Hicham Khaloua

Hicham
Personal information
Full name Hicham Khaloua
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995
Place of birth San Javier, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Castellón
(on loan from Almería)
Youth career
2002–2005 Mar Menor
2005–2011 Cartagena
2011–2013 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Almería B 112 (29)
2013– Almería 24 (2)
2016–2017 → Celta B (loan) 40 (16)
2018– → Castellón (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2013–2015 Morocco U20 10 (9)
2016– Morocco U23 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2016

Hicham Khaloua (born 7 May 1995), known simply as Hicham, is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Castellón on loan from UD Almería as a forward.

Club career

Born in San Javier, Murcia to Moroccan parents,[1] Hicham started his youth career with local Mar Menor CF, and in 2005 he joined FC Cartagena at the age of 14.[2] On 14 July 2011, after being linked with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Málaga CF, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, he went on a trial at Manchester City,[3] but nothing came of it.

On 2 August 2011, still a junior, Hicham signed for UD Almería.[4] He made his senior debuts with the B-team in the 2011–12 season, in Segunda División B.

On 14 July 2013, Hicham signed a new deal with the Andalusians, running until 2018.[5] On 18 December he played his first official game with the main squad, featuring the last 32 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against UD Las Palmas for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[6]

On 24 March 2014, aged 18, Hicham came on as a late substitute in a La Liga home fixture against Real Sociedad, and scored a last-minute 4–3 winner after just three minutes on the pitch on the day of his league debut.[7] On 19 July 2016 he was loaned to another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B also in the third division, with a buyout clause.[8]

On 17 August 2017, after returning from loan, Hicham renewed with Almería until 2021, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[9] The following 11 July, he was loaned to CD Castellón in the third division, for one year.[10]

International career

Hicham was called up to the Morocco under-20 team in April 2013,[11] and also appeared with the nation in the 2013 Mediterranean Games, netting five times in as many matches as the tournament ended in conquest.[12] He was also called up to the under-23s in May 2016.[13]

References

  1. ↑ La perla de bronce: Hicham Khaloua, la emergente cantera rojiblanca (The bronze gem: Hicham Khaloua, the emergent red-and-white youth system); Vavel, 30 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Hicham, un caso de torpeza infinita (Hicham, a case of infinite stupidity) Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine.; La Verdad, 21 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ City set to land starlet; Sky Sports, 14 July 2011
  4. ↑ Hicham, ex cadete del Cartagena, ficha al final por el equipo juvenil de la UD Almería (Hicham, former Cartagena cadet, finally signs for juvenil team of UD Almería) Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine.; Sport Cartagena, 2 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Hicham Khaloua amplía su contrato hasta 2018 (Hicham Khaloua extends his contract until 2018); Diario de Almería, 14 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Un trámite de manual (Textbook procedure); Marca, 18 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ Almeria beat Sociedad in thriller; ESPN FC, 24 March 2014
  8. ↑ El delantero Hicham Khaloua fortalece el ataque del Celta B (Forward Hicham Khaloua bolsters the attack of Celta B); Celta Vigo, 19 July 2016 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Hicham amplía su contrato hasta 2021 y se convierte en jugador del primer equipo (Hicham extends his link until 2021 and becomes a first team player); UD Almería, 17 August 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ Hicham Khaloua, calidad y puro talento para el ataque de Segunda B (Hicham Khaloua, quality and raw talent for the attack of Segunda B); CD Castellón, 11 July 2018 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ La sub-20 de Marruecos convoca a Hicham (Morocco under-20's call Hicham); La Verdad, 6 April 2013 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Hicham: medalla de oro en Turquia con Marruecos sub 19 (Juegos del Mediterráneo) (Hicham: gold medal in Turkey with Morocco under-19 (Mediterranean Games)); Sport Cartagena, 28 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Hicham, goleador del Almería B, a la selección sub 23 de Marruecos (Hicham, goalscorer of Almería B, to Morocco's under-23); Ideal, 10 May 2016 (in Spanish)
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