Oussama Falouh

Oussama Falouh was a Moroccan footballer who played as a left-back. He played for a number of Moroccan and French clubs, and for the Morocco U23 national team. Falouh died on 2 November 2023 of injuries he sustained in a car crash the previous month.

Career

Born on 12 July 1999, Oussama was a product of the Mohammed VI Football Academy.
He joined the B-team of French side RC Strasbourg in 2018.
In 2019, he was transferred to Botola side FUS Rabat. He returned to France and joined Angers of Ligue 1 in July 2020, on a three-year deal. He was loaned to Avranches of the third-tier Championnat National in July 2021 and again a year later. In the summer of 2023, Wydad Casablanca signed Falouh.

Death

On 11 October 2023, Falouh was seriously injured in a car crash involving a truck in Casablanca. Falouh, a passenger in the car, suffered multiple brain haemorrhages, a broken neck and thorax, entered a coma and was immediately admitted to intensive care. He would later be transferred to another healthcare facility by the club's officials.
In the late hours of 2 November 2023, the club announced Oussama's death from his injuries. He was 24.