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Zakaria Labib

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Zakaria Labib
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Raja CA
Number 3
Youth career
–2022 Raja CA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Raja CA 11 (0)
2023–2024JS Soualem (loan) 11 (0)
International career
2020 Morocco U17 2 (0)
2022 Morocco U20 7 (1)
2023– Morocco U23 9 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024

Zakaria Labib (Arabic: زكريا لبيب; born 28 February 2003) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Botola club Raja CA.

Club career

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Zakaria Labib was born on 28 February 2003 in Casablanca. At an early age, he joined Raja Club Athletic's youth system in the Oasis complex.

On 9 September 2022, he made his professional debut when he replaced Abdelilah Madkour against US Touarga (1-0 loss).[1] On 18 March 2023, he made his Champions League debut against Vipers SC and registered his first assist to Soufiane Benjdida (1-1 draw).[2]

On 15 July 2023, Raja reached the Throne Cup final against RS Berkane, who won this match in extra time at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium (1-0 loss).[3][4]

International career

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Zakaria Labib received his first call-up to the Morocco U17 team in 2020. In 2022, he was called up to the National U20 team and played some friendly games against Romania (2-2 draw), Sudan (4-2 win) and Palestine (0-1 win).

On 9 June 2023, he was one of only four Botola players to appear on Issame Charaï's final list that will play the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.[5][6] Their group included Guinea, Ghana and Congo. Absent from the opening match against Guinea (victory, 2–1), he replaced Oussama El Azzouzi against Ghana and qualified for the semi-finals after a 5–1 victory.[7][8] He didn't play against Mali and the Moroccans won on penalties after a 2–2 draw and qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[9][10] Atlas Lions won the final against Egypt thanks to Oussama Targhalline's late winner (victory, 2–1).[11][12] The team was congratulated by King Mohammed VI for their achievement.[13][14]

Honours

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Morocco U23

References

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  1. ^ "Union Touarga 1-0 Raja Casablanca - 09 septembre 2022 / Botola Pro1 Inwi 2022/2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Vipers 1-1 Raja Casablanca - 18 mars 2023 / TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2022/2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Coupe du Trône: la RS Berkane sacrée face au Raja". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Coupe du Trône - Finale : La RS Berkane sacrée face au Raja Casablanca". Africa Foot United (in French). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ^ "CAN U23: la liste des Lionceaux dévoilée, avec El Khannouss et Ezzalzouli". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Maroc : la liste pour la CAN U23 avec 2 Mondialistes et un ancien joueur de l'OM". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Maroc-Ghana (CAN U23): les notes de Coach Charaï et ses Lionceaux". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ m.drissi. "CAN U23 : Le Maroc étrille le Ghana et se qualifie en demie". www.menara.ma (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "CAN U23: Morocco join Egypt in the final and qualify for the Olympic Games". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Morocco triumphs over Mali to reach final, seal Olympics berth | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Morocco's U23 team crowned with African Cup of Nations". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "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. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ "King Mohammed VI congratulates national U23 team for their victory, qualification to Paris '24 Olympics". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  14. ^ Kasraoui, Safaa. "U-23 AFCON: King Mohammed VI Congratulates Atlas Lions". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 12 July 2023.