Houssine Rahimi (; born 4 February 2002) is a Moroccan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He is the brother of former Raja and current

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Soufiane Rahimi Soufiane Rahimi (; born 2 June 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Pro League club Al Ain and the Morocco national team. Rahimi started his professional career playing for Raja CA, before being sent on a ...

Early life

Houssine Rahimi was born on 4 February 2002 in the family house in the Raja-Oasis Sports Complex. He's the youngest son of Mohamed Rahimi also known as ''Youaari'', famous for being the main kit man of

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during over 40 years.

Club career

Like his two older brothers, Rahimi joined the club's academy at a young age and started to play with the U23 team in 2019. On 16 February 2021, he signed a five-year contract (until 2026) at the same time as his brother Soufiane before joining the first team trainings. On 10 September 2021, he made his professional debut under Lassaad Chabbi against

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and scored the winning goal (1–0). On 17 October, Houssine Rahimi scored the opener against LPRC Oiliers during the second round of the Champions League (2-0). He became the youngest goalscorer of the club's history in the Champions League aging 19 years and 8 months. On 11 January 2022, he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. On 15 February 2022, he played made his debut against

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(defeat, 2–0). At the end of the season, he returns to his club and ends the year as vice-champion of Morocco. On 28 July 2023, Rahimi played his first match in the Arab Cup of Champions Clubs against

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. Three days later, he scored the opener against Kuweit SC in a 2–0 victory that qualified Raja CA for the quarter-finals. In June 2025, Rahimi signed a four-year contract with

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, where he joined his brother,

International career

On 26 July 2021, Rahimi received his first call up to the Morocco U21 squad for a preparation camp. In October 2021, he appeared in

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list for a camp at the Maâmora Sports Center in

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from 4 to 12 October. On 21 December 2022, he received his first call-up from

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to the Morocco A' team for a friendly against Senegal A', as part of the preparations for

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scheduled in

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. Unfortunately, the defending champions were unable to defend their title due to political tensions with Algerian authorities who refused to allow the squad to take a

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from

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via their

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sponsor,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahimi, Houssine 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Casablanca Moroccan men's footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Raja CA players RC Oued Zem players Al Ain FC players Botola players UAE Pro League players Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates