Mohammed Tahiri
Dutch footballer (born 2001)
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Mohammed Tahiri (Arabic: محمد التاهيري; born 22 January 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Katwijk | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Spartaan '20 | ||
| 2014–2020 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Jong Sparta | 82 | (27) |
| 2021–2023 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Telstar | 28 | (5) |
| 2024– | Katwijk | 47 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Netherlands U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:56, 19 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Sparta Rotterdam
Tahiri started playing football in the youth ranks of Spartaan '20 before joining Sparta Rotterdam's youth academy at age 12.[2] He made his senior debut for the reserve team, Jong Sparta, in the third-tier Tweede Divisie on 17 November 2018, scoring his first goal within six minutes in a 7–1 away victory against Lienden.[3][4] On 19 January 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club, a deal until 2021.[5] He played several seasons for Jong Sparta, scoring 27 goals in 82 appearances. On 20 October 2022, he made his professional debut for Sparta's first team, starting in a 3–1 win over OFC in the KNVB Cup.[6] He made his Eredivisie debut on 24 January 2023, replacing Sven Mijnans late in a 0–0 home draw against RKC Waalwijk.[7]
Telstar
After his contract with Sparta expired, Tahiri trialled with Eerste Divisie club Telstar. Impressing the Telstar staff, he signed a one-year contract with an option for an additional season on 9 August 2023.[8][9]
On 14 August 2023, Tahiri made his debut for Telstar in an away match against Jong PSV. He came on as a substitute for Youssef El Kachati in the 70th minute, as the match ended in a 1–0 loss.[10][11] He scored five goals in 29 appearances for Telstar.[1]
Katwijk
On 20 May 2024, Tahiri joined Tweede Divisie club Katwijk on a two-year deal, after his contract with Telstar was not extended.[12]
International career
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2018–19 | Tweede Divisie | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 21 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 29 | 8 | — | — | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 15 | 10 | — | — | 15 | 10 | |||
| Total | 82 | 27 | — | — | 82 | 27 | ||||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Telstar | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
| Career total | 116 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 32 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs