16-Year-Old Franco-Moroccan Soccer Prodigy Shines in French Youth Cup and National Team

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16-Year-Old Franco-Moroccan Soccer Prodigy Shines in French Youth Cup and National Team

A professional at only 16 years and 5 months, the Franco-Moroccan Mohamed Amine Bouchenna seduces with his talent in the Gambardella Cup, but also in the French national team.

Mohamed Amine was born on June 15, 2006 in Beaumont sur Oise to parents originally from Morocco. He made his debut at the US Méru football school from 2013 to 2015 before joining FC Chambly (2015/2016) in Hauts de France. The young Franco-Moroccan continued his career in the Méditerranée League at the Istres Rassuen club from 2016 to 2018. In 2019, he joined the Aix en Provence Training Center. At the time, he was also licensed to FC Istres. He imposes himself within this club by finishing top scorer of his pool in the U14 and then U15 categories. The summer of 2021 marks a new stage in his young career. At 15, he joined the Clermont Foot 63 Training Center, where he continues his training.

The young player shines through professionalism and his football qualities impress. "In his first year, he accumulated a lot of playing time and confidence," explains Sébastien Mazeyrat, the director of the Clermont Foot training center, to La Montagne. Second season with Clermont Foot: Mohamed Amine "discovers the world of seniors and makes a few appearances with the N3 team." He only manages to score in a friendly match.

At only 16 years and 5 months, the Franco-Moroccan striker signs his first professional contract with the CF63 club, which runs until 2025, thus becoming the youngest player to sign professionally in the club’s history. A record of precocity. Mohamed Amine and his teammates managed to reach the round of 16 of the Gambardella Cup. An achievement never before realized. On Sunday, the club will play a quarter-final in Carquefou at 3 p.m. "With this Cup run, we want to give back to the club what it has given us."

Thanks to his performances, he is called up to the