Rachid Alioui (born 18 June 1992) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

. Born in France, he played for the Morocco national team from 2014 to 2019, scoring two goals in eighteen appearances.

Club career

On 7 July 2011, Alioui signed a one-year ''stagiaire'' (trainee) contract with

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

. He made his professional debut two weeks later scoring his first professional goal in a 2–0 win over Laval in the

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. A week later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 5 July 2016, Alioui signed a three-year contract with

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. Towards the end of his spell with Nîmes, Alioui suffered two leg injuries which prevented him from playing for more than nine months. On 2 July 2019, Alioui agreed to a three-year contract with

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club

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. On 31 August 2021, he moved on loan to Belgian club

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International career

Although eligible to play for France, Alioui has appeared for Morocco at various youth levels. He was called up and capped for friendly matches against Gambia U23 and Ivory Coast U23. He made his debut for the senior team in a 1–1 friendly tie with

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on 3 March 2014.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Morocco goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alioui goal.''

Honours

Guingamp *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

: 2013–14

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alioui, Rachid Living people 1992 births French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Sportspeople from La Rochelle Footballers from Charente-Maritime Men's association football forwards Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen French men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Belgian Pro League players Luxembourg National Division players En Avant Guingamp players Stade Lavallois players Nîmes Olympique players Angers SCO players K.V. Kortrijk players SC Toulon players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg 21st-century French sportsmen