Moroccan Soufiane Rahimi is very close to achieving an unprecedented historical achievement for Arab football, throughout the history of its participation in the Olympic Games.
The UAE’s Al Ain striker led his country’s team to qualify for the semi-finals. Paris 2024 OlympicsAfter defeating the United States of America by four clean goals, he opened it by scoring the first goal in the (29) minute from a penalty kick.
With this goal, the Moroccan striker topped the list of scorers in the Paris 2024 Olympics with (5) goals, two goals ahead of Marcelo Fernandez from Paraguay, noting that the latter has a difficult match against Egypt in the quarter-finals.
If the 28-year-old Moroccan star is destined to win the title of top scorer at the Paris 2024 Olympics, he will be the first Arab player in history to top the list of top scorers in football at the Olympic Games.
Sofiane Rahimi records many unprecedented numbers
The Atlas Lions star has become the Moroccan player with the most goals scored in a single Olympics, surpassing his compatriot Ahmed Faras, who scored only 3 goals with Black Atlas In the Munich 1972 session.
He also sat on top Al Ain striker He is on the throne of the Arab and African players who scored the most goals in a single tournament, with his fifth goal, knowing that the Nigerian Peter Etebo was crowned the top scorer of the 2016 tournament in Rio de Janeiro by scoring only 4 goals.
Moroccan star attracts interest from European clubs
With only one year remaining on the Moroccan player’s contract with Al Ain of the Emirates, which officially ends on June 30, 2025, many European clubs have shown interest in obtaining the services of the Moroccan player.
The Moroccan striker, whose current market value is (8) million euros, has been linked by several rumors to a move to Stuttgart in Germany and Villarreal in Spain. Saudi clubs have also expressed their desire to obtain his services, while waiting for the end of the Olympic competitions to draw the features of his future more clearly.
It is worth noting that Sofiane Rahimi had an ideal season with Al Ain, leading the Emirati team to win the AFC Champions League title, after beating the Saudi giants, in the edition in which he was crowned top scorer after scoring 13 goals.
