Khalid Boukichou (born 17 September 1992) is a Belgian-Moroccan

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player for AS Salé of the

Division Excellence The Division Excellence (DEX-H) is the top professional basketball league in Morocco. Founded in 1934, the league currently consists of 12 teams. The league is administered by the Royal Moroccan Basketball Federation (FRMBB). The current defendin ...

. Boukichou usually plays as

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. Born in

Nador Nador () is a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco with a population of about 158,202 (2024 census). The Nador Province has over 600,000 inhabitants. Nador is considered the second largest city in the Ori ...

, he represents

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

in international

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competitions.

Professional career

In 2008, Boukichou started his career with Atomia Brussels in the Belgian third division. After two seasons in Brussels, he left for Royal Anderlecht of the same division. Later in the 2010–11 season, he played for

Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Chabab Rif Al-Hoceima, also referred to as CRA, is a Moroccan football club based in Al Hoceima Al Hoceima () is a city in the north of Morocco, on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the Mediterranean coast. It is the capital city ...

of the Moroccan Nationale 1 for a short period. In 2011, Boukichou signed with

Telenet Oostende Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgium, Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in t ...

. On 12 March 2016 he was named the

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after he scored 15 points and had 8 rebounds in the Final against

Antwerp Giants Antwerp Giants, named Windrose Giants Antwerp for sponsorship reasons, is a Belgian professional basketball club based in Antwerp. Their home arena is Lotto Arena. The club plays in the BNXT League, the highest tier of Belgian basketball. The c ...

. On 2 November 2017, Boukichou signed with the defending French champion

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the Pro A. In September 2018, he signed a one-year contract with

KB Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...

, national champions of Kosovo. Boukichou became the first Belgian player to play in the

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. On 21 September, Boukichou scored 7 points and had 8 rebounds in his debut in an 84–64 win over

Donar Groningen Donar, also known as Donar Groningen, is a professional basketball club based in Groningen, Netherlands. The club competes in the BNXT League and its home arena is MartiniPlaza, which has a seating capacity of 4,350 people. Founded in 1951, Do ...

. Boukichou signed with

Spirou Basket Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which ...

in 2019. He was released on 21 October 2020, after failing to show up for the team pictures. On 26 November 2020 he signed with

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team forme ...

of the

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. Boukichou averaged 7.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. On 13 September 2021 he signed with

Ohud Medina Ohod Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Medina, which competes in the Saudi First Division League. History Ohod was named after Mount Uhud, hence the nickname "Al-Jabal". Ohod have won the Saudi First Division three t ...

of the

Saudi Premier League The Saudi Pro League (SPL), also known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL) for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Saudi Arabia and the highest level of the Saudi football league system. The SPL is regarded as th ...

. On 23 February 2022 Boukichou signed with AS Salé of the

and the

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(BAL).

National team career

Boukichou played for the

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in international competitions, representing his country in several qualifying games for the

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tournaments. He made his debut on 10 July 2014 in a friendly game against the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boukichou, Khalid AS Salé (basketball) players 1992 births Living people BCM Gravelines players BC Oostende players Belgian men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Élan Béarnais players Élan Chalon players KB Prishtina players Moroccan men's basketball players Sportspeople from Nador Spirou Charleroi players 21st-century Belgian sportsmen 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen