Rédah Atassi (born 16 March 1991) is a Moroccan professional
footballer
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who plays a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Professional career
A youth product of
Toulouse FC
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since the age of 8, Atassi was captain of their reserve side in 2011. He began his career with brief spells with
Getafe CF B and
Fath Union Sport from 2011 to 2013.
Atassi joined
AS Béziers
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when they were in the
Championnat de France amateur
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, and helped them with successive promotions to the professional
Ligue 2
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in 2018. He made his professional debut with Béziers in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over
AS Nancy
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on 27 July 2018.
International career
Atassi was born in France, and is of Moroccan descent. He represented the
Morocco U20s in various friendlies in 2011 and the
2012 Toulon Tournament
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.
References
External links
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Mountakhab Profile*
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Agen
Men's association football defenders
Moroccan men's footballers
Morocco men's youth international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
AS Béziers (2007) players
Fath Union Sport players
Getafe CF B players
Hassania Agadir players
Al-Adalah FC players
Al Urooba Club players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National players
Championnat National 2 players
Segunda División B players
Saudi First Division League players
UAE Pro League players
UAE First Division League players
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain
French expatriate men's footballers
French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine