Mehdi Boukamir
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004
Place of birth Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Belgium[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 32
Youth career
2010–2013 Espoir Jemeppe
2013–2022 Charleroi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Charleroi II 7 (0)
2022– Charleroi 10 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Belgium U18 9 (0)
2022 Belgium U19 1 (0)
2023 Morocco U23 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:57, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Mehdi Boukamir (Arabic: مهدي بوكامير; born 29 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Charleroi. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco at youth international level.

Career

A youth product of Espoir Jemeppe and Charleroi, Boukamir signed his first professional contract with Charleroi on 6 February 2021.[2] He started training with Charleroi reserves in the beginning of the 2022–23 season before promoting to their senior team.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Charleroi in a 4–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Cercle Brugge on 21 October 2022.[4] On 13 February 2023, he extended his professional contract with Charleroi until 2025.[5]

International career

Born in Belgium, Boukamir's parents are both Moroccan. He was called up to a training camp for the Morocco U17s in October 2020.[6] He has since represented Belgium up to the U19s.[7]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[8][9] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[10][11] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[10][12]

Honours

Morocco U23

References

  1. ↑ "Le Jemeppois Mehdi Boukamir, le futur des Zèbres: "J'aime le Barça et Sergio Ramos"". sudinfo.be. 15 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mohamed Boukamir signe son premier contrat pro au Sporting". Télésambre.
  3. ↑ "D1A - Après ses grands débuts en pro, le jeune Jemeppois Mehdi Boukamir espère enchaîner avec Frank Defays à Charleroi: "C'est un défenseur moderne"". sudinfo.be. 28 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Blouard, Vincent (27 May 2023). "Charleroi en stage : la bonne surprise Mehdi Boukamir". DHnet.
  5. ↑ "Jeugdinternational Mehdi Boukamir verlengt contract met Charleroi". Het Nieuwsblad. 13 February 2023.
  6. ↑ MATIN, LE. "Sélection nationale U17 : Les Lionceaux s'entraînent à Maâmoura". lematin.ma.
  7. ↑ "Charleroi extend contract of Mehdi Boukamir after an impressive run of performances - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. 14 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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