Mohamed Boussati

Mohamed Boussati is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a forward for Kénitra AC. He holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season in the Moroccan national championship.

Early life

Mohamed Boussati was born in Kenitra in 1955. From the age of ten, he began playing football with his neighborhood team. He formed the team "Hayat Saghira" with his friends. It was during a match against the KAC youth team that the public discovered Boussati. He distinguished himself as the best player of the match and, notably, as a formidable forward, scoring three goals against his future club, Kénitra AC.

Club career

Kénitra AC

Boussati began his professional football career at Kénitra AC. His first match with the team was in 1972, against Casablanca's Wydad AC. He quickly became, despite his young age, the "undisputed idol" of the club's fans, emerging as an outstanding attacker. Boussati was rewarded as the top scorer during the 80/81 and 81/82 seasons. Since the 80/81 season, Boussati has been the all-time leading scorer in the national championship. He holds the record with 25 goals, despite missing eight championship matches due to injury.
Boussati's talent, discipline, and offensive strength attracted interest from top clubs both in Morocco and abroad, but he stated that the club officials prevented his departure. He has been described as an exemplary player, known for his fair play.

Later life

Following his retirement from football, Boussati worked at the Water and Electricity Board in Kenitra. He has also been involved in training the junior team of his former club. In a 2012, he told Le Soir Échos that since the club began to have problems, he returned to his previous job as he was without work.

Career statistics

International

Boussati scored 10 goals in 21 appearances for the Moroccan national team over a career spanning 5 years.

Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Competition	Goals	Ref.
1	9-1-1977	Tunis	Tunisia	1-1	World Cup Qualifier	0
2	5-2-1977	Libreville	Gabon	1-0	Friendly	0
3	23-3-1977	Damascus	Syria	2-0	Friendly	0
4	3-4-1977	Rabat	Gabon	5-1	Friendly	2
5	28-5-1977	Dakar	Senegal	3-2	Friendly	3
6	9-12-1977	Baghdad	Iraq	0-3	Friendly	0
7	26-12-1977	Fez	Iraq	0-0	Friendly	0
8	26-2-1978	Marrakech	Soviet Union	2-3	Friendly	0
9	6-3-1978	Kumasi	Tunisia	1-1	African Nations Cup	0
10	9-3-1978	Kumasi	Congo-Brazzaville	1-0	African Nations Cup	0
11	16-11-1980	Fez	Zambia	2-0	World Cup Qualifier	1
12	30-11-1980	Lusaka	Zambia	0-2	World Cup Qualifier	0
13	15-2-1981	Fez	Syria	3-0	Friendly	0
14	8-3-1981	Fez	Iraq	1-1	Friendly	1
15	22-3-1981	Fez	Liberia	3-1	African Cup Qualifier	1
16	26-4-1981	Casablanca	Egypt	1-0	World Cup Qualifier	0
17	8-5-1981	Cairo	Egypt	0-0	World Cup Qualifier	0
18	16-8-1981	Casablanca	Zambia	2-1	African Cup Qualifier	1
19	27-9-1981	Kénitra	Tunisia	2-2	Friendly	1
20	15-11-1981	Kénitra	Cameroon	0-2	World Cup Qualifier	0
21	3-10-1982	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1-2	Friendly	0