Alaa Bellaarouch
Moroccan footballer (born 2002)
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Alaa Bellaarouch (born 1 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Primeira Liga club Braga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Mohammed VI Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Strasbourg B | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Strasbourg | 15 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Stade Briochin (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Stade Briochin B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Braga | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Morocco U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Morocco U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:58, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Bellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé.[1] In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.[2][3]
On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain.[4] Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.[5]
On 27 June 2025, Bellaarouch signed a 5-year contract with Primeira Liga club Braga.[6]
International career
Bellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[7][8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Stade Briochin (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Stade Briochin B (loan) | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Strasbourg B | 2024–25 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Braga | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
- Includes Coupe de France
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League