Rachid Tiberkanine

Rachid Tiberkanine (born 28 March 1985) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at international level.

Rachid Tiberkanine

Tiberkanine in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Youth career
	Liège
	Germinal Beerschot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Ajax	0	(0)
2006–2007	Bayer Leverkusen II	25	(3)
2007–2008	FC Moscow
2008	→ FC Daugava (loan)	19	(3)
2008–2010	Levski Sofia	14	(3)
2010–2011	Dubai Club	16	(11)
2015–2016	Olympique de Khouribga	55	(5)
2016–2018	FUS	9	(0)
2017–2018	→ Al Kharaitiyat (loan)	29	(19)
2018–2019	Al-Sailiya	18	(13)
2019–2023	Al Kharaitiyat	63	(34)
International career‡
2015	Morocco	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:53, 15 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:40, 30 June 2016 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Antwerp, Belgium,^[1] Tiberkanine holds dual Belgian and Moroccan nationality.^[2]

Club career

Tiberkanine spent his early career with Liège and Germinal Beerschot.^[2] He signed a professional contract with Dutch club Ajax in 2004, but never made a first-team appearance.^[2] He moved to German club Bayer Leverkusen in June 2006.^[3] After playing for their second team,^[4] he moved to Russian club FC Moscow, who in turn loaned him to Latvian club FC Daugava.^[2] He next moved to Bulgarian club Levski Sofia,^[2] and later played for Emirati club Dubai Club and Moroccan club Olympique de Khouribga.^[1] He signed for FUS in July 2016.^[5] He joined Qatari club Al Kharaitiyat on loan in 2017.^[1] He joined Qatari club Al-Sailiya in 2018.^[1][6] He joined Qatari club Al Kharaitiyat in 2019.^[1][7]

International career

After playing youth football for Belgium, he later declared his international allegiance to Morocco.^[2]