Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra (born 28 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven. Born in Spain, he plays for the Morocco national team.
.jpg) Saibari with Morocco in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | PSV Eindhoven | |||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| KVC Willebroek-Meerhof | ||||||||||||||
| K Beerschot VA | ||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Anderlecht | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Genk | |||||||||||||
| 2020– | PSV Eindhoven | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Jong PSV | 55 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | PSV Eindhoven | 34 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Morocco U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Morocco U23 | 13 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||
International career
Born in Spain, Saibari is of Moroccan descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age. He is a youth international for Morocco.
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself, where the Atlas Lions won their first title and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 5 | – | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 9 | – | – | – | 55 | 9 | |||||
| PSV Eindhoven | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 17 | ||
International
- As of match played 21 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
PSV Eindhoven
Morocco U23
Individual
- U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Team of The Tournament: 2023
References
External links
- Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website