Omar El Hilali

Omar El Hilali (born 12 September 2003) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RCD Espanyol B.

Omar El Hilali
El Hilali with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Omar El Hilali
Date of birth (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003
Place of birth L'Hospitalet, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol B
Number 27
Youth career
Santa Eulàlia
2016–2020 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Espanyol B 52 (0)
2021– Espanyol 8 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Morocco U20 7 (0)
2023– Morocco U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:14, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, El Hilali joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup at the age of 13, from hometown side CF Santa Eulàlia.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 18 October 2020, starting in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat.

El Hilali made his first-team debut at the age of just 17 on 4 April 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for injured Óscar Gil in a 3–0 away success over Albacete Balompié in the Segunda División.[2]

International career

El Hilali was born in Spain to a Moroccan family, with roots in Tangier.[1] He represented the Morocco U20s at the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[3]

References
  1. "Omar, 16 años y un sueño" [Omar, 16 years and a dream]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 September 2020.
  2. "Omar El Hilali debuta con el primer equipo del Espanyol" [Omar El Hilali debuts with the first team of Espanyol] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. "Morocco team list" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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