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Sofian Kiyine
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-02)2 October 1997(age 27)
Place of birth Verviers,Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger,attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Triestina
Number 13
Youth career
JMG Academy Lier
0000–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2016 Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Chievo 30 (0)
2017–2018Salernitana(loan) 23 (2)
2019–2022 Lazio 0 (0)
2019–2020Salernitana(loan) 34 (10)
2021Salernitana(loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022Venezia(loan) 26 (1)
2022–2024 OH Leuven 27 (2)
2024– Triestina 0 (0)
International career
2017 Morocco U20 4 (3)
2018 Morocco U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:16, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Sofian Kiyine(born 2 October 1997) is a professionalfootballerwho plays forTriestinain theSerie CGroup A. Born in Belgium, he has represented theMorocco U20andMorocco U23national teams.

Club career

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Kiyine played forJMG Academy Lier,Standard LiègeandChievoin his youth.[1]He made his professional debut in theSerie AforChievoon 8 January 2017 in a game againstAtalanta.[2]

On 17 July 2019, he signed forLazioand on the same day was sent on loan toSalernitanafor the2019–20 season.[3][4]On 28 January 2021, he returned to Salernitana on another loan.[5]On 30 August 2021, he signed on loan forVenezia,after that season Lazio sold him toOH Leuvenwhere he signed a four-year deal until 2026.[6]

In April 2023, he was suspended by OH Leuven after an incident in which he drove his car at high speed through the wall of a sports hall.[7]He returned to the squad for the beginning of the 2023–24 season, before getting dropped from the squad again in October 2023.

On 26 August 2024, Kiyine's contract with OH Leuven was terminated by mutual consent.[8]One month later, on 19 September 2024, Kiyine was announced as new player atTriestina.[9]

International career

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Kiyine represented theMorocco U20 national teamat the2017 Jeux de la Francophonie,scoring the side's only goal in the final wherein they won the competition.[10][11]

He is also eligible to represent Belgium and Italy, the latter because of his mother.[12]

Personal life

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In late March 2023, Kiyine suffered non life-threatening injuries after he crashed his car violently while speeding at approximately 200 km/h.[13]His vehicle jumped the sloped center of a roundabout, flew 50m through the air and through the upper wall of a sports hall, where it landed on the floor inside the building.[14]No one else was injured in the crash. He was subsequently suspended by his club.[13]At the end of the season, the club announced that he would be re-integrated into the squad, and that both player and club would take part in road safety programmes.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 May 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2016–17 Serie A 7 0 1 0 8 0
2018–19 Serie A 23 0 2 0 25 0
Total 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Salernitana 2017–18 Serie B 23 2 0 0 23 2
2019–20 Serie B 34 10 2 1 36 11
2020–21 Serie B 13 0 0 0 13 0
Total 60 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 72 13
Venezia 2021–22 Serie A 25 1 2 0 27 1
Career total 125 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 132 14

Honours

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Morocco

References

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  1. ^"Un jeune Verviétois va recevoir sa chance en Serie A!"[A young Verviétois will receive his chance in Serie A!].Footnews.be(in French). 26 May 2018.Retrieved17 May2023.
  2. ^"Game Report by Soccerway".Soccerway. 8 January 2017.
  3. ^"UFFICIALE: Lazio, arrivano Kiyine e Ndrecka dal Chievo Verona".Retrieved18 July2019.
  4. ^"UFFICIALE: Salernitana, presi Kiyine, Lombardi e Giannetti".Retrieved18 July2019.
  5. ^"SOFIAN KIYINE TORNA IN GRANATA"(in Italian).Salernitana.28 January 2021.
  6. ^"Sofian Kiyine naar OH Leuven".
  7. ^"Club relieves player that smashed his car into a sports hall of his duties for" an indefinite period "".vrtnws.VRT. 3 April 2023.Retrieved11 April2023.
  8. ^"Contract Sofian Kiyine in onderling overleg beëindigd"[Sofian Kiyine's contract terminated by mutual agreement] (in Dutch). OH Leuven. 26 August 2024.Retrieved26 August2024.
  9. ^https://www.instagram.com/p/DAGecfmMohW/
  10. ^"Jeux de la Francophonie Complete Program"(PDF).Jeux de la Francophonie.Retrieved27 August2017.
  11. ^"Vidéo. Jeux de la Francophonie: en finale, les U20 misent sur Sofian Kiyine".30 July 2017.
  12. ^S.p.A., Società Editrice Athesis.""Grazie Chievo, mi hai cambiato la vita"".L'Arena.it(in Italian).Retrieved3 August2018.
  13. ^ab"Exit from the road at 200 km / h in Belgium and landing in a gymnasium: the suspended footballer".Time News.3 April 2023.Retrieved12 April2023.
  14. ^Victor, Tom (31 March 2023)."Footballer crashed car through wall of sports hall and rushed to hospital".Daily Mirror.Retrieved31 March2023.
  15. ^"Après l'accident de Sofian Kiyine, l'OHL veut sensibiliser à la sécurité routière".RTL info(in French).Retrieved10 June2023.
  16. ^"Sofian Kiyine".Soccerway.com.
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