Rachid Aït-Atmane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachid Aït-Atmane | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobigny, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lens | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Lens II | 34 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Sporting B | 35 | (1) |
| 2014– | Sporting Gijón | 17 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2015. | |||
Rachid Aït-Atmane (born 4 February 1993), simply known as Rachid,[1] is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish side Sporting de Gijón as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bobigny, Aït-Atmane finished his formation with RC Lens' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 campaign, in the Championnat de France amateur. On 4 June 2013 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Spanish side Sporting de Gijón and being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[2]
Aït-Atmane played his first match as a professional on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away success against CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship.[3] On 10 July of the following year he renewed his contract until 2019, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[4]
Aït-Atmane made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Carmona in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.[5]
International career
In November 2015, Aït-Atmane was called up to the Algerian under-23 national team for the first time for a friendly against Tunisia in preparation for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship.[6]
References
- ↑ "Rachid toma los mandos" [Rachid takes the reigns] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Rachid Aït-Atmane se compromete por dos temporadas con el Sporting" [Rachid Aït-Atmane signs for two seasons with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "El Sporting remonta con un hombre más" [Sporting comebacks with a man more] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2014.
- ↑ "El Sporting renueva a Rachid y Hugo Fraile mientras que Guitián sube al primer equipo" [Sporting renews with Rachid and Hugo Fraile while Guitián is promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Sporting's official website. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "El Madrid sigue seco" [Madrid is still dry] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 August 2015.
- ↑ HMF (November 3, 2015). "EN U23 : Rachid Aït-Athmane en renfort" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
External links
- Sporting official profile (Spanish)
- Rachid profile at BDFutbol
- Rachid profile at Soccerway
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