Rochdi Achenteh (born 7 March 1988) is a Moroccan international

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who plays as a

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, most recently for

FC Ararat-Armenia FC Ararat-Armenia () is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan, founded in 2017. History It was founded in 2017 as FC Avan Academy by Ruben Hayrapetyan, on the basis of the young players of the Yerevan Football Academy gradua ...

Club career

Achenteh came through the

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

youth system and later played for

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and

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

, before leaving Zwolle for Vitesse in January 2014. In January 2016, Achenteh was snapped up by Willem II. On 25 June 2019, Ararat-Armenia announced the signing of Achenteh. On 18 July 2020, Achenteh left Ararat-Armenia.

International career

Achenteh made his debut for

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in a November 2014 Africa Nations Cup qualification match against

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.Achenteh, een trotse én teleurgestelde international
- Voetbal International

Honours

Ararat-Armenia

Armenian Premier League The Armenian Premier League (, known as the Armenian Fastex Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the top association football, football competition in Armenia. From 1936 to 1991, the competition was held as a regional tournament within th ...

(1): 2019–20

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* * * 1988 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Footballers from Eindhoven Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers 21st-century Dutch sportsmen Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Armenian Premier League players FC Eindhoven players PEC Zwolle players SBV Vitesse players Willem II Tilburg players FC Ararat-Armenia players Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Armenia {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub