Alaa Bellaarouch

Alaa Bellaarouch (born 1 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.

Alaa Bellaarouch

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Braga
Number	36
Youth career
0000–2020	Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Strasbourg B	21	(0)
2022–2025	Strasbourg	15	(0)
2022–2023	→ Stade Briochin (loan)	14	(0)
2022	→ Stade Briochin B (loan)	1	(0)
2025–	Braga	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Morocco U15	5	(0)
2018–2019	Morocco U17	4	(0)
2020–2022	Morocco U20	7	(0)
2023–	Morocco U23	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:58, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Bellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé.^[1] In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.^[2][3]

On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain.^[4] Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.^[5]

On 27 June 2025, Bellaarouch signed a 5-year contract with Primeira Liga club Braga.^[6]

International career

Bellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.^[7][8]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strasbourg B	2020–21	Championnat National 3	1	0	–		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Championnat National 3	17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	Total		18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Stade Briochin (loan)	2022–23	Championnat National	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Stade Briochin B (loan)	2022–23	Championnat National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Strasbourg	2023–24	Ligue 1	15	0	4	0	—		—		19	0
Strasbourg B	2024–25	Championnat National 3	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
Braga	2025–26	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	1	0
Career total			48	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	54	0

1. Includes Coupe de France
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Morocco U17

• UNAF U-17 Tournament: 2018^[10]

Morocco U23

• U-23 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[11]