Chahine Jilali van Bohemen (born 25 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Jazira. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Morocco internationally since 2022.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chahine Jilali van Bohemen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Drachten, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Jazira | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | VV Hoogland | ||
| 2014–2019 | Vitesse | ||
| 2019–2023 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Jong Ajax | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al-Jazira | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Morocco U20 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:29, 29 May, 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:29, 11 July, 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBorn in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and an Afro-Moroccan mother, Van Bohemen played locally as a child for VV Hoogland before he joined the academy of Vitesse Arnhem at ten years old.[1] He joined the AFC Ajax academy in 2019. He plays predominantly as a left-back and has gained a reputation for the ability to score direct from free-kicks.[2] In December 2022 van Bohemen announced his choice would be to represent Morocco internationally.[3][4]
Van Bohemen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax against FC Eindhoven on 6 January 2023 in a 1-1 draw in the Eerste Divisie.[5] The following week, he made his first start for Jong Ajax, away against De Graafschap.[6][7]
Al Jazira
editOn August 4, 2023, he has signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.[8]
International career
editBorn in the Netherlands, van Bohemen was called up to the Netherlands national youth teams at under-15 and under-16 respectively.[9]
In 2022, van Bohemen switched his national allegiance to Morocco, after being called up in December. He went on to make his international debut for the under-20 side in 2023.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Kweekvijver: waar leidt de bijzondere ontwikkeling van Van Bohemen hem naartoe?". Ajaxshowtime.com.
- ^ "De Toekomst: The next generation of stars". Svenskafans.com.
- ^ "Chahine van Bohemen délaisse les Pays-Bas pour le Maroc". Bladi.net.
- ^ "Van Bohemen spoke to them.. Why do the "children of the Netherlands" prefer to represent the Moroccan national team?". Al-ain.com.
- ^ "Idumbo Muzambo and Van Bohemen proud of Jong Ajax debut: 'Now I have to press ahead". Ajaxshowtime.com.
- ^ "' Red' Young Ajax ingloriously down against De Graafschap". nhnieuws. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "Jong Ajax verliest van De Graafschap en eindigt duel met negen man". ajaxshowtime. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ "شاهين فان بوهيمن يوقع لنادي الجزيرة الاماراتي" (in Arabic). nabd. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Chahine van Bohemen verkiest Marokko boven Nederland". Bladna.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
External links
edit- Chahine van Bohemen at Soccerway