Ahmed Bahja

Ahmed Bahja
Personal information
Date of birth	21 December 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Marrakech, Morocco
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1996	KAC Marrakech
1994–1995	Al-Hilal
1996–1999	Al-Ittihad
1999	AlWasl of Dubai
2000	Al-Nasr
2002	Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)
2002–2003	Raja CA
2003–2005	Maghreb Fez
2005	Al Khartoum SC
2005–2007	Najm de Marrakech
International career
1990–1992	Morocco national under-23 football team
1994–2000	Morocco
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ahmed Bahja (Arabic: أحمد البهجة; born 21 December 1970, in Marrakech) is a retired Moroccan footballer. He played for several clubs, including KAC Marrakech and Raja CA. He has also played for the famous UAE club, AlWasl of Dubai. In addition, he played for Al-Nasr, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia and Al-Gharafa in Qatar 2 loane spells 1996 & 1998 for Qatar Emir Cup.

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Bahja played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics^[1] and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

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Club	Season	Saudi Pro League		Saudi Federation Cup		Crown Prince Cup		AFC Cup Winners Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Hilal	1994–95		7		5		3			4	4^[a]		17
Career total			7		5		3			4	4		17
Al Ittihad	1996–97		25		12		2						39
	1997–98	15	6		5								11
	1998–99		10		4				6	4	3 ^[b]		23
Career total			41		21		2		6	4	3		73
Al Nassr	1999–2000		1							3	1^[c]		2
Career total			1							3	1		2

Club	Season	Qatar Stars League		Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup		Crown Prince Cup		Qatar Emir Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Al-Gharafa Sports Club	1995–96	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	2 ^[a]	4	7	9
Al-Gharafa Sports Club	1997–98	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0	0	5	10
Career total		0	0	0	0	0	0	10	15	2	4	12	19

Caps	Date	game	Venue	Score	Competition	Goal
1	18 March 1992	Maroc – USA	Casablanca	3 – 1	Friendly	1
2	19 June 1994	Belgium – Maroc	Orlando	1 – 0	C.M 1994	--
3	25 June 1994	KSA – Maroc	New York	2 – 1	C.M 1994	--
4	29 June 1994	Netherland – Maroc	Orlando	2 – 1	C.M 1994	--
5	4 September 1994	Burkina Faso – Maroc	Ouagadougou	2 – 1	Elim. CAN 1996	--
6	13 November 1994	Maroc – Ivory Coast	Casablanca	1 – 0	Elim. CAN 1996	--
7	4 June 1995	Ivory Coast – Maroc	Abidjan	2 – 0	Elim. CAN 1996	--
8	11 December 1996	Maroc – Croatia	Casablanca	2 – 2 ( 6–7)	Hassan II Cup	1
9	12 December 1996	Maroc – Nigeria	Casablanca	2 – 0	Hassan II Cup	--
10	6 April 1997	Gabon – Maroc	Libreville	0 – 4	Elim. CM 1998	2
11	26 April 1997	Sierra Leone – Maroc	Freetown	0 – 1	Elim. CM 1998	--
12	31 May 1997	Maroc – Éthiopia	Rabat	4 – 0	Elim. CAN 1998	1
13	21 June 1997	Maroc – Égypt	Rabat	1 – 0	Elim. CAN 1998	--
14	27 July 1997	Maroc – Sénégal	Rabat	3 – 0	Elim. CAN 1998	--
15	16 August 1997	Maroc – Gabon	Casablanca	2 – 0	Elim. CM 1998	1
16	5 February 1998	Maroc – Niger	Marrakech	3 – 0	Friendly	1
17	9 February 1998	Zambia – Maroc	Bobo Dioulassou	1 – 1	CAN 1998	1
18	13 February 1998	Mozambique – Maroc	Bobo Dioulassou	0 – 3	CAN 1998	--
19	17 February 1998	Égypt – Maroc	Ouagadougou	0 – 1	CAN 1998	--
20	22 February 1998	South Africa – Maroc	Ouagadougou	2 – 1	¼ de finale CAN 1998	--
21	18 January 2000	Maroc – Trinité	El Jadida	1 – 0	Friendly	--
22	25 January 2000	Congo – Maroc	Lagos	0 – 1	CAN 2000	--
23	3 February 2000	Nigeria – Maroc	Lagos	2 – 0	CAN 2000	--

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