Sabir Bougrine (born 10 July 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

club

Raja CA Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

. Born in Belgium, he represented

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at under-23 international level.

Club career

Bougrine joined the JMG Academy in Lierse in 2009, and moved to Lierse in 2014. Bougrine made his professional debut with Lierse in a 3–1

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loss to

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on 25 May 2015. After a couple successful seasons in Lierse where he was one of the better players, Bougrine left the club due to financial difficulties the club had. On 30 January 2018, Bougrine signed with

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in the French

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. On 18 July 2020, Bougrine signed a two-year contract with

Azerbaijan Premier League The Azerbaijan Premier League ( az, Azərbaycan Premyer Liqası) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Azerbaijan football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested ...

side

Neftçi PFK Neftçi Professional Football Club ( az, Neftçi Peşəkar Futbol Klubu), commonly known as Neftçi PFK or simply Neftçi (), is an Azerbaijani football club based in the capital, Baku, that currently plays in the Azerbaijan Premier League, th ...

. On 10 January 2022, Bougrine signed a three-year and half contract with

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minnows

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International career

Bougrine debuted for the

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in a 0–0 tie with the Hungary U19s on 6 September 2014. He switched to represent Morocco, and represented the Morocco U23s in a friendly 1–0 win over the Cameroon U23s on 5 June 2016.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bougrine, Sabir 1996 births Living people Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent Moroccan men's footballers Belgian men's footballers Footballers from Mechelen Men's association football midfielders Morocco men's youth international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Botola players JMG Academy (Lier) players Lierse S.K. players Paris FC players F91 Dudelange players Neftçi PFK players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Raja CA players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco