Mimoun Mahi
Footballer (born 1994)
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Mimoun Mahi (born 13 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. He formerly played for Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen, Zürich, Utrecht, Cambuur and De Graafschap. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at international level.
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Mahi with Groningen in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| SC REMO | |||
| HSV Escamp | |||
| –2011 | HV & CV Quick | ||
| 2011–2012 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | (3) |
| 2014–2019 | Groningen | 123 | (37) |
| 2016 | Jong Groningen | 1 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Zürich | 18 | (2) |
| 2020–2023 | Utrecht | 45 | (11) |
| 2023 | → Cambuur (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | De Graafschap | 42 | (8) |
| 2026– | Scheveningen | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Morocco | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 | |||
Club career
Sparta Rotterdam
Mahi was born in The Hague and began his career as a footballer there with SC REMO, which he later left for HSV Escamp and then HV & CV Quick.[1] In 2011, he moved to Sparta Rotterdam, where he was promoted to the first team a year later.[2] He made his professional debut on 17 August 2012 in an away match against Den Bosch. In the 2–1 victory, he replaced Quenten Martinus late in the second half.[3][4] He made 18 appearances that season, mostly as a substitute. On 16 May 2013, in the promotion playoffs, he scored his first goal for Sparta against Helmond Sport.[5]
During a friendly match with Jong Utrecht on 12 August 2013, he suffered a serious knee injury to his meniscus. He underwent surgery and was ruled out for six months.[6] He made his comeback against Excelsior Maassluis in the KNVB Cup on 11 January 2014.[7] In the 21 matches that followed, he scored six goals and provided three assists.[8] He started the 2014–15 season with Sparta in the Eerste Divisie, while attracting interest from Eredivisie clubs.[9] He ended his time at Sparta with seven goals and four assists in 41 matches.[8]
Groningen
On 22 August 2011, Mahi signed a three-year contract with an option for two additional years with Eredivisie club Groningen.[10][2][11] On 24 August, he made his debut for Groningen against his hometown club ADO Den Haag in a 3–0 defeat.[12][13] His first goal for the club came on 17 December in a cup match against Volendam, where he also provided an assist.[14] On 22 March 2015, he scored his first Eredivisie goal against Twente in a 2–2 draw.[15] He started as a left winger for Groningen in the 2015 KNVB Cup final against defending cup winners PEC Zwolle on 3 May. Groningen won the match 2–0, marking their first-ever major trophy win and securing qualification to the UEFA Europa League for the following season.[16] However, Mahi played little in the 2015–16 season due to three different injuries to his thigh, calf, and knee in succession.[17][18] Despite this, he managed impressive statistics, scoring five times in the first ten matches of the season.[8]
The 2016–17 season saw Mahi in top form, deployed more as a striker than a winger, resulting in a significant increase in goals. Between 5 April and 7 May 2016, he scored a total of seven goals in five consecutive matches, finishing sixth on the Eredivisie top scorers list with seventeen goals.[19][8]
The following season also started well for Mahi with a brace in the season opener against local rivals Heerenveen in a 3–3 draw.[20] However, in October 2017, Groningen temporarily removed Mahi and Oussama Idrissi from the squad due to unacceptable behavior.[21] Nine days later, they returned to the first team.[22] Mahi remained an important player for Groningen that season with seven goals and six assists in the Eredivisie.[8] He maintained exactly the same statistics in his final season at Groningen. In five seasons, Mahi played 138 matches for Groningen, scoring 39 goals and providing nineteen assists.[8]
FC Zürich
In February 2019, Swiss Super League side FC Zürich announced Mahi would join the club from Groningen in summer 2019 having agreed a three-year contract.[23][24] He made his debut for the club on 21 July, replacing Salim Khelifi during half-time in a 4–0 home loss against FC Lugano.[25]
For Zürich, Mahi played in 18 out of 36 possible league games and one cup game that season.[8] However, from the end of June 2020 until the COVID-19 delayed season's conclusion in early August 2020, he was sidelined due to an injury.[26]
Utrecht
After one year in Switzerland, Mahi returned to the Netherlands, where he signed a four-year contract with FC Utrecht.[27]
On 17 January 2023, Mahi joined Cambuur on loan for the rest of the season.[28]
De Graafschap
On 10 August 2023, Mahi signed a three-year contract with De Graafschap.[29] On 6 August 2025, the contract was mutually terminated.[30]
SVV Scheveningen
After about half a year of remaining without a club Mahi signed for third division tier club SVV Scheveningen.[31]
International career
Mahi was born in The Hague to parents of Moroccan descent.[32] He has represented the Royal Dutch Football Association at various youth levels.
Mahi made his debut for the Morocco national team in a 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification win over Mali on 1 September 2017, wherein he also scored his debut goal.[33]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 3 | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | 41 | 7 | |||
| Groningen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 28 | 8 | ||
| Total | 123 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 138 | 39 | ||
| Zürich | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Utrecht | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 25 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 50 | 13 | |||
| Cambuur (loan) | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| De Graafschap | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 264 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 298 | 69 | ||
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in the Europa League
- Appearance in the Johan Cruyff Shield
- Appearance(s) in the Eredivisie European play-offs
International
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mahi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September 2017 | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Mali | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |