Nassim Boujellab
Nassim Boujellab (Arabic: نسيم بوجلاب; born 20 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club HJK on loan from 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, Boujellab represents the Morocco national team.
![]() Boujellab with Schalke 04 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hohenlimburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | ASSV Letmathe 98 | ||
| 2007–2014 | FC Iserlohn | ||
| 2014–2018 | Schalke 04 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Schalke 04 II | 31 | (19) |
| 2019– | Schalke 04 | 30 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ingolstadt 04 (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | → HJK (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Morocco | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Boujellab made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 31 March 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Suat Serdar in the 1–0 away win against Hannover 96.[2]
On 25 July 2021, he joined 2. Bundesliga club Ingolstadt 04 on a one-year loan deal.[3] On 23 January 2022, his loan contract with Ingolstadt was terminated with immediate effect because, according to the club, he "repeatedly violated internal club and team rules and regulations".[4]
On 1 March 2022, Boujellab joined HJK in Finland on loan.[5]
International career
Boujellab was born in Germany, and is of Moroccan descent holding dual citizenship. Boujellab was called up to the Morocco under-23 national team for the first time in September 2018.[6] He made his under-23 debut in October 2018, making two appearances in friendly matches against Algeria.[7][8] He represented the Morocco national team in a friendly 3-1 win over Senegal on 9 October 2020.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 January 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 II | 2018–19 | Oberliga Westfalen | 20 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 19 | — | — | 31 | 19 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Ingolstadt 04 (loan) | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 69 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 20 | ||
References
- Nassim Boujellab at WorldFootball.net
- "Dank Serdar und Nübel: Schalke siegt glücklich im Kellerduell" [Thanks to Serdar and Nübel: Schalke wins fortunately in the basement duel]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Nassim Boujellab to spend 2021/22 season with FC Ingolstadt 04". Schalke 04. 25 July 2021.
- "Schanzer trennen sich von Nassim Boujellab". FC Ingolstadt 04 (in German). 23 January 2022.
- "Bundesliigakokemusta Klubin keskikentälle" (Press release) (in Finnish). HJK. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "U23: double confrontation amicale de la sélection nationale face à la Tunisie" [Under-23: Friendly double meeting of the national team against Tunisia]. FRMF.ma (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 2 September 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Amical: Maroc U23 0–0 Algérie U23" [Friendly: Morocco U23 0–0 Algeria U23]. DZfoot.com (in French). 12 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Amical U23: Maroc 1–2 Algérie" [Friendly U23: Morocco 1–2 Algeria]. DZfoot.com (in French). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
- Nassim Boujellab at DFB (also available in German)
- Nassim Boujellab at kicker (in German)
