Khalid Boutaib

Khalid Boutaib (Arabic: خالد بوطيب‎; born 24 April 1987) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for French club Le Havre.

Club Career

Born in Bagnols-sur-Ceze, Boutaib started his career with spells at Bagnols Pont and Uzes, where he was part of the team that won promotion to the Championnat National in the 2011–12 season before joining Istres in the summer of 2012. Boutaib made his professional debut in the 1–2 defeat to Clermont Foot in the Coupe de la Ligue on 7 August 2012, coming on as a half-time substitute for Ludovic Genest.

Boutaib presents the particularity of being a gifted student as well. He obtained the maximal grade of 20/20 in mathematics in French High School exam. He chose however to continue his career as a football player.

Out of contract with Gazelec Ajaccio, Boutaib joined Racing Strasbourg on a one-year contract.

Boutaib signed with newly promoted Turkish Super Lig side Yeni Malatyaspor in June 2017. In 2019, he joined Egyptian club Zamalek. In October 2020, Boutaib returned to France to play for Le Havre.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Халид Бутаиб (russian)