Osame Sahraoui
{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Osame Sahraoui
| image = File:Osame Sahraoui asse losc 2425 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sahraoui with Lille in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height = 1.71 mhttps://www.losc.fr/effectif/lille/76/24-25-osame-sahraoui
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = Lille
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013
| youthclubs1 = Hauketo
| youthyears2 = 2014–2019
| youthclubs2 = Vålerenga
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Vålerenga
| caps1 = 84
| goals1 = 13
| years2 = 2023–2024
| clubs2 = Heerenveen
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = Lille
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023
| nationalteam1 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Norway
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Morocco
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 12 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 15 October 2024
}}
Osame Sahraoui ({{langx|ar|أُسَامَة الصَّحْرَاوِيّ}}; born 11 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for {{french football updater|Lille}} club Lille. Born in Norway, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
=Vålerenga=
Growing up in Hauketo IF, Sahraoui joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-19 |title=Viser at de satser på meg |url=https://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/viser-at-de-satser-pa-meg |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Vålerenga |language=nb}} Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he signed his first professional contract in May 2019, then made his senior debut in June 2020 against Stabæk, where he provoked a penalty kick that equalised the match.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-22 |title=– Kommer det en mulighet til, så tar jeg selvfølgelig den |url=https://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/2020/06/22/supertalentet-skaffet-straffespark-i-vif-debuten/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603154020/https://www.dagsavisen.no/sport/2020/06/22/supertalentet-skaffet-straffespark-i-vif-debuten/ |archive-date=2024-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Dagsavisen |language=no}} In July 2020, he signed a contract extension which runs until 2023.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-22 |title=Stortalentet forlenger med Vålerenga! |url=https://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/stortalentet-forlenger-med-valerenga |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Vålerenga |language=no}} On 26 July 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Strømsgodset.{{Cite web |last=Wahl |first=Stian André de |date=2020-07-26 |title=Vålerenga slo Strømsgodset etter Sahraoui-show: - Klasse |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3423998136 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}
=SC Heerenveen=
On 31 January 2023, Sahraoui signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.{{Cite web |last=tres.nl |first=TRES- |title=Osame Sahraoui kiest voor sc Heerenveen |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2023/osame-sahraoui-kiest-voor-sc-heerenveen |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=sc Heerenveen |language=nl-NL}} He made his debut for the club the very next game on 4 Februari against FC Utrecht which resulted in a 1–0 defeat.{{Cite web |last=tres.nl |first=TRES- |title=Debutantenfeestje levert geen resultaat op tegen FC Utrecht |url=https://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/2023/debutantenfeestje-levert-geen-resultaat-op-tegen-fc-utrecht |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=sc Heerenveen |language=nl-NL}}
=Lille=
On 1 August 2024, French Ligue 1 club Lille announced the signing of Sahraoui on a five-year contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.losc.fr/index.php/actualites/2024-08-01/arrivee-osame-sahraoui|title=L’attaquant international norvégien Osame Sahraoui rejoint le LOSC|date=1 August 2024|access-date=1 August 2024|publisher=Lille OSC|language=fr}}
International career
Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He was previously called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams.{{cite news|url=https://www.vif-fotball.no/nyheter/viser-at-de-satser-pa-meg|title=- Viser at de satser på meg|date=15 May 2019|publisher=Vålerenga Fotball|language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 June 2020}}
On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia.{{cite web |title=Kroatia – Norge – 08.10.2021 18.00 |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7844297 |website=fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund |access-date=30 March 2022 |language=no}}
In August 2023, Sahraoui received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia.{{cite web |date=29 August 2023 |title=Norges tropp mot Jordan og Georgia |trans-title=Norway's squad against Jordan and Georgia |url=https://www.fotball.no/landslag/norge-a-herrer/2023/norges-tropp-mot-jordan-og-georgia/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |publisher=Norwegian Football Federation |language=no}}
On 30 August 2024, Sahraoui switched nationality to instead represent the Morocco national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a4603473978365700214-osame-sahraoui-a-choisi-le-maroc|title=Norvège : Osame Sahraoui change de nationalité et choisi le Maroc|first=Jordan|last=Pardon|date=30 August 2024|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert}} He debuted with Morocco in a 4–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 15 October 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/le-maroc-dosame-sahraoui-losc-fait-la-lecon-au-centrafrique-40162539|title=Le Maroc d’Osame Sahraoui (LOSC) fait la leçon au Centrafrique|date=7 November 2024|website=OneFootball}}
Personal life
He was born and raised in Oslo, where his parents moved to from the city of Bni Bouayach in northern Morocco.
Sahraoui's uncle, Mohammed Fellah, is a former professional footballer.{{cite news |last1=Giæver |first1=Jonas |title=Bekrefter storklubbens interesse |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/bekrefter-storklubbens-interesse/77067224 |access-date=8 October 2023 |work=Dagbladet |date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905035748/https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/bekrefter-storklubbens-interesse/77067224 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |language=no}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=353105&tournamentId=1&seasonId=343&teamId=314&useFullUrl=false|title=Osame Sahraoui|website=altomfotball.no|accessdate=30 July 2021}}{{Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Norwegian Cup, KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Vålerenga
|2020 |rowspan="3"|Eliteserien |28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2021
|27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2022
|29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 91 | 13 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Heerenveen
|rowspan="2"|Eredivisie |15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs}} | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 8 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||
| Lille
|25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 40 | 5 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!156 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 179 | 27 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 15 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=32438|title=Osame Sahraoui|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=7 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| Norway
|2023 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Morocco
|2024 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Career total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- Eliteserien Young Player of the Month: August 2021
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Lille OSC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sahraoui, Osame}}
Category:Dual internationalists (men's football)
Category:Footballers from Oslo
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
Category:Morocco men's international footballers
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norway men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Norwegian people of Moroccan descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Vålerenga Fotball players
Category:SC Heerenveen players
Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France