Nayef Aguerd

Nayef Aguerd (Arabic: نايف أكرد; born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rennes and the Morocco national football team. He began his professional career playing for FUS Rabat.

Nayef Aguerd
Personal information
Full name Nayef Aguerd
Date of birth (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996
Place of birth Kenitra, Morocco
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2014 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 FUS Rabat 106 (7)
2018–2020 Dijon 25 (4)
2020– Rennes 60 (5)
National team‡
2015 Morocco U23 4 (0)
2016– Morocco 19 (1)
Honours
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner2018 Morocco

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021

December 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Aguerd began his footballing career with the Mohammed VI Football Academy, before moving to FUS Rabat in 2014. On 15 February 2015, he scored his first goal for the team in a 3–1 victory against Wydad AC.[1] On 3 March, he scored his first continental goal in a 1–1 draw against UMS de Loum.[2]

Dijon

After four seasons, he joined Dijon FCO in the French Ligue 1.[3] He made his professional debut with Dijon in a 4–0 win over OGC Nice on 25 August 2018, scoring the first goal for his side on his debut.[4]

Rennes

On 14 August 2020, Aguerd has signed a contract with Ligue 1 team Rennes from Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m and €5m.[5] He scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against OGC Nice; the game ended in a 3–2 loss.[6] On 13 September 2020, Aguerd scored his first league goal in a 4–2 victory against Nîmes Olympique.[7]

On 19 August 2021, Aguerd scored a header, which marked his first European goal in a 2–0 victory against Rosenborg BK.[8] A week later, Agued scored again in the second leg against Rosenborg BK in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round.[9]

International career

Aguerd made his professional debut for the Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania on 31 August 2016.[10] Nayef Aguerd represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve the first chan title for Morocco. On 6 September 2021, Aguerd scored his first goal against Sudan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he sent a sharp shot in the net from a cross.[11]

He was later invited by Vahid Halilhodžić to represent Morocco in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] Nayef started all of his matches in the group stages.[13][14] He scored an own-goal in a 2-2 tie against Gabon.[15]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Nayef Aguerd
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
16 September 2021Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Sudan1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FUS Rabat

Morocco

Individual

References
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  2. "UMS de Loum 1-1 FUS Rabat :: Taça da Confederação CAF 2016 :: Détails du jeu :: leballonrond.fr". www.leballonrond.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Nayef Aguerd première recrue du DFCO !". www.dfco.fr.
  4. "LFP.fr – Ligue de Football Professionnel – Ligue 1 Conforama – Saison 2018/2019 – 3ème journée – OGC Nice / Dijon FCO". www.lfp.fr.
  5. "Official | Rennes sign central defender Nayef Aguerd | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. "A win to end preseason". OGC Nice (in French). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. "Ligue 1: Guirassy Scores Twice as Rennes Beats Nimes 4-2; Marseille Down PSG 1-0". News18. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. "Rennes v Rosenborg Live Commentary & Result, 19/08/21, UEFA Europa Conference League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. "Rosenborg vs. Stade Rennais - Football Match Summary - August 26, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  10. Bakkali, Achraf. "Rapport de match: Albanie 0–0 Maroc". Mountakhab.net.
  11. "الشوط الأول من مباراة المنتخب ضد السودان.. استحواذ كلي للأسود ونايف أكرد يسجل هدف التقدم للفريق الوطني". www.elbotola.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  12. "Vahid Halilhodzic reveals final list of players for CAN 2022". HESPRESS English - Morocco’s leading digital media. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. "Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. "Gabon v Morocco Match Report, 18/01/2022, Africa Cup of Nations | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. "Morocco 4–0 Nigeria / CHAN 2018". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  17. "CAF MEN TEAM 2020 by IFFHS". iffhs.de. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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