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Ayoub
El Kaabi

أيوب الكعبي

Born on 25 June 1993 in Casablanca. 72 caps and 35 goals since 2018. No. 2 on Morocco’s all-time scorers list. World Cups: 2018, 2026.

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Ayoub El Kaabi
AFCON 2025 · Champions* 72 caps
Ayoub El Kaabi Striker · Olympiacos · 1.82 m
Photo: Bryan Berlin · CC BY-SA 4.0
72caps
No. 14 all-time
35goals
1 every 2.1 matches · No. 2 all-time
78%won
46 won · 8 drawn · 5 lost
23 Mar 2018
First cap · Serbia
World Cup 2018
AFCON 2021
AFCON 2023
AFCON 2025
World Cup 2026
WonDrawnLost His goal World Cup or AFCON finals The squares are the 59 matches with a recorded line-up
Morocco rating6.67average of 29 rated games
Minutes for Morocco1,490in 29 games with minutes
Starts3116 off the bench

From the match data of 47 of his 58 Morocco games since 2018.

Born25 June 1993 · age 33 Birthplace Casablanca Nationality Morocco Height1.82 m ClubOlympiacos
Latest games

Form for club and country

The whole squad’s form →

Ayoub El Kaabi

Striker · #20 · 32 yrs

Olympiakos Piraeus · Super League 1

6.48Avg rating

His last 5 games

  1. 5 Sep at Volos NFC 1–1 44′ 7.2 Super League 1
  2. 30 Aug at Asteras Tripolis 1–0 75′ 5.9 Super League 1
  3. 22 Aug vs Atromitos 1–0 90′ 6.2 ✕ Super League 1
  4. 11 Aug at NEC Nijmegen 1–2 120′ 7.2 46′ UEFA Champions League
  5. 4 Aug vs NEC Nijmegen 0–0 90′ 5.9 UEFA Champions League
Games
5 (5 started)
Minutes
419
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots (on target)
13 (8)
Key passes
6
Tackles + interceptions
2
Duels won
15/64
Cards
0 0

This season with Olympiakos Piraeus5 matches (5 started) · 419 min · 1 goal · 0 assists · 6.49

With Morocco this season4 matches · 165 min · 1 goal · 0 assists

Next at Kifisia · 31 Oct 2026 · Super League 1

All his stats, game by game
DateMatchResultMinRatingGAShotsKey p.PassesTkl/IntDuelsDribblesFoulsCards
25 Oct 2026 vs KalamataSuper League 1 5–0 Not in squad
22 Oct 2026 vs Sparta PrahaUEFA Europa League 1–0 Not in squad · Broken Leg
18 Oct 2026 at PanetolikosSuper League 1 2–0 Not in squad
15 Oct 2026 at MarseilleUEFA Europa League 1–0 Not in squad · Broken Leg
11 Oct 2026 vs PanathinaikosSuper League 1 1–0 Not in squad
4 Oct 2026 vs MaliFriendly 1–1 Not in squad
29 Sep 2026 at LesothoAFCON qualifier 2–0 Not in squad
25 Sep 2026 vs GabonAFCON qualifier 2–0 Not in squad
20 Sep 2026 at LevadiakosSuper League 1 1–0 Not in squad
16 Sep 2026 vs JagielloniaUEFA Europa League 2–1 Not in squad · Broken Leg
12 Sep 2026 vs OFISuper League 1 0–1 Not in squad
9 Jul 2026 at FranceWorld Cup 0–2 Unused sub
Milestones
First capvs Serbia 2–123 Mar 2018 · Friendly
First goalvs Uzbekistan 2–027 Mar 2018 · Friendly
50th matchvs Zambia 3–029 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations 2025
Latest goalvs Madagascar 4–01 Jun 2026 · Friendly
Morocco
Match data since 2018

His Morocco games in detail

Match rating, game by game

average 6.67
2018202420252026

Per 90 minutes

Goals
0.42
Assists
0.12
Minutes per goal
213′
Shots (on target)
2.5 (1.2)
Key passes
0.5
Successful dribbles
0.4
Tackles + interceptions
1.2
Duels won
41%
Pass accuracy
79%

In these 47 games

Goals
21
Assists
3
Cards
0 0

His best games

  1. 8.2 Zambia 3–029 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · 74′
  2. 7.3 Benin 1–09 Jun 2025 · Friendly · 93′
  3. 7.2 Comoros 2–021 Dec 2025 · Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · 25′
  4. 7.2 Niger 5–05 Sep 2025 · World Cup 2026 qualifier · 66′
  5. 7.2 Tunisia 2–06 Jun 2025 · Friendly · 39′

Ratings are out of 10. Per-90 numbers come from 1,490 minutes with player statistics.

Starting positions for Morocco

Where he plays

Striker · 30 startsSTLeft winger · 1 startLW
  • Striker30 starts97%
  • Left winger1 start3%

Shirt numbers

2030 games97 games173 games142 games

From 31 starts with a known line-up position.

With the Lions

Year by year

8
1
0
6
8
4
Best year13
10
9
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
His goals on record

How his goals came

23 goals in 59 matches, scoring in 18 of them.

23 goals

By competition

World Cup finals3 matches0
World Cup qualifiers13 matches9
AFCON finals14 matches3
AFCON qualifiers12 matches3
Friendlies17 matches8

Favourite opponents

  1. Congo32 matches
  2. Guinea-Bissau32 matches
  3. Burundi21 match
  4. Guinea22 matches
  5. Zambia24 matches
  6. Madagascar11 match
  7. Niger11 match
  8. Benin11 match

Home and away

19At home43 matches
4Away or neutral16 matches

Goals in wins, draws, defeats

22W1D0L

Braces: 3 · hat-tricks or more: 1
Best haul: 3 goals against Congo, 11 Jun 2024

When he scores

31–15′
216–30′
231–45′
546–60′
461–75′
576–90′

Minute of 21 goals with match events · Penalties: 1 scored, 1 missed

Goals in the senior matches we have line-ups for; the official total can be a little higher for the early years.

His record

Under each coach, against each opponent

Under each coach

  1. Hervé Renard2018–2019 · 9 matches · 2 goals6 won · 1 drawn · 2 lost67%
  2. Vahid Halilhodžić2021–2022 · 14 matches · 6 goals11 won · 2 drawn · 1 lost79%
  3. Walid Regragui2023–2026 · 31 matches · 12 goals26 won · 3 drawn · 2 lost84%
  4. Mohamed Ouahbi2026 · 5 matches · 3 goals4 won · 1 drawn · 0 lost80%

Against each opponent

OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Zambia44–0–0100%2
Tanzania33–0–0100%·
Comoros33–0–0100%1
Gabon32–1–067%1
Malawi32–1–067%·
DR Congo31–2–033%·
Congo22–0–0100%3
Lesotho22–0–0100%·
All 39 opponents
OpponentPW–D–LWin %His goals
Zambia44–0–0100%2
Tanzania33–0–0100%·
Comoros33–0–0100%1
Gabon32–1–067%1
Malawi32–1–067%·
DR Congo31–2–033%·
Congo22–0–0100%3
Lesotho22–0–0100%·
Central African Republic22–0–0100%·
Liberia22–0–0100%1
Guinea22–0–0100%2
Guinea-Bissau22–0–0100%3
South Africa21–0–150%1
Haiti11–0–0100%·
Madagascar11–0–0100%1
Burundi11–0–0100%2
Paraguay11–0–0100%·
Nigeria11–0–0100%·
Cameroon11–0–0100%·
Mozambique11–0–0100%·
Bahrain11–0–0100%·
Niger11–0–0100%1
Benin11–0–0100%1
Tunisia11–0–0100%1
Angola11–0–0100%·
Burkina Faso11–0–0100%·
Sudan11–0–0100%·
Ghana11–0–0100%·
Estonia11–0–0100%·
Slovakia11–0–0100%1
Uzbekistan11–0–0100%1
Serbia11–0–0100%·
Norway10–1–00%·
Senegal10–0–10%·
Mali10–1–00%·
Ivory Coast10–1–00%1
United States10–0–10%·
Portugal10–0–10%·
Iran10–0–10%·
Latest matches

His last 12 matches

Every match (59)
DateOpponentResultCompetitionG
2026
24 Jun 2026HaitiWin4–2World Cup 2026 · Group C
7 Jun 2026NorwayDraw1–1Friendly
1 Jun 2026MadagascarWin4–0Friendly1 87′
26 May 2026BurundiWin5–0Friendly2 59′, 63′
31 Mar 2026ParaguayWin2–1Friendly
18 Jan 2026SenegalLoss0–1aetAfrica Cup of Nations 2025 · Final
14 Jan 2026NigeriaWin on pens0–04–2 pensAfrica Cup of Nations 2025 · Semi Finals
9 Jan 2026CameroonWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Quarter Finals
4 Jan 2026TanzaniaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Round of 16
2025
29 Dec 2025ZambiaWin3–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A2 9′, 50′
26 Dec 2025MaliDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A
21 Dec 2025ComorosWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · Group A1 74′
14 Nov 2025MozambiqueWin1–0Friendly
14 Oct 2025CongoWin1–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
9 Oct 2025BahrainWin1–0Friendly
8 Sep 2025ZambiaWin2–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
5 Sep 2025NigerWin5–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E1 51′
9 Jun 2025BeninWin1–0Friendly1 45+2′
6 Jun 2025TunisiaWin2–0Friendly1 90+4′
2024
18 Nov 2024LesothoWin7–0AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B
15 Nov 2024GabonWin5–1AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B
15 Oct 2024Central African RepublicWin4–0AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B
12 Oct 2024Central African RepublicWin5–0AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B
9 Sep 2024LesothoWin1–0AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B
6 Sep 2024GabonWin4–1AFCON 2025 qualifier · Group B1 82′
11 Jun 2024CongoWin6–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E3 20′, 39′, 53′
7 Jun 2024ZambiaWin2–1World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
22 Mar 2024AngolaWin1–0Friendly
30 Jan 2024South AfricaLoss0–2Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Round of 16
24 Jan 2024ZambiaWin1–0Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Group F
21 Jan 2024DR CongoDraw1–1Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Group F
17 Jan 2024TanzaniaWin3–0Africa Cup of Nations 2023 · Group F
2023
21 Nov 2023TanzaniaWin2–0World Cup 2026 qualifier · Group E
17 Oct 2023LiberiaWin3–0AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K1 59′ (pen.)
14 Oct 2023Ivory CoastDraw1–1Friendly1 82′
12 Sep 2023Burkina FasoWin1–0Friendly
2022
13 Jun 2022LiberiaWin2–0AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K
9 Jun 2022South AfricaWin2–1AFCON 2023 qualifier · Group K1 87′
1 Jun 2022United StatesLoss0–3Friendly
29 Mar 2022DR CongoWin4–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Third Round
25 Mar 2022DR CongoDraw1–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Third Round
25 Jan 2022MalawiWin2–1Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Round of 16
18 Jan 2022GabonDraw2–2Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Group C
14 Jan 2022ComorosWin2–0Africa Cup of Nations 2022 · Group C
2021
16 Nov 2021GuineaWin3–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I1 60′
12 Nov 2021SudanWin3–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I
12 Oct 2021GuineaWin4–1World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I1 21′
9 Oct 2021Guinea-BissauWin3–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I2 10′, 69′
6 Oct 2021Guinea-BissauWin5–0World Cup 2022 qualifier · Group I1 62′
8 Jun 2021GhanaWin1–0Friendly
2019
22 Mar 2019MalawiDraw0–0AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
2018
13 Oct 2018ComorosWin1–0AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
8 Sep 2018MalawiWin3–0AFCON 2019 qualifier · Group B
20 Jun 2018PortugalLoss0–1World Cup 2018 · Group B
15 Jun 2018IranLoss0–1World Cup 2018 · Group B
9 Jun 2018EstoniaWin3–1Friendly
4 Jun 2018SlovakiaWin2–1Friendly1 64′
27 Mar 2018UzbekistanWin2–0Friendly1 4′
23 Mar 2018SerbiaWin2–1Friendly
Teammates

Played most with

49 togetherAchraf HakimiRight-back47 togetherYassine BounouGoalkeeper40 togetherNayef AguerdCentre-back40 togetherSofyan AmrabatDefensive midfielder38 togetherYoussef En-NesyriStriker
Club
Club career
Racing de Casablanca2014–2017 33 apps · 25 g
RS Berkane2017–2018 24 apps · 12 g
Hebei China Fortune2018–2019 28 apps · 9 g
Wydad2019–2021 38 apps · 22 g
Hatayspor2021–2023 53 apps · 26 g
Al Sadd2023 7 apps · 2 g
Olympiacos2023– 91 apps · 53 g
Season by season

His club numbers

Club games283since 2017/18
Club goals164since 2017/18
Club assists19since 2017/18
Club rating6.97since 2017/18
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2026/27Olympiacos F.C.Super League 1 · UEFA Champions League5 (5)4191·6.49
2025/26Olympiacos F.C.Super League 1 · UEFA Champions League · Cup · Greece39 (32)2,8312136.72
2024/25Olympiacos F.C.Super League 1 · UEFA Europa League · Cup · Greece33 (25)2,1021857.07
2023/24Olympiacos F.C.Super League 1 · UEFA Europa Conference League · UEFA Europa League39 (36)2,8683037.33
2023/24Al Sadd Sports ClubEmir Cup · Qatar Cup5 (0)03·–
2022/23HataysporSüper Lig21 (20)1,801836.78
2022/23Al Sadd Sports ClubStars League · Qatar Cup · QSL Cup9 (1)9031–
2021/22HataysporSüper Lig · Türkiye Kupası33 (31)2,3631516.84
Every season (14)
SeasonClub and competitionsGamesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
2020/21Wydad Athletic ClubBotola Pro · CAF Champions League · Cup · Morocco39 (7)6292516.80
2019/20Hebei ZhongjiSuper League · China15 (14)1,2244·6.99
2019/20Wydad Athletic ClubBotola Pro · CAF Champions League · Arab Club Champions Cup12 (2)1798·8.25
2018/19Hebei ZhongjiSuper League · China13 (11)976527.11
2018/19RS BerkaneCAF Confederation Cup5 (0)06·–
2017/18RS BerkaneBotola Pro · Coupe du Trone15 (0)017·–
Total28315,482164196.97

Every club competition (league, cups, continental), from the 2017/18 season. Earlier seasons, and some smaller leagues, are not included.

Transfers
  1. 6 Aug 2023 Al Sadd Sports ClubOlympiacos F.C. Free
  2. 2 Mar 2023 HataysporAl Sadd Sports Club Free
  3. 20 Aug 2021 Wydad Athletic ClubHatayspor Free
  4. 20 Jul 2019 Hebei ZhongjiWydad Athletic Club Loan
  5. 12 Jul 2018 RS BerkaneHebei Zhongji € 5M
Injuries and suspensions
  1. Hamstring 27 Feb 2025 – 12 Sep 2025 198 days
Honours
Tournaments

With the youth and A′ teams

* AFCON 2025: Senegal won the final 1–0 after extra time on the pitch. CAF’s Appeal Board awarded the match and the title to Morocco on 17 March 2026; Senegal’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was pending as of October 2026.

Club and country

Trophy cabinet

6 titles
CAF African Nations Championship2019–21, 2017–18 ×2
Botola Pro2020–21
Cup · Greece2024–25
Super League 12024–25
UEFA Conference League2023–24
Runner-up · Third place (2)
Emir CupRunner-up · 2023
Qatar CupRunner-up · 2023
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