Chahine van Bohemen


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Chahine Jilali van Bohemen (born 25 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Jazira. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Morocco internationally since 2022.

Chahine van Bohemen
Personal information
Full name Chahine Jilali van Bohemen
Date of birth 25 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information

Current team

 Al-Jazira
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2014 VV Hoogland
2014–2019 Vitesse
2019–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2023– Al-Jazira 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2019 Netherlands U16 3 (0)
2023 Morocco U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:29, 29 May, 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:29, 11 July, 2023 (UTC)

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and an Afro-Moroccan mother, Van Bohemen played locally as a child for VV Hoogland before he joined the academy of Vitesse Arnhem at ten years old.[1] He joined the AFC Ajax academy in 2019. He plays predominantly as a left-back and has gained a reputation for the ability to score direct from free-kicks.[2] In December 2022 van Bohemen announced his choice would be to represent Morocco internationally.[3][4]

Van Bohemen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax against FC Eindhoven on 6 January 2023 in a 1-1 draw in the Eerste Divisie.[5] The following week, he made his first start for Jong Ajax, away against De Graafschap.[6][7]

On August 4, 2023, he has signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.[8]

International career

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Born in the Netherlands, van Bohemen was called up to the Netherlands national youth teams at under-15 and under-16 respectively.[9]

In 2022, van Bohemen switched his national allegiance to Morocco, after being called up in December. He went on to make his international debut for the under-20 side in 2023.[10]