Sabir Bougrine
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_79_(cropped).jpg) Bougrine in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sabir Bougrine[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Raja CA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | JMG Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Lierse | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Lierse | 76 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Paris FC | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Dudelange | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Neftçi Baku | 37 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Espérance de Tunis | 52 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Raja CA | 78 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Morocco A' | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:34, 27 August 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sabir Bougrine (Arabic: صابر بوغرين; born 10 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botola side Raja CA and the Morocco national team.
Bougrine joined the JMG Academy in Lierse in 2009, and moved to Lierse in 2014.[2] Bougrine made his professional debut with Lierse in a 3–1 Belgian First Division A loss to Lommel SK on 25 May 2015.[3] After a couple successful seasons in Lierse where he was one of the better players, Bougrine left the club due to financial difficulties the club had.[4]
On 30 January 2018, Bougrine signed with Paris FC in the French Ligue 2.[5]
On 18 July 2020, Bougrine signed a two-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Neftçi PFK.[6]
On 10 January 2022, Bougrine signed a three-year and half contract with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 minnows Espérance de Tunis.[7]
International career
Bougrine debuted for the Belgium national under-19 football team in a 0–0 tie with the Hungary U19s on 6 September 2014.[8] He switched to represent Morocco, and represented the Morocco U23s in a friendly 1–0 win over the Cameroon U23s on 5 June 2016.[9]
On 23 July 2025, he was announced among the list of players called-up by Tarik Sektioui to take part in the 2024 African Nations Championship.[10]
On 3 August 2025, the Atlas Lions began the group stage with a victory against Angola (2–0).[11] However, they were surprisingly beaten by the host country, Kenya, by a score of 1–0.[12] In a difficult situation, they bounced back against Zambia (goals from Hrimat, Lamlioui and Bougrine who opens his counter) and the DR Congo (goals from Hrimat and a brace from Lamliou).[13][14] This success allowed the team to qualify for the quarter-finals where they eliminated the surprise of the tournament, Tanzania, by the narrowest of margins (1–0), in Dar es Salaam.[15] In the semi-finals, the Moroccans faced the defending champions, Senegal. After a hard-fought match that ended 1–1 with a superb goal from Sabir Bougrine, Morocco won on penalties (5–3), thus reaching the final.[16] On August 30, at the Nyayo National Stadium, the Atlas Lions won the title by beating Madagascar 3–2, thanks to a brace from Oussama Lamlioui.[17]