Hicham Khaloua
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Hicham Khaloua | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1995 | ||
Place of birth | San Javier, Spain | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Castellón (on loan from Almería) | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Mar Menor | ||
2005–2011 | Cartagena | ||
2011–2013 | Almería | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Almería B | 112 | (29) |
2013– | Almería | 24 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Celta B (loan) | 40 | (16) |
2018– | → Castellón (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2015 | Morocco U20 | 10 | (9) |
2016– | Morocco U23 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2016 |
Hicham Khaloua (born 7 May 1995), known simply as Hicham, is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Castellón on loan from UD Almería as a forward.
Club career
Born in San Javier, Murcia to Moroccan parents,[1] Hicham started his youth career with local Mar Menor CF, and in 2005 he joined FC Cartagena at the age of 14.[2] On 14 July 2011, after being linked with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Málaga CF, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, he went on a trial at Manchester City,[3] but nothing came of it.
On 2 August 2011, still a junior, Hicham signed for UD Almería.[4] He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2011–12 season, in Segunda División B.
On 14 July 2013, Hicham signed a new deal with the Andalusians, running until 2018.[5] On 18 December he played his first official game with the main squad, featuring the last 32 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against UD Las Palmas for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6]
On 24 March 2014, aged 18, Hicham came on as a late substitute in a La Liga home fixture against Real Sociedad, and scored a last-minute 4–3 winner after just three minutes on the pitch on the day of his league debut.[7] On 19 July 2016 he was loaned to another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B also in the third division, with a buyout clause.[8]
On 17 August 2017, after returning from loan, Hicham renewed with Almería until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[9] The following 11 July, he was loaned to CD Castellón in the third division, for one year.[10]
International career
Hicham was called up to the Morocco under-20 team in April 2013,[11] and also appeared with the nation in the 2013 Mediterranean Games, netting five times in as many matches as the tournament ended in conquest.[12] He was also called up to the under-23s in May 2016.[13]
References
- ^ La perla de bronce: Hicham Khaloua, la emergente cantera rojiblanca (The bronze gem: Hicham Khaloua, the emergent red-and-white youth system); Vavel, 30 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham, un caso de torpeza infinita (Hicham, a case of infinite stupidity) Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine; La Verdad, 21 November 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ City set to land starlet; Sky Sports, 14 July 2011
- ^ Hicham, ex cadete del Cartagena, ficha al final por el equipo juvenil de la UD Almería (Hicham, former Cartagena cadet, finally signs for juvenil team of UD Almería) Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine; Sport Cartagena, 2 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham Khaloua amplía su contrato hasta 2018 (Hicham Khaloua extends his contract until 2018); Diario de Almería, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un trámite de manual (Textbook procedure); Marca, 18 December 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Almeria beat Sociedad in thriller; ESPN FC, 24 March 2014
- ^ El delantero Hicham Khaloua fortalece el ataque del Celta B (Forward Hicham Khaloua bolsters the attack of Celta B); Celta Vigo, 19 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham amplía su contrato hasta 2021 y se convierte en jugador del primer equipo (Hicham extends his link until 2021 and becomes a first team player); UD Almería, 17 August 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham Khaloua, calidad y puro talento para el ataque de Segunda B (Hicham Khaloua, quality and raw talent for the attack of Segunda B); CD Castellón, 11 July 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ La sub-20 de Marruecos convoca a Hicham (Morocco under-20's call Hicham); La Verdad, 6 April 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham: medalla de oro en Turquia con Marruecos sub 19 (Juegos del Mediterráneo) (Hicham: gold medal in Turkey with Morocco under-19 (Mediterranean Games)); Sport Cartagena, 28 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Hicham, goleador del Almería B, a la selección sub 23 de Marruecos (Hicham, goalscorer of Almería B, to Morocco's under-23); Ideal, 10 May 2016 (in Spanish)
External links
- Castellón official profile Template:Es icon
- Hicham at BDFutbol
- Hicham at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Hicham at Soccerway
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from San Javier, Murcia
- Spanish people of Moroccan descent
- Spanish footballers
- Moroccan footballers
- Murcian footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- UD Almería B players
- UD Almería players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Morocco under-20 international footballers
- Moroccan expatriates in Spain