Omar El Hilali Khayat (born 12 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RCD Espanyol. Born in Spain, he represents Morocco at youth level.
.jpg?lang=en) El Hilali with Espanyol in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Omar El Hilali Khayat | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | L'Hospitalet, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Eulàlia | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Espanyol | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Espanyol B | 61 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Espanyol | 43 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Morocco U20 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:07, 15 December 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, El Hilali joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup at the age of 13, from hometown side CF Santa Eulàlia.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.
El Hilali made his first-team debut at the age of just 17 on 4 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Óscar Gil in a 3–0 away success over Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División.[2] On 14 December 2023, after establishing himself as a first team regular, he extended his contract with the club until 2027, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[3]
International career
editEl Hilali was born in Spain to a Moroccan family, with roots in Tangier.[1] He represented the Morocco U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[4]
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,[5][6] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[7][8] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][9]
Honours
editEspagnol
Morocco U23
References
edit- ^ a b "Omar, 16 años y un sueño" [Omar, 16 years and a dream]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Omar El Hilali debuta con el primer equipo del Espanyol" [Omar El Hilali debuts with the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Omar El Hilali renews contract". RCD Espanyol. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Morocco team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
External links
edit- Omar El Hilali at BDFutbol
- Omar El Hilali at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Omar El Hilali at Soccerway