Khalid Boukichou
{{short description|Belgian-Moroccan basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Khalid Boukichou
| image = Khalid Boukichou (cropped).jpg
| caption = Boukichou with Élan Chalon in 2017
| number =
| position = Center
| height_m = 2.06
| weight_kg = 120
| league = Division Excellence
Basketball Africa League
| team = AS Salé
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|9|17}}
| birth_place = Nador, Morocco
| nationality = Belgian / Moroccan
| draft_year = 2014
| career_start = 2008
| years1 = 2008–2010
| team1 = Atomia Brussels
| years2 = 2010–2011
| team2 = Royal Anderlecht
| years3 = 2011
| team3 = Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
| team4 = Oostende
| years5 = 2017
| team5 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
| years6 = 2017–2018
| team6 = Élan Chalon
| years7 = 2018–2019
| team7 = Prishtina
| years8 = 2019–2020
| team8 = Spirou
| years9 = 2020–2021
| team9 = BCM Gravelines
| years10 = 2021–2022
| team10 = Ohud Medina
| years11 = 2022–present
| team11 = AS Salé
| highlights = * Moroccan League champion (2022)
- Belgian Cup MVP (2016)
- 6× Belgian League champion (2012–2017)
- 5× Belgian Cup champion (2013–2017)
- 2× Belgian Supercup champion (2014, 2015)
- Kosovo Superleague champion (2019)
- Kosovo Cup champion (2019)
}}
Khalid Boukichou (born 17 September 1992) is a Belgian-Moroccan basketball player for AS Salé of the Division Excellence.{{cite web|url=http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Khalid_Boukichou/Telenet_BC_Oostende/225771 |title=Khalid Boukichou Basketball Player Profile |publisher=Eurobasket.com|access-date=19 December 2017}} Boukichou usually plays as center. Born in Nador, he represents Belgium in international FIBA competitions.
Professional career
In 2008, Boukichou started his career with Atomia Brussels in the Belgian third division. After two seasons in Brussels, he left for Royal Anderlecht of the same division. Later in the 2010–11 season, he played for Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of the Moroccan Nationale 1 for a short period.
In 2011, Boukichou signed with Telenet Oostende. On 12 March 2016 he was named the Belgian Basketball Cup MVP after he scored 15 points and had 8 rebounds in the Final against Antwerp Giants.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160313_02180639|title=Khalid Boukichou is MVP van vierde cup op een rij: "Ik bedank mijn ploegmaats"|date=14 March 2016|access-date=19 December 2017|language=nl|publisher=Nieuwsblad.be}}
On 2 November 2017, Boukichou signed with the defending French champion Élan Chalon of the Pro A.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20171102_03165707/khalid-boukichou-tekent-bij-franse-basketbalkampioen-elan-chalon|title=Khalid Boukichou tekent bij Franse basketbalkampioen Elan Chalon|date=2 November 2017|access-date=19 December 2017|publisher=Gva.be|language=nl}}
In September 2018, he signed a one-year contract with KB Prishtina, national champions of Kosovo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20180915_03746760|title = Belgian Lion Khalid Boukichou naar de kampioen van Kosovo| date=15 September 2018 }} Boukichou became the first Belgian player to play in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. On 21 September, Boukichou scored 7 points and had 8 rebounds in his debut in an 84–64 win over Donar Groningen.{{Cite web|url=https://kw.knack.be/west-vlaanderen/sport/basketbal/khalid-boukichou-ex-bco-debuteert-knap-in-pristina/article-normal-338977.html|title = Khalid Boukichou (Ex-BCO) debuteert knap in Pristina|date = 21 September 2018}}
Boukichou signed with Spirou Basket in 2019. He was released on 21 October 2020, after failing to show up for the team pictures.{{cite web |last1=Buyse |first1=Peter |title=Spirou releases Boukichou. |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/news/649628/Spirou-releases-Boukichou. |website=Eurobasket |access-date=October 21, 2020 |date=October 21, 2020}}
On 26 November 2020 he signed with BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/bcm-gravelines-dunkerque-ink-khalid-boukichou/|title=BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque ink Khalid Boukichou|date=November 26, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=November 26, 2020}} Boukichou averaged 7.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. On 13 September 2021 he signed with Ohud Medina of the Saudi Premier League.{{cite web |last1=Abduljalil |first1=Yusuf |title=Ohod signs Khalid Boukichou |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/news/704676/Ohod-signs-Khalid-Boukichou |website=Eurobasket |access-date=September 13, 2021 |date=September 13, 2021}}
On 23 February 2022 Boukichou signed with AS Salé of the Division Excellence and the Basketball Africa League (BAL).{{cite news |title=Khalid Boukichou van Saoedi-Arabië naar Marokko |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20220223_96487807 |access-date=2 March 2022 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=23 February 2022 |language=nl-BE}}
National team career
Boukichou played for the Belgium national basketball team in international competitions, representing his country in several qualifying games for the EuroBasket tournaments. He made his debut on 10 July 2014 in a friendly game against the Netherlands.{{cite web |title=BOUKICHOU, Khalid {{!}} Basketball Belgium |url=https://www.basketballbelgium.be/nl/member/boukichou-khalid/ |access-date=2 March 2022 |language=nl-NL}}
References
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{{AS Salé basketball current roster}}
{{Belgian Basketball Cup MVP}}
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Category:AS Salé (basketball) players
Category:BCM Gravelines players
Category:Belgian men's basketball players
Category:Élan Béarnais players
Category:Moroccan men's basketball players
Category:Sportspeople from Nador
Category:Spirou Charleroi players