Oussama Falouh

Oussama Falouh (Arabic: أسامة فلوح; 12 July 1999 – 2 November 2023) was a Moroccan footballer who played as a left-back. He played for a number of Moroccan and French clubs, and for the Morocco U23 national team. Falouh died on 2 November 2023 of injuries he sustained in a car crash the previous month.

Oussama Falouh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-12)12 July 1999
Place of birth	Sidi Belyout, Casablanca, Morocco
Date of death	2 November 2023(2023-11-02) (aged 24)
Place of death	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
–2018	Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Strasbourg B	12	(0)
2019–2020	FUS Rabat	0	(0)
2020–2021	Angers B	1	(0)
2021–2023	→ Avranches (loan)	22	(0)
2021–2023	→ Avranches B (loan)	2	(0)
2023	Wydad Casablanca	0	(0)
Total		37	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born on 12 July 1999,^[1] Oussama was a product of the Mohammed VI Football Academy. He joined the B-team of French side RC Strasbourg in 2018. In 2019, he was transferred to Botola side FUS Rabat. He returned to France and joined Angers of Ligue 1 in July 2020,^[2][3] on a three-year deal.^[4] He was loaned to Avranches of the third-tier Championnat National in July 2021 and again a year later.^[5][6] In the summer of 2023, Wydad Casablanca signed Falouh.^[7]

Death

On 11 October 2023, Falouh was seriously injured in a car crash involving a truck in Casablanca. Falouh, a passenger in the car, suffered multiple brain haemorrhages, a broken neck and thorax, entered a coma and was immediately admitted to intensive care. He would later be transferred to another healthcare facility by the club's officials.^[8][9] In the late hours of 2 November 2023, the club announced Oussama's death from his injuries. He was 24.^{[10][11][12][13][14][15]}