Soufiane Rahimi

Al Ain On 21 August 2021, he had played his last match with Raja CA in the 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final, therefore defeating Al-Ittihad in penalties; before transferring to Emirati club Al Ain. On September 17, Rahimi scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 victory against Al-Ittihad Kalba. On 12 November 2022, Rahimi scored a double against Sharjah. On 7 November 2023, Rahmi scored in a 3–2 victory against Al Fayha in the 2023–24 AFC Champions League to qualify his team into the Knock-out stages. In the Round of 16, Rahimi scored the winning goal against Nasaf to qualify the team to the Quarter-finals. Rahimi went on to score the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Al Nassr in the first leg of the quarter-finals and two goals in the second leg. On 15 March 2023, Rahimi scored his first ever hat-trick for the club in a 4–0 win against Ajman. In the first leg of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League Semi-final, Rahimi scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 victory against Al Hilal SFC, putting an end to Al Hilal 34 game winning streak. In the 2024 AFC Champions League final, Al Ain won 6–3 in aggregate against Yokohama F. Marinos, with Rahimi scoring a brace in the second leg, and winning the Most Valuable Player and Top scorer awards.

On 24 October 2024, Rahimi along with his international teammate Achraf Hakimi, were nominated for the 2024 African Footballer of the Year award.

International career In 2018, Rahimi was called up to the Moroccan national A' team by Jamal Sellami. Rahimi represented Morocco in the 2020 African Nations Championship, scoring a double in his third game of the group stages against Uganda. He scored in the quarter-finals in a 3–1 victory against Zambia. Morocco won an astonishing 4–0 in the semi-finals against Cameroon. With this performance, Rahimi managed of scoring a total of five goals thus helping his country to achieve the title and becoming the first and only country to win the Championship back to back. He was awarded top scorer and best player of the tournament.

Over two years after his last appearances with the national team, Rahimi was included in Morocco's squad for the friendlies against Angola and Mauritania in March 2024. He came off the bench against Angola and helped create the own-goal by David Carmo. Morocco won 1–0.

Rahimi was selected for Morocco's squad to compete in the men's football at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In the opening match of the group stage, Rahimi scored a brace in a 2–1 victory against Argentina. He then scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat against Ukraine and a goal in a 3–0 victory against Iraq, thus surpassing Ahmed Faras and becoming the top Moroccan goalscorer for the Summer Olympics with four goals. Rahimi ended the Olympics scoring a total of 8 goals in 6 appearances, becoming the first player to score in all 6 games of a single Olympic edition. On 11 December 2025, Rahimi was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 26 May 2026, Rahimi was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 24 June, he scored his first World Cup goal and provided an assist in a 4–2 victory over Haiti. On 4 July 2026, Rahimi scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time (90+8') to seal a 3–0 victory against tournament co-hosts Canada in the Round of 16, securing Morocco a place in the quarterfinals.

Personal life Born in Casablanca, Soufiane Rahimi is the older brother of Houssine Rahimi, who is also a footballer.

Career statistics Club

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Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rahimi goal. UAE League Cup: 2021–22 AFC Champions League: 2023–24

Morocco African Nations Championship: 2020 Africa Cup of Nations: 2025

Morocco Olympic Summer Olympics Bronze Medal: 2024

Individual Botola Pro Best Player: 2019–20, 2020–21 Botola Pro Best Young player: 2018–19 Botola Pro Top assist provider: 2020–21 Best Player in African Nations Championship: 2020 Top Scorer in African Nations Championship: 2020 African Nations Championship Team of the Tournament: 2020 Raja CA Player of the season: 2020 Raja CA Goal of the Season: 2021 Pro League player of the month: September 2021, November 2021, February 2022, October 2022, February 2023, September 2023 Pro League Best Fans player of the year: 2022, 2023, 2024 Pro League Team of the year: 2022, 2023 UMFP Best Moroccan Player Abroad: 2024 AFC Champions League MVP: 2023–24 FIFA Intercontinental Cup top scorer: 2024 IFFHS World's Best International Goal Scorer: 2024

Record Fastest goal in history of CHAN Top scorer in the history of Morocco in the Olympics Games.