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Nayef Aguerd
Personal information
Full name Nayef Aguerd
Date of birth (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Kenitra, Morocco
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 27
Youth career
2012–2014 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 FUS Rabat 106 (7)
2018–2020 Dijon 25 (4)
2018–2020 Dijon B 5 (0)
2020–2022 Rennes 66 (5)
2022– West Ham United 0 (0)
International career‡
2015 Morocco U23 4 (0)
2016– Morocco 25 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2018 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:12, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022

Nayef Aguerd (born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club West Ham United and the Morocco national team. He has also played for FUS Rabat, Dijon and Rennes.

Club career

Early career

Aguerd began his footballing career with the Mohammed VI Football Academy, before moving to FUS Rabat in 2014.[1] On 15 February 2015, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3–1 victory against Wydad AC.[2] On 3 March, he scored his first continental goal in a 1–1 draw against UMS de Loum.[3]

Dijon

After four seasons, he joined Dijon in Ligue 1.[4] He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 4–0 win over Nice on 25 August 2018, scoring the first goal for his side on his debut.[5]

Rennes

On 14 August 2020, Aguerd signed a contract with Ligue 1 team Rennes from Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m and €5m.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Nice; the game ended in a 3–2 loss.[7] On 13 September 2020, Aguerd scored his first league goal in a 4–2 victory against Nîmes.[8]

On 19 August 2021, Aguerd scored a header, which marked his first European goal, in a 2–0 victory against Rosenborg.[9] A week later, Aguerd scored again in the second leg against Rosenborg in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[10]

West Ham United

In June 2022, Aguerd signed for West Ham United on a five-year contract for a fee of £30m. His fee was the fourth highest paid by West Ham after those paid for Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson and Kurt Zouma.[11] On 16 July, Aguerd made his debut for the Hammers against Reading F.C. playing a total of 63 minutes which ended in a draw,[12] this afternoon at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.[13] In his second game, a pre-season friendly against Rangers on 19 July, Aguerd injured his ankle which required surgery.[14]

International career

Aguerd made his debut for the Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania on 31 August 2016.[15] Aguerd represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve their first CHAN title.[16] On 6 September 2021, Aguerd scored his first goal against Sudan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he sent a sharp shot in the net from a cross.[17]

He was later invited by Vahid Halilhodžić to represent Morocco in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[18] Nayef started all of his matches in the group stages.[19][20] He scored an own-goal in a 2–2 draw against Gabon.[21]


Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FUS Rabat 2014–15 Botola Pro 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2015–16 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
2016–17 20 2 1 0 — 2 1 23 3
2017–18 22 0 0 0 — — 22 0
Total 72 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 75 6
Dijon 2018–19 Ligue 1 13 3 3 0 1 0 — 17 3
2019–20 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
Total 25 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 29 4
Rennes 2020–21 Ligue 1 35 3 1 0 — 3 0 39 3
2021–22 31 2 0 0 — 9 2 40 4
Total 66 5 1 0 0 0 12 2 79 7
Career total 163 14 5 0 1 0 14 3 183 17


International goals

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Nayef Aguerd
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Sudan 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FUS Rabat

Morocco

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Made in Morocco, Flourishing in France; Is London Calling For Nayef Aguerd?". Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "UMS de Loum 1-1 FUS Rabat :: Taça da Confederação CAF 2016 :: Détails du jeu :: leballonrond.fr". www.leballonrond.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Nayef Aguerd première recrue du DFCO !". www.dfco.fr.
  5. ^ "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 3ème journée – OGC Nice / Dijon FCO". www.lfp.fr.
  6. ^ "Official | Rennes sign central defender Nayef Aguerd | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ "A win to end preseason". OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Ligue 1: Guirassy Scores Twice as Rennes Beats Nimes 4-2; Marseille Down PSG 1-0". News18. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Rennes v Rosenborg Live Commentary & Result, 19/08/21, UEFA Europa Conference League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Rosenborg vs. Stade Rennais - Football Match Summary - August 26, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  11. ^ "West Ham complete £30m Aguerd signing from Rennes" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Highlights: Reading 1-1 West Ham United | West Ham United F.C." www.whufc.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "David Moyes delivers Nayef Aguerd verdict after West Ham draw with Reading". Hammers News. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. ^ "West Ham signing Aguerd has ankle surgery" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Rapport de match: Albanie 0–0 Maroc". Mountakhab.net.
  16. ^ "Hosts Morocco crowned CHAN champions" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "الشوط الأول من مباراة المنتخب ضد السودان.. استحواذ كلي للأسود ونايف أكرد يسجل هدف التقدم للفريق الوطني". www.elbotola.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Vahid Halilhodzic reveals final list of players for CAN 2022". HESPRESS English - Morocco’s leading digital media. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Gabon v Morocco Match Report, 18/01/2022, Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  22. ^ "Maroc: Le FUS de Rabat champion pour la première fois". 5 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Morocco 4–0 Nigeria / CHAN 2018". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  24. ^ "CAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". iffhs.de. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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