Moroccan Striker Mohamed Hamony Impresses at U17 World Cup, Attracts Club Interest

Mohamed Hamony is shining brightly on the Indonesian pitches. The 17-year-old player is contributing to the historic breakthrough of the Atlas Lions at the U-17 World Cup. The Moroccan under-17 national team has reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup and will try to make history like their elders by trying to validate their ticket for the semi-finals in the match against Mali scheduled for this Saturday. Elected man of the match during the first match against Panama (2-0) on November 10, Mohamed scored a goal during the victory over Indonesia (3-1) on November 16. He finished the group stage in second place for the highest number of successful dribbles per game (4.3) with a success rate of 76%. These performances have seduced major clubs who want to recruit the Moroccan hope from Le Havre.

Ajax Amsterdam, VFB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund are showing interest in Mohamed, reports footmercato, adding that in France, Olympique Lyonnais has also made some inquiries. These clubs will have to be patient. The player is under contract as an aspirant with Le Havre until next June. And, he is focused on the U17 World Cup. "If God wills it, I will score more goals and continue to progress with each match. My goal is simple: I want to become the best player in this World Cup. But to achieve this goal, I have to work hard," explained the winger of Le Havre.

The wish of the Moroccan striker is that his teammates and him reach the semi-finals of the World Cup like their elders did in Qatar in 2022. "They showed us the way. It’s up to us to surpass them and go down in history, to make the Moroccan people even prouder of their football. We came with one goal: to finish top of our group. That’s what we did. We spared no effort and today we are reaping the fruits of our work," he said on the Fifa.com website on the eve of the round of 16 match against the Islamic Republic of Iran, the one who was born in Casablanca, to a Guadeloupean father and a Moroccan mother.