Ranya Senhaji
Moroccan footballer
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Ranya Senhaji (Arabic: رانيا الصنهاجي;[2] born 21 April 2002) is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, she plays for the Morocco national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tinton Falls, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monmouth Falcons | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 32 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Michigan State Spartans | 34 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Morocco | 2 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2021.[2] | |||
Early life
Senhaji was raised in Tinton Falls, New Jersey to a Moroccan father and an American mother.[1] She credits her friends, Lindsay and Payton as well.
High school and college career
Senhaji attended Monmouth Regional High School in her hometown. She holds the record for goals in a season at her high school with 30, as well as the career goals record with 58.[2]
She began her college career at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.[1] In her freshman season, she played in 14 of 16 matches, scoring two goals. She appeared in 18 games during the 2021 season.[2]
Senhaji continued her college career at Michigan State University for the 2022 season. She appeared in 13 games during her first season with the Spartans, scoring one goal and providing three assists.[3] She remains at MSU for the 2023 season.
