Rachad Fettal Dhimi (; born 16 January 2005), sometimes known as just Rachad, is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Spanish club

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. Born in Spain, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Club career

Almería

Born in Torre-Pacheco,

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, Rachad joined

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's youth setup in 2020, after representing

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and EF Torre Pacheco. He made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of 16 on 31 October 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 Tercera División RFEF home win over CD Huétor Vega. On 30 April 2022, Rachad signed a three-year contract with the ''Rojiblancos'', with an option for a further two years. He was regularly used in the ''Juvenil'' squad during the 2022–23 season, helping the side to reach the finals of the Copa del Rey Juvenil and being the top scorer of the competition with five goals as they lost the final to

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. Definitely promoted to the B-team for the 2023–24 campaign, Rachad scored his first senior goal on 1 October 2023, netting the equalizer in a 4–1 home loss to Juventud de Torremolinos CF. He made his first team – and

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– debut with the club on 3 December, replacing

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in a 0–0

home draw against

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. Ahead of the

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, Rachad became a permanent member of the main squad, and scored his first professional goal on 22 September 2024, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 home draw against

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. In January 2025, however, he suffered a

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injury, being sidelined for three months.

Real Madrid

On 11 July 2025, Almería announced the transfer of Rachad to

. He joined the club on a three-year contract, being initially assigned to

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International career

Born in Spain, Rachad is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Spain national under-18 team in January and April 2023, scoring twice in three matches. On 30 August 2023, Rachad was called up to a training camp with the under-19s, but opted to represent Morocco in the following day after receiving a call up from their under-20 team. He was a part of the Morocco under-20 squad at the

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