About Ahmed Jahouh
Born 1988. Ahmed Jahouh is a Moroccan association football player.
Goa On 2 August 2017, Jahouh joined Indian Super League side Goa on a season-long loan. He became the first Moroccan footballer to play in India. During the season, he refused to display a sponsor logo of an alcohol brand on match shirt citing religious reasons. Jahouh extended his stay at the club after a successful debut season on loan. In May 2019, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club. With most successful tackles and passes, Jahouh played a pivotol role in Goa's top of the league finish in the 2019–20 Indian Super League.
Mumbai City On 22 October 2020, Mumbai City announced that they had signed Jahouh on a two-year deal.
On 21 November, Jahouh made his debut for the club in the Indian Super League against NorthEast United, in a narrow 1–0 defeat. It was a debut to forget as was sent off with a straight red, a couple of minutes before halftime for his studs-up challenge on Khassa Camara.
He won the Indian Super League Winners Shield and the Indian Super League title in his first season with the club, completing a domestic double.
Jahouh made his first appearance of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season, on 22 November 2021, against Goa, which ended in a resounding 3–0 win. Five days later, he scored his first goal for the club, against Hyderabad, in a 3–1 defeat. He opened the scoring with a thumping right-footed finish after the Hyderabad players failed to clear their lines inside the penalty area.
On 11 February, Jahouh signed a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022–23 season. He registered three goals along with seven assists in 15 league appearances, as the Islanders finished on fifth place and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
He was later included in the club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad. He started in the club's AFC Champions League debut match, on 8 April, against Al Shabab which ended in a 3–0 defeat. Three days later, he was part of a historic 2–1 win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, as Mumbai City became the first Indian club to win an AFC Champions League game. He provided the assist for the winning goal scored by Rahul Bheke.
Odisha On 31 May 2023, Jahouh agreed a two-year transfer to Odisha. This was his fourth reunion with manager Sergio Lobera, having also played under him for Moghreb Tétouan, Goa and Mumbai City.
On 22 February 2025, midway through his second season at the club, Jahouh unilaterally left Odisha, without providing any reason or information to the club.
Return to Fath Nador On 6 August 2025, Fath Nador announced the return of Jahouh, 17 years after he first left the club in 2008.
International career Jahouh has been capped at the international level, representing the team in 2012 Arab Nations Cup,
Career statistics Club
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Honours FC Goa Indian Super League League Winners Shield: 2019–20
Mumbai City Indian Super League League Winners Shield: 2020–21, 2022–23 Indian Super League: 2020–21
Morocco FIFA Arab Cup: 2012
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Who is Ahmed Jahouh?
Moroccan association football player
When was Ahmed Jahouh born?
Ahmed Jahouh was born on 31 July 1988 in Nador.
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Ahmed Jahouh is an association football player.
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Ahmed Jahouh is Moroccan.
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