Ibrahim Rabbaj
Moroccan footballer (born 2009)
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Ibrahim Rabbaj (Arabic: إبراهيم الرباج; born 3 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. Born in England, he represents Morocco at youth level.
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| Full name | Ibrahim Rabbaj[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Morocco U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | England U15 | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | England U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Morocco U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
He has represented both the Morocco and England at underage level.
Club career
Rabbaj started playing football at Crystal Palace until the age of 11. In 2021 Chelsea Academy signed him. With his technical profile, Rabbaj was compared to former Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi.[2][3][4]
On 20 January 2026, Rabbaj signed his first professional contract with Chelsea.[5]
International career
Born in England, Rabbaj is of Moroccan descent. He played for England U15 and U16 teams and for Morocco U15 and U17 teams.[6][7] In March 2025, he was named in Morocco's squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[8] Morocco won the tournament.[9]
