Driss Khalid (born 7 February 1999) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Championnat National 3
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club
Colomiers
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. Born in France, he represented Morocco at youth international level.
Club career
Khalid joined the
Toulouse
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training centre in 2011, and signed his first professional contract with the club in 2017. He made his professional debut for Toulouse in a 2–0
Ligue 1
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loss to
Marseille
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on 24 September 2017.
In May 2019 he signed a three-year deal with
Amiens
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. After spending a season with the development squad, he made his debut for Amiens on 22 August 2020, in the 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over Nancy, during which he was sent-off after only a few minutes on the pitch.
On 16 November 2020, Khalid joined
Championnat National
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side
Orléans
Orléans (,"Orleans" (US) and Morocco U17s at the 2015
Montaigu Tournament
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The games are held in stadiums located in the Vendée depart ...
.
At the age of 16, Khalid also represented the Morocco U20s at the
L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament
The Torneo Internacional de Fútbol Sub-20 de L'Alcúdia (''L'Alcúdia International Under-20 Football Tournament''), better known as COTIF, is an annual international invitational football competition for youth teams, open to both clubs and natio ...
in 2015, scoring three goals in his first three games. He also assisted the winner in a 3–2 friendly win over the France U20s in a friendly match on 6 September 2017.