Brahim Ghalidi
Belgian footballer (born 2005)
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Brahim Ghalidi (Arabic: براهيم غاليدي;[1] born 31 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda. Born in Belgium, he represented Belgium up to under-17 level and Morocco at under-20 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| 2015–2018 | Union SG | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2020–2022 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Standard Liège | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | SL16 FC | 59 | (9) |
| 2025– | NAC Breda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Morocco U20 | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
In 2020, Ghalidi joined Standard Liège from Sint-Truiden, having earlier played for Anderlecht and Union SG. After taking part in a winter training camp with the first team, he signed a contract of undisclosed length in January 2022, aged 16.[2]
On 10 April 2022, Ghalidi made his debut in the Belgian Pro League, in a 3–0 loss away to his previous club. He came on as a substitute in the 64th minute.[3]
It was reported by French website Foot Mercato in October 2023 that Ghalidi was being tracked by the Big Three of Turkish football, namely Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş.[4] In November, leading Standard's reserve team for goals and assists in the third-tier Belgian National Division 1, Ghalidi signed a new contract to last until 2026.[5] He returned to the first team the following 5 May in a 3–1 loss at OH Leuven, again from the bench.[3]
On 8 July 2025, Ghalidi signed a three-year contract with NAC Breda in the Netherlands, with a club option to extend for two more years.[6]
International career
Ghalidi represented Belgium up to under-17 level.[7] He was later called up for Morocco at under-20 level, scoring on his debut on 15 October 2023 in a 4–3 loss to Ukraine.[8]