Rayan Frikeche

Rayan Frikeche
Personal information
Full name	Rayan Frikeche
Date of birth	9 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Angers, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Boulogne
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Angers
2014–2015	Angers B
2015–2017	Ajaccio
2016–2017	Ajaccio B
2017	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2018	Boulogne B
2018–	Boulogne
International career
2012	Morocco U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Rayan Frikeche (born 9 October 1991) is a Moroccan^[1] professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French club Boulogne.

Club career

Frikeche started his career with Angers SCO, playing almost 100 Ligue 2 matches before signing for AC Ajaccio in June 2016.^[2]

On 27 September 2017, Frikeche signed with Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Plovdiv for 1+1⁄2 years.^[3]

In July 2018, Frikeche returned to France with Championnat National side Boulogne.^[4]

Frikeche made his debut for the Morocco national under-23 football team at the 2012 Toulon Tournament on 24 May 2012, in a 4–3 defeat against Mexico national under-23 football team.^[5] He was then called up to the squad for the 2012 Olympics.^[6]

^ F., Abderrahim (28 May 2012). "Tournoi de Toulon: France 2-2 Maroc" [Toulon Tournament: France 2-2 Morocco]. lionsdelatlas.ma (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Rayan Frikeche rejoint l'AC Ajaccio" [Rayan Frikeche joined AC Ajaccio]. L'Equipe (in French). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
^ "Локомотив подписа с футболиста Раян Фрикеше" (in Bulgarian). lokomotivpd.com. 27 September 2017.
^ "Boulogne : Un milieu à 150 matchs de Ligue 2 a signé (off.)" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 July 2018.
^ "La première de l'Angevin Frikeche sous le maillot marocain" (in French). maville.com from Ouest France. 24 May 2012.
^ "Houssine Kharja is in Morocco's squad for Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 July 2012.