Ismail Belmaalem

Ismail Benlamaalem

Personal information
Date of birth	9 April 1988
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	IR Tanger
Number	88
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Raja Casablanca	66	(4)
2012–2013	→ Baniyas SC (loan)	5	(1)
2014-2015	→ Al Wakrah SC (loan)	9	(1)
2015-2016	Qatar SC
2016	IR Tanger
National team^‡
2012–	Morocco	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 18, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 24, 2012

Ismail Benlamaalem (born 9 April 1988 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan defender who plays as a centre back.^[2] He currently plays for Qatar SC.

Biography

He was trained at Raja Casablanca and went through the class before joining the pro in 2008, he played his first official game in the jersey of green against the FUS Rabat (1-0 for Raja Casablanca ) and played his first Champions League in 2009 after the Raja Casablanca was the same année. He was also a champion of Morocco in 2011 with the same club Raja Casablanca, he was contacted in October 2011 by the Stade de Reims but the Raja Casablanca refuses to let Benlamaalem join the French club because that sum was not suitable (€ 90,000).

On 5 August 2016, he officially transferred to IR Tanger, recently promoted to the Botola, for a record deal ($ 300,000).

National Team

He was contacted by the coach selection Moroccan Belgian Eric Gerets two game counting for the qualification of the World 2014 in Brazil.^[3]

Honours

Club

• Raja Casablanca
  • Botola - Champion in 2009 and 2011
  • Tournament Antifi - Winner in 2010

Country

• Morocco
  • Arab Cup - Champion in 2012

References

1. "Player Information: Ismail Benlamaalem". DimaDimaRaja.com. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
2. "Ismail Belmaalem Profile - Footballdatabase.eu". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
3. "Morocco 2 - 2 Ivory Coast". Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2012.