Mohamed Bouldini
{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamed Bouldini
| image =
| fullname = Mohamed Bouldini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco
| height = 1.87 m{{cite web |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/player/mohamed-bouldini |title=Mohamed Bouldini |publisher=La Liga |access-date=7 March 2023}}
| currentclub = Deportivo La Coruña
| clubnumber = 24
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015
| youthclubs1 = Rachad Bernoussi
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Raja CA
| caps1 = 17
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Ittihad Tanger
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = Oliveirense
| caps3 = 32
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Académica
| caps4 = 29
| goals4 = 14
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Santa Clara
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → Fuenlabrada (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 7
| years7 = 2022–2024
| clubs7 = Levante
| caps7 = 72
| goals7 = 16
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Deportivo La Coruña
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 1
| club-update = 1 April 2025
}}
Mohamed Bouldini ({{langx|ar|محمد بولديني}}; born 27 November 1995) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Deportivo de La Coruña.
Club career
Born in Casablanca, Bouldini signed for Botola club Raja CA in 2015. Unwanted, he moved in January 2018 to Ittihad Tanger in the same league, for a fee of 1 million Moroccan dirhams. After six goalless games, his contract was rescinded.{{cite news |title=Un indésirable du Raja rebondit au Portugal|trans-title=An unwanted Raja player rebounds to Portugal|url=https://sport.le360.ma/football/un-indesirable-du-raja-rebondit-au-portugal-59292 |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=360 Sport |date=19 July 2018 |language=French}} Following a trial, he signed a one-year deal with Portuguese LigaPro side U.D. Oliveirense in July 2018.{{cite news |last1=Tavares |first1=Ruben |title=Mohamed Bouldini assina por uma época|trans-title=Mohamed Bouldini signs for one season|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-3/ud-oliveirense/detalhe/mohamed-bouldini-assina-por-uma-epoca |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=Record |date=20 July 2018 |language=Portuguese}}
On 27 August 2020, Bouldrini signed for Académica de Coimbra of the same league.{{cite news |title=Bouldini reforça ataque da Académica|trans-title=Bouldini bolsters Académica's attack|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/2--liga/academica/detalhe/bouldini-reforca-ataque-da-academica |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=Record |date=27 August 2020 |language=Portuguese}} With 13 goals over the season, he ranked second to F.C. Vizela's Cassiano.{{cite news |title=OFICIAL: Santa Clara contrata segundo melhor marcador da II Liga|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Santa Clara sign II Liga's second top scorer |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/mercado/mohamed-bouldini/oficial-bouldini-assina-com-o-santa-clara |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=Mais Futebol |date=18 June 2021 |language=Portuguese}} On 23 November, he scored the only goal of a home win over Varzim S.C. in the third round of the Taça de Portugal.{{cite news |title=Académica vence Varzim e segue em frente na Taça de Portugal|trans-title=Académica defeat Varzim and advance in the Taça de Portugal|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/taca-portugal/noticias/academica-vence-varzim-e-segue-em-frente-na-taca-de-portugal-13067354.html |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=O Jogo |date=23 November 2020 |language=Portuguese}}
Bouldini signed a three-year contract with Primeira Liga club C.D. Santa Clara on 18 June 2021.{{cite news |title=Bouldini reforça o ataque do Santa Clara|trans-title=Bouldini bolsters Santa Clara's attack|url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/santa-clara/detalhe/bouldini-reforca-o-ataque-do-santa-clara |access-date=21 October 2021 |work=Record |date=18 June 2021 |language=Portuguese}} The following 8 January, after featuring sparingly, he was loaned to Spanish Segunda División side CF Fuenlabrada for the remainder of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia/el-fuenlabrada-logra-la-cesion-de-bouldini|title=El Fuenlabrada logra la cesión de Bouldini|trans-title=Fuenlabrada get the loan of Bouldini|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=8 January 2022|accessdate=8 January 2022}}
On 29 June 2022, despite Fuenla{{'}}s relegation, the club exercised his buyout clause.{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia/el-fuenlabrada-ejerce-la-opcion-de-compra-de-bouldini|title=El Fuenlabrada ejerce la opción de compra de Bouldini|trans-title=Fuenlabrada exercise the buyout clause of Bouldini|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=29 June 2022|accessdate=24 August 2022}} On 23 August, however, he moved to second division side Levante UD on a five-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.levanteud.com/es/info/mohamed-bouldini-se-convierte-en-nuevo-jugador-del-levante-ud|title=Mohamed Bouldini se convierte en nuevo jugador del Levante UD|trans-title=Mohamed Bouldini becomes the new player of Levante UD|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=23 August 2022|accessdate=24 August 2022}}
On 29 August 2024, Bouldini signed a four-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña also in the Spanish second division.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticias/bouldini-nuevo-delantero-centro-del-depor|title=Bouldini, nuevo delantero centro del Dépor|trans-title=Bouldini, new centre forward of Dépor|publisher=Deportivo La Coruña|language=es|date=29 August 2024|accessdate=29 August 2024}}
International career
In August 2015, while at Raja, Bouldini was a surprise call-up for the Morocco national team under manager Ezzaki Badou, for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against São Tomé and Príncipe.{{cite news |last1=Mouhir |first1=Yasyn |title=Moroccan National Coach Badou Zaki Reveals Initial List to Face Sao Tome |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/08/165896/moroccan-national-coach-badou-zaki-reveals-initial-list-to-face-sao-tome |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=Morocco World New |date=19 August 2015}} He did not play in the 3–0 away win on 5 September.{{cite news |last1=Juillard |first1=Patrik |title=Sao Tomé e Principe-Maroc (0-3)|trans-title=São Tomé and Príncipe-Morocco (0-3) |url=https://www.sport365.fr/sao-tome-e-principe-maroc-0-3-2109803.html |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=Sport 365 |date=5 September 2015 |language=French}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 6 October 2023}}{{Soccerway|mohamed-bouldini/416599|accessdate=29 December 2022}}{{ForaDeJogo|199511270003}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Taça da Liga}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Raja CA
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17
|Botola |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 1 | |||
| Ittihad Tanger
|Botola |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Oliveirense
|17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20
|Liga Portugal 2 |15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 6 | ||
| Académica
|Liga Portugal 2 |29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 15 | ||
| C.D. Santa Clara
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| CF Fuenlabrada (loan)
|17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 7 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Levante UD
|Segunda División |36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4{{efn|Appearances in the 2023 Segunda División play-offs}} | 0 | 44 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24
|Segunda División |10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 5 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 13 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!156 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 174 | 42 |
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Honours
Ittihad Tanger
- Botola: 2017–18{{cite news |title=L'Ittihad de Tanger remporte son premier titre de champion du Maroc|trans-title=Ittihad Tanger win their first champion of Morocco title|url=https://www.sofoot.com/l-ittihad-de-tanger-remporte-son-premier-titre-du-maroc-455558.html |access-date=21 October 2021 |publisher=So Foot |date=13 May 2018 |language=French}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BDFutbol|46074}}
- {{ForaDeJogo|199511270003}}
{{Deportivo de La Coruña squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouldini, Mohamed}}
Category:Footballers from Casablanca
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:U.D. Oliveirense players
Category:Académica de Coimbra (football) players
Category:C.D. Santa Clara players
Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers
Category:Levante UD footballers
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Primeira Liga players
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain