El Hassan Houeibib
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Teyarett, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS FAR | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | AS Garde | ||
| 2019–2024 | Al-Zawraa SC | ||
| 2024– | AS FAR | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mauritania | 20 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
El Hassan Salem Houeibib (born 31 October 1993) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Moroccan club AS FAR and the Mauritania national team.[1]
Club career
A central defender, he captained AS Garde Nationale in Mauritania prior to playing in Iraq for Al-Zawraa SC, joining the club in September 2019.[2][3][4] He renewed his contract with the club in 2021.[5]
He joined Moroccan club AS FAR in June 2024.[6] He featured eight times for the club in the Botola Pro league, and five times in the African Champions League, prior to suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in January 2025.[7][8]
International career
He was called-up to the Mauritania national football team by head coach Corentin Martins for the first time in 2021.[2] He made his international debut on 3 June 2021 against Algeria.[9]
He scored for Mauritania in a 3-0 win over Sudan in an African Nations Cup qualification match in June 2023.[10] He was subsequently selected for the Mauritania squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.[11]
References
- ^ "El Hassan Houeibib". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Mourabitoune: Hassen El Houeibib (finally) summoned". Rimsport. Retrieved 8 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Hassan Houeibib close to signing with FAR Rabat". Africa Foot. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Transfer: Hassan Houeibib joins Al Zawraa". Cridem.org. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Al-Zawraa SC renews contract with Mauritanian Hassan Ahwebib". Saharamedias.net. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Mauritanian national team defender officially joins the Royal Army". Almountakhab.com. June 16, 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Hassan Houeibib ruptures his cruciate ligaments". Rimsport. Retrieved 8 Sep 2025.
- ^ "AS FAR: El Hassan Houeibib injured in the cruciate ligaments". Sportle360.ma. 28 Jan 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Algeria vs Mauritania 4-1". Soccerway. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Sudan vs Mauritania 3-0". Soccerway. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 9 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Mauritania 1-0 Algeria: Dellahi's goal sends Algeria out of AFCON". Allfootballapp. 24 Jan 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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