Mohamed Abarhoun

Mohamed Abarhoun (3 May 1989 – 2 December 2020) was a Moroccan professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Mohamed Abarhoun
Mohamed Abarhoun (cropped).jpg
Abarhoun playing for Morocco at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
Date of birth(1989-05-03)3 May 1989
Place of birthTétouan, Morocco
Date of death2 December 2020(2020-12-02) (aged 31)
Place of deathIstanbul, Turkey
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017Moghreb Tétouan164(7)
2017–2019Moreirense37(1)
2019–2020Çaykur Rizespor36(3)
Total237(11)
National team
2012Morocco U233(0)
2013–2014Morocco7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Abarhoun joined Portguese Primeira Liga club Moreirense in 2017. After two seasons he joined Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor.[1][2][3]

Abarhoun played nine games for the Morocco U20 team and eight for the Morocco U23 team, including three at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] He made his senior international debut in 2013, earning 7 international caps.[1]

In February 2020, Abarhoun was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He died from the disease on 2 December 2020 in Istanbul, aged 31.[5][6]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mohamed Abarhoun at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Mohamed Abarhoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Çaykur Rizespor, Mohamed Aberhoune ile anlaştı" (in Türkçe). Haber Turk. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. Mohamed AbarhounFIFA competition record
  5. "Son dakika: Çaykur Rizespor Mohamed Abarhoun'un hayatını kaybettiğini açıkladı". Yeni Çağ Gazetesi. 2 December 2020.
  6. "Mohamed Abarhoun, 31 yaşında hayatını kaybetti". NTVSpor.net.