Haytam Manaout
Moroccan footballer (born 2001)
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Haytam Manaout (Arabic: هيثم منعوت; born 18 April 2001) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for RS Berkane.
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Manaout in 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 April 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Jadida, Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RS Berkane | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| –2021 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Union de Touarga | 48 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | RS Berkane | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco U18 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Morocco U20 | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||
Early life and club career
Manaout was born on 18 April 2001 in El Jadida, Morocco.[1][2] A defender, he began his career as a youth with the Mohammed VI Football Academy.[3]
Manaout signed his first professional contract in August 2021 with Union de Touarga, then in Botola 2, the second level of Moroccan football.[citation needed] They were promoted to Botola, the first division, following the 2021–22 season. He debuted for the club on 7 October 2022, coming in as a substitute against Chabab Mohammédia, which Touarga won by a score of 1–0.[2] He started for the first time nine days later against Hassania Agadir in a 2–1 win.[citation needed] His club finished eighth in the league standings, with Manaout appearing in a total of 23 matches during the 2022–23 season.[2][4] The following season, he appeared in 25 games, with 24 of those being as a starter and one as a substitute.[2]
In August 2024, Manaout signed a four-year contract to play for RS Berkane, concluding his tenure at Touarga having appeared in 48 matches.[2][5] He made his debut for the club on 31 August 2024, starting in their 1–0 win against Raja CA.[citation needed]
International career
Manaout was a member of the Morocco national under-18 football team.[6] He was called up to the Morocco U20 team in November 2018 for two friendlies against the Mali U20s.[3]
In March 2023, Manaout received his first callup to the national U23 team, playing in a 3–2 friendly loss to Ivory Coast after coming in for Omar El Hilali as a substitute in the 69th minute.[7] He was called up again in March 2024 to take part in training camp.[8] In July 2024, he was announced as one of 22 players for the Morocco U23 team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, being a reserve.[9][10] After a loss to Spain in the semifinals, Manaout helped Morocco win the bronze medal match over Egypt by a score of 6–0.[1][11]