Mohammed Tahiri (; born 22 January 2001) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Sparta Rotterdam

Tahiri started playing football in the youth ranks of Spartaan '20 before joining

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

's youth academy at age 12. He made his senior debut for the reserve team, Jong Sparta, in the third-tier

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on 17 November 2018, scoring his first goal within six minutes in a 7–1 away victory against

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. On 19 January 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, a deal until 2021. He played several seasons for Jong Sparta, scoring 27 goals in 82 appearances. On 20 October 2022, he made his professional debut for Sparta's first team, starting in a 3–1 win over OFC in the

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. He made his

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debut on 24 January 2023, replacing

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late in a 0–0 home draw against

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

Telstar

After his contract with Sparta expired, Tahiri trialled with

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

club

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. Impressing the Telstar staff, he signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season on 9 August 2023. On 14 August 2023, Tahiri made his debut for Telstar in an away match against

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. He came on as a substitute for

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in the 70th minute, as the match ended in a 1–0 loss. He scored five goals in 29 appearances for Telstar.

Katwijk

On 20 May 2024, Tahiri joined

club

on a two-year deal, after his contract with Telstar was not extended.

International career

Tahiri is a Netherlands youth international. He has gained caps for the national under-15 and under-18 sides.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tahiri, Mohammed 2001 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sparta Rotterdam players SC Telstar players VV Katwijk players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Netherlands men's youth international footballers Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Jong Sparta players