Club World Cup: Mohamed Rayhi, Wydad X factor
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Our series on the Stars of the World Cup 2025 continues with Mohamed Rayhi, the talented Dutch winger of Wydad Casablanca.
There FIFA 2025 ™ FIFA Club World Cup will be held in June and July
Until kick -off, FIFA draws the portrait of a key player from each of the 32 qualified teams
Today is Mohamed Rayhi, the Dutch winger of Wydad ACwho is in the spotlight
“The mixture is a personal enrichment”, as Tahar Ben Jelloun, an illustrious Moroccan author, one day wrote the diversity and the mixture of cultures. First novelist in the kingdom to win the prestigious Goncourt prize in 1987, he marked literature by his works marked by dreamlike touches.
By precisely combining cultural diversity and career that children around the world dream, Mohamed Rayhi perfectly embodies the words of Ben Jelloun. Born in the Netherlands of Moroccan parents, he was barely nine years old when he was spotted by the PSV Eindhoven, while he was playing in the amateur club of Woenselse Voetbal Vereniging Zuid.
Trained in the 1988 European Champion club, the right-hander scored in his first professional match, in 2013 during a 2-2 draw from Jong PSV against Sparta Rotterdam-a club that the Dutch international U-21 will incorporate five years later, after a visit to NEC Nimègue.
The winger then left to flourish in the Arab world: recruited by the Al Batin FC in 2020, he spent two seasons in Saudi Arabia before leaving to discover the championship of the United Arab Emirates, in the jersey of Al Dhafra. Rayhi faced the Al Ain FC, which he will find at the FIFA 2025 ™ FIFA Club World Cup under the colors of Wydad, which he joined last July.
After the start of seasons strewn with pitfalls, between injury and taking brands, Rayhi ended the year 2024 in the rush, which earned him an elected player in December by Wydad fans. He received this trophy with modesty: “It’s a small price, but it’s a sign that I am on the right track. My goal is to win trophies with the club. For me, that’s the most important. »»
Within a young team, the 30 -year -old striker is almost a dean, but he accepts it with philosophy and believes that it gives him duties. “I am one of the older players on the team, so I want to be a leader on the field. If I succeed, my teammates will follow me: we run together, we will fight together for the jersey. »»
Mohamed Rayhi in short
Age : 30 years Job : wing Nationality : The Netherlands Strengths: Speed, endurance, vista, ball ability to the foot
Notable performance
During the 2021/22 season, he finished first in the ranking of successful tackles in the Saudi championship, with 55 decisive interventions: this is proof of his involvement in the counter-pressing, because he played in the position of winger.
Rayhi scored an average of a goal every 76 minutes for Wydad in the first two months of 2025.
Did you know?
He made his Oumra, a pilgrimage to Mecca who deeply touched him: “I was not sure I was ready for this trip, but it was a pleasure from start to finish! We hear a lot before going, but you have to discover it with your own eyes to understand how precious these places are. »»
He was a teammate of Memphis Depay in the junior teams of the PSV Eindhoven, where he also rubbed shoulders with Nicolas Isimat-Mirin (passed in particular by Valenciennes, Monaco and Toulouse).
Heard…
“Certainly, our group is very hard, there are two of the largest clubs in Europe, not to mention the Asian champions. However, we will go to the Club World Cup to win, no more no less. »» Mohamed Rayhi in An exclusive interview with FIFAabout a group G of the Club World Cup where Wydad will be opposed to Manchester CityTHE Juventus FC and theAl Ain FC
