Ghizlane Chhiri

Ghizlane Chhiri (Arabic: غزلان الشهيري; born 11 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team.

Ghizlane Chhiri

Chhiri with Morocco at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Agadir, Morocco
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender^[1]
Team information
Current team	ASFAR
Number	15
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	ASFAR
International career^‡
2013–	Morocco	7	(0)
Medal record Representing  Morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Club career

Chhiri made her first appearances with Raja Agadir.^[2] She continued her training with Najah Sous,^[3] before she joined AS FAR in 2018.^[1] With AS FAR, she has won five Championships^[4] and three Throne Cups.^[5]

AS FAR participated in the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League. She was an official player in all matches. She received a yellow card in their semifinal loss to Hasaacas.^[6] AS FAR finished third.^[7]

Chhiri also played in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League with AS FAR. In the group stage, she provided three assists: one against Simba Queens,^[8] and two against Determine Girls.^[9] In the latter game, she won player of the match.^[10] AS FAR went on to win the tournament, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 in the final.^[11]

International career

Chhiri has capped for Morocco at senior level.^[12][13][14] She has participated in a number of selections and invitations to training, matches, and friendly tournaments under multiple different coaches. She participated in the 2018 WAFCON qualifiers, as well as qualifiers for the 2020 Olympics, though Morocco failed to qualify for both.

Chhiri was part of the team that won the UNAF Championship in 2020.^[15] She also participated in the Aisha Buhari Cup in 2021, in which Morocco finished second.^[16]

Chhiri injured her ankle on 18 June 2022 against Zambia, a few days before the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.^[17] Though she was injured, it was not serious, and she was still included in the 26-player squad selected by Reynald Pedros to play in the tournament.^[18] Morocco finished second, losing in the final to South Africa.^[19]

She participated in preparations for the 2023 Women's World Cup, playing in a friendly against Canada in which Morocco lost 4-0, and a 0-0 tie against Switzerland.^[20] Chhiri was not chosen as part of the 2023 Women's World Cup squad.^[21]

Honours

AS FAR

• Moroccan Women's Championship (5): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023^[22]
• Moroccan Women Throne Cup (4): 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022^[23]
• UNAF Women's Club Tournament (1): 2021
• CAF Women's Champions League (1): 2022; third place: 2021, 2023^[24]

Morocco

• UNAF Women's Tournament: 2020^[25]

See also

• List of Morocco women's international footballers

References

1. "قائمة اللاعبين : كرة القدم - الفريق النسوي". ASFAR (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. . FRMF (in French). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. "كرة القدم النسائية: غزلان الشهيري من نجاح سوس في المعسكر الإنتقائي للمنتخب". Alminbar-Arriyadi. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
4. Schöggl, Hans. "Morocco - List of (Women) Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
5. Schöggl, Hans. "Morocco - List of (Women) Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. "HASAACAS VS. FAR RABAT 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
7. "FAR RABAT VS. MALABO KINGS 3 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
8. "FAR RABAT VS. SIMBA QUEENS 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
9. "DETERMINE GIRLS VS. FAR RABAT 0 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
10. الكومري, صلاح (11 June 2022). . SNRT News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
11. "FAR RABAT VS. MAMELODI SUNDOWNS 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
12. . Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
13. Sebastián, Rubén (5 August 2018). "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL INDIA vs SELECCION NACIONAL MARRUECOS". Cotif Alcudia (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
14. "المنتخب النسوي .. اللبؤات يؤكدن تفوقهن على مالي". SNRT News (in Arabic). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
15. "Tournoi féminin de l'UNAF: le Maroc s'impose face à l'Algérie (2-0) et remporte le tournoi". Ar-Ryadia (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
16. "Aisha Buhari Cup 2021: Results, rankings and all statistics". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
17. "بث مباشر | المغرب - زامبيا". YouTube. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
18. "Wafcon 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco". BBC Sport. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
19. Edwards, Piers (23 July 2022). "Wafcon 2022: South Africa beat Morocco to finally land first title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
20. "G. CHHIRI". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
21. Zouiten, Sara (19 June 2023). "Morocco Unveils Squad List for 2023 Women's World Cup". Morocco World News. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
22. https://m.le360.ma/sport/ar/page.php?link=https://ar.sport.le360.ma/ldc-afrique/145192
23. https://snrtnews.com/article/84491
24. https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/ligue-de-champions-feminine-lasfar-sacree-championne-apres-avoir-fait-tomber-sundowns
25. "2020 UNAF Women's Tournament: Morocco crowned champions after 2-0 win over Algeria". Soka 25 East. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

External links

• Ghizlane Chhiri on Instagram