Rachid Aït-Atmane
Rachid Aït-Atmane | |
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| Born | February 4, 1993 Bobigny, France |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Known for | Playing as a central midfielder for Forca Kochi and representing Algeria at youth international levels |
Rachid Aït-Atmane (; Tamazight: ⵔⴰⵙⵀⵉⴷ ⴰⵉⵜ ⴰⵜⵎⴰⵏⴻ; born 4 February 1993), commonly referred to as Rachid (Tamazight: ⵔⴰⵙⵀⵉⴷ) in Spain, is a professional footballer who operates as a central midfielder for the Super League Kerala side Forca Kochi. Although born in France, he has represented Algeria at youth international levels.
Club career
Originating from Bobigny with familial roots in Béjaïa, Kabylia, Aït-Atmane progressed through the youth ranks of RC Lens before making his first appearances for their reserve team during the 2010–11 Championnat de France amateur season. In June 2013, he ventured abroad by signing a two-year deal with Spanish outfit Sporting de Gijón, where he was assigned to their reserve squad competing in the Segunda División B.
His professional debut occurred on 23 August 2014, coming off the bench in the second half during a 2–1 victory away at CD Numancia in the Segunda División. On 10 July 2015, Aït-Atmane extended his contract through 2019 and earned promotion to Sporting's first team.
He made his first appearance in La Liga on 23 August 2015, entering late in a goalless draw against Real Madrid at home. In January 2017, he was loaned out to CD Tenerife for the rest of that season.
A loan move to Belgian club Waasland-Beveren followed in January 2018. Upon returning, he mutually ended his contract with Sporting on 31 August 2018.
In November that year, Aït-Atmane signed with Romanian side FC Dinamo București, departing after the conclusion of the season in June 2019.
He later joined JS Kabylie in January 2023.
International career
Aït-Atmane received his initial call-up to the Algerian U23 national squad in November 2015 for a friendly match against Tunisia as part of preparations for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship.
Honours
CS Sfaxien
- Runner-up in the Tunisian Super Cup during the 2018–19 season