Hachim Mastour

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Hachim Mastour
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Mastour with Milan in 2014
Personal information
Full name Hachim Mastour
Date of birth (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Málaga
(on loan from Milan)
Number 16
Youth career
2008–2012 Reggiana
2012–2014 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Milan 0 (0)
2015– → Málaga (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Italy U16 5 (1)
2015– Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2015

Hachim Mastour (Arabic: هاشم مستور‎‎ Hāshim Mastūr; born 15 June 1998) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF on loan from Italian club Milan, and for the Morocco national football team. He plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, and became the youngest player to represent Morocco at senior international level.

Club career

Mastour was born to Moroccan parents in Reggio Emilia, Italy. He began playing at his hometown club AC Reggiana, and in early 2012, at the age of 13, he featured for Inter Milan in youth tournaments despite rules prohibiting him from leaving Reggiana until his next birthday. In January of that year, he scored five goals in the Ielasi Memorial tournament, including one in the final against A.S. Roma. After approaches from Juventus, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City, Mastour moved to Inter's city rivals A.C. Milan on the recommendation of former manager Arrigo Sacchi, for a fee of €500,000.[1][2] Shortly after signing, he gave an interview with Sky Italia in which he dribbled with a cherry.[2] In early 2014, he gained attention in a video for energy drink Red Bull, in which he competed in freestyle skills against Brazil international Neymar.[3]

He was promoted into Milan's first team by manager Clarence Seedorf for the final match of the 2013–14 Serie A season and would have become the youngest Milan player to feature in the league,[4] but did not come off the bench in the 2–1 win over Sassuolo at the San Siro on 18 May.[5]

On 31 August 2015, Mastour was loaned to Spain's Málaga CF for two seasons, at the exclusive request of club owner Abdullah al-Thani.[6] He was first included in a matchday squad for the La Liga home fixture against fellow Andalusians Real Betis on 7 November,[7] making his competitive club debut in the eventual 0–1 loss by playing five minutes as a substitute for compatriot Adnane Tighadouini.[8]

International career

Mastour was capped six times and scored once for Italy under-16s.[9] He made his international debut on 18 August 2013, playing the first half of a 3–0 friendly victory over Qatar in Borgo Valsugana,[10] and scored a late equaliser in a 2–1 win over Croatia in Umag on 11 March the following year.[11]

Eligible to play for both the Italy national team and the Morocco national team, he announced on 19 May 2015 that he would represent the latter, because he felt Morocco to be his country.[12] Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport said that Italy had lost a talented player with his decision.[13]

On 12 June 2015, he made his international debut for Morocco in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F match against Libya at the Stade Adrar in Agadir, replacing Nordin Amrabat for the final two minutes of the 1–0 victory.[14][15] In doing so, he became Morocco's youngest ever senior international player, aged 16 years old and 363 days.[16]

Style of play

Mastour claimed at age 14 that his main abilities were in ball control and dribbling.[2] "Excellent dribbling skills and sublime technique have made him almost impossible to mark for players in his age group", Fabio Balaudo of UEFA.com added.[17] A former coach likened Mastour to former Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder for his ability to orchestrate play from behind the forward, but his ability in making the ball disappear with his tricks earned him comparisons with Ronaldinho and Neymar as well.[2][17]

In 2014, Omar Danesi, the coach of Milan's under-17 team, praised Mastour's speed and ability to retain the ball from defenders. He predicted a first-team breakthrough, while assuring that Mastour should be given sufficient time to improve beforehand.[4] AC Milan youth director, Filippo Galli, said that "nobody at Milan has any doubts Hachim's ability".[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 November 2015[18]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan Serie A 2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Málaga (loan) La Liga 2015–16 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career statistics 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

International

As of 12 June 2015[19]
Morocco national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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