Aatif Chahechouhe


Aatif Chahechouhe is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Antalyaspor.

Career

Born in Fontenay-aux-Roses in France to Moroccan parents, Chahechouhe holds French citizenship and plays as a midfielder. Having played for a number of teams in the French lower leagues, Chahechouhe joined AS Nancy on 9 July 2009 after a short stint with Championnat de France amateur side Olympique Noisy-le-Sec. On 24 April 2010, he made his professional debut in a league match against Montpellier.
He joined Bulgarian side Chernomorets Burgas in January 2012 and scored 10 goals in just 15 matches, attracting the attention of Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, who paid a €500,000 transfer fee that summer.
Chahechouhe finished the 2013-14 season as the Süper Lig's top-scorer with 17 goals, helping Sivasspor to a 5th-place finish and qualification to the Europa League. Towards the end of the season, he received his first international call up for Morocco's friendly match with Gabon.
Chahechouhe made his debut for Morocco on 23 May 2014 against Mozambique.

International

Scores and results table. Morocco's goal tally first:
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 May 2014Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal3–04–0Friendly