 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Genest.

Boutaïb presents the particularity of being a gifted student as well. He obtained the maximal grade of 20/20 in mathematics in French High School exam. He chose however to continue his career as a football player.^[5]

Out of contract with Gazélec Ajaccio, Boutaïb joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.^[6]^[7]

Boutaïb signed with newly promoted Turkish Süper Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017.^[8] In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek.^[9] In October 2020, Boutaïb returned to France to play for Le Havre.^[10]

On 31 January 2022, Boutaïb signed for Ligue 2 side Paris FC on a contract until June 2023.^[11]

International career

Boutaïb announced his intention to represent Morocco at international level.^[12] He received a call-up to the Morocco national football team for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde, and made his debut as a late sub in a 1–0 win.^[13]

In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[14]

Personal life

Boutaïb is the uncle of the footballer Nassim Chadli.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

International

As of match played 23 June 2019^[15]

Year	Apps	Goals
Morocco
2016	5	2
2017	9	4
2018	9	3
2019	3	0
Total	26	9

International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.^[15]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2016	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Togo	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	15 November 2016	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Togo	2–1	2–1	Friendly
3.	1 September 2017	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Mali	2–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	7 October 2017	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Gabon	1–0	3–0
5.				2–0
6.				3–0
7.	23 March 2018	Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy	Serbia	2–1	2–1	Friendly
8.	25 June 2018	Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia	Spain	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup
9.	16 October 2018	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros	Comoros	1–1	2–2	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification