Salaheddine Bassir

Salaheddine Bassir (Arabic: صلاح الدين بصير; born 5 September 1972) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Salaheddine Bassir

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-09-05) 5 September 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Raja CA
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1996	Raja CA	160	(116)
1996–1997	Al-Hilal	24	(12)
1997–2001	Deportivo La Coruña	37	(12)
2001–2002	Lille	33	(11)
2002–2003	Aris Thessaloniki	12	(1)
Total		266	(152)
International career
1994–2002	Morocco[1]	59	(31)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played for a few clubs, including Raja Club Athletic, Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia) and Deportivo La Coruña in Spain with whom he won la liga and copa del rey. He then played for OSC Lille (France) and Aris Thessaloniki (Greece). He retired at the end of 2005 season.

Whilst at Lille Bassir scored a goal against Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League^[2] and once against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Europa League.^[3]

He played for the Morocco national team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored two goals in the 3–0 win against Scotland.^[4] He also scored a brace against France during the Hassan II Trophy final.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bassir goal.

List of international goals scored by Salaheddine Bassir^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 January 1996	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco	Tunisia	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2	17 January 1996	Jules Ladoumègue Stadium, Vitrolles, France	Armenia	2–0	6-0	Friendly
3	6 October 1996	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1–0	1-1	1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4	11 December 1996	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Croatia	1–2	2-2	Hassan II Trophy
5	12 December 1996	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Nigeria	1–0	2-0	Hassan II Trophy
6	12 January 1997	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	1–0	2-2	1998 World Cup Qualification
7	6 April 1997	Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon	Gabon	1–0	4–0	1998 World Cup Qualification
8				2–0
9	26 April 1997	National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	1–0	1-0	1998 World Cup Qualification
10	21 June 1997	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco	Egypt	1–0	1-0	1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11	13 July 1997	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–0	1-0	1998 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12	27 July 1997	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco	Senegal	1–0	3–0	1998 World Cup Qualification
13				3–0
14	5 February 1998	Stade El Harti, Marrakech, Morocco	Niger	1–0	3-0	Friendly
15	22 April 1998	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	1–2	1-2	Friendly
16	29 May 1998	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	France	1–0	2–2	Hassan II Trophy
17				2–1
18	23 June 1998	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France	Scotland	1–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup
19				3–0
20	2 September 1998	Tanger, Morocco	Senegal	2–0	2-0	Friendly
21	3 October 1998	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Sierra Leone	2–0	3-0	2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22	23 December 1998	Agadir, Morocco	Bulgaria	3–1	4-1	Friendly
23	28 April 1999	GelreDome, Arnhem, Netherlands	Netherlands	2–0	2-1	Friendly
24	25 January 2000	National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria	Congo	1–0	1-0	2000 African Cup of Nations
25	11 February 2001	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Denmark	1–0	4–2	Friendship Tournament (UAE)
26				3–1
27	2 June 2001	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–1	1-1	2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Raja CA

• Botola:1996
• Moroccan Throne Cup: 1996

Al-Hilal

• Asian Super Cup: 1997
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1997

Deportivo de La Coruña

• La Liga: 2000
• Supercopa de España: 2000

Morocco

• Hassan II Trophy 3rd place: 1996^[6]
• Hassan II Trophy runner-up: 2002^[7]

Individual

• Best Moroccan player: 1997
• 1996 King Hassan II Cup top scorer^[8]