Mohamed Ihattaren
Dutch footballer (born 2002)
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- Mohamed Amine Ihattaren (Arabic: محمد أمين إحتاراين ; born 12 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
- Early life Ihattaren was born in Utrecht and grew up in the Kanaleneiland district with around 16,000 inhabitants, mainly with Moroccan background.
- Being born in the Netherlands to Moroccan parents, he possesses both Dutch and Moroccan passports.
- His father, Mostapha Ihattaren (died in October 2019), arrived in Utrecht in the 1980s from Rouadi, a city located close to Al Hoceima in the Rif region of northern Morocco.
- Under the coaching of Henry Vermeulen, he appeared in all matches during his year at SV Houten.
Mohamed Amine Ihattaren (Arabic: محمد أمين إحتاراين; born 12 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Born in the Netherlands, he represented his country of birth at youth international levels before opting to play for the Morocco national team in 2025.
Early life
Ihattaren was born in Utrecht and grew up in the Kanaleneiland district with around 16,000 inhabitants, mainly with Moroccan background. Many international footballers are also from there, including Ibrahim Afellay and Ismaïl Aissati. Being born in the Netherlands to Moroccan parents, he possesses both Dutch and Moroccan passports. He has four brothers and a sister. His father, Mostapha Ihattaren (died in October 2019), arrived in Utrecht in the 1980s from Rouadi, a city located close to Al Hoceima in the Rif region of northern Morocco. Ihattaren was enrolled by his father at the local football club SV Houten club in Utrecht in 2009.
Under the coaching of Henry Vermeulen, he appeared in all matches during his year at SV Houten. Vermeulen stated in 2018: "His ball handling, his dribbling and his vision were impressive. He was nicknamed "Ibi" due to his playing style resembling that of Ibrahim Afellay".
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