Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal

Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal (Arabic: عبد الحميد آيت بودلال; born 16 April 2006) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a central defender for French Ligue 1 club Rennes.

Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Marrakesh, Morocco
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Team information
Current team	Rennes
Youth career
	Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2024–	Rennes II	6	(0)
2024–	Rennes	0	(0)
2025	→ Amiens (loan)	9	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	Morocco U17	17	(3)
2024–	Morocco U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 November 2024

Club career

On 11 October 2023, Aït Boudlal was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.^[1][2]

On 2 July 2024, Aït Boudlal signed his first professional contract for Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais F.C.^[3][4]

On 3 February 2025, Aït Boudlal moved to Amiens in Ligue 2 on loan until the end of the season.^[5]

International career

Aït Boudlal was called up to the Morocco under-17 squad for the 2022 Arab Cup U-17, where he helped Morocco to second place, having lost 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out of the final match against hosts Algeria.^[6] He was called up again for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored two goals, including the opening goal in the final, as Morocco finished second again, this time to Senegal. For his performances, including a stellar display in Morocco's 3–0 quarter-final win over Algeria, he was named in the Team of the Tournament.^[7][8][9]

On 8 November 2023, Aït Boudlal was selected to take part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[10]