Ayoub El Hmidi

Ayoub El Hmidi
Personal information
Full name Ayoub El Hmidi
Date of birth (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000
Place of birth Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Al Dhaid
Number 11
Youth career
Lions Gibraltar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lions Gibraltar 2 (0)
2017–2018 Glacis United 0 (0)
2018–2022 Mons Calpe 56 (17)
2022 Europa 0 (0)
2022–2023 St Joseph's 19 (2)
2023 Torrijos 0 (0)
2024 KAC Marrakech 0 (0)
2024 FCB Magpies 6 (1)
2024 AS Gabès 5 (0)
2025 USM d'Oujda 11 (0)
2025–2026 Jubbah 29 (13)
2026– Al Dhaid 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 Gibraltar U19 3 (0)
2019–2022 Gibraltar U21 18 (0)
2023– Gibraltar 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2025

Ayoub El Hmidi (Arabic: أيوب الحميدي; born 30 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for UAE First Division League side Al Dhaid. Born in Morocco, he plays for the Gibraltar national team.

Club career

Born in Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco,[1][2] El Hmidi spent part of his childhood there, where he began playing at a local academy before moving with his family to Gibraltar at around fifteen.[1][2] In Gibraltar, he began his career with Lions Gibraltar, as a youth product, and made two appearances during his debut season before signing with Glacis United, where he didn't play a league game. In 2018, he joined Mons Calpe, for whom he scored 17 goals in 56 league appearances over four seasons. He also appeared twice in the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.[3][4]

In 2022 El Hmidi signed for Europa for their UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, and after the Greens' exit from the competition he joined St Joseph's.[5] After one season he signed for CD Torrijos in Spain on 13 July 2023. However, paperwork issues delayed his debut for the club.[6] After terminating his contract in December due to these registration issues, he relocated to Morocco in January 2024, joining KAC Marrakech on a two-and-a-half year contract and becoming the first Gibraltarian footballer to play in Africa.[7] Despite this, after only a month at the club where he only played in friendlies, he terminated his contract at the end of the winter 2024 window and returned to Gibraltar, joining FCB Magpies.

At the end of the season, El Hmidi returned to North Africa, joining newly promoted Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side AS Gabès. His contract was terminated by the club in January 2025 following an alleged dispute with coaching staff.[8] He instead returned to Morocco to join USM d'Oujda on 24 January 2025. He scored his first goal in Morocco on 5 April 2025, netting the winner in extra time against top flight side Raja CA in the 2024–25 Moroccan Throne Cup Round of 16.[9] At the end of the season he left the club and joined newly promoted Saudi Second Division League side Jubbah Club. On 30 October 2025, he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 away win over Al-Shoulla, Jubbah's first leage win of the season.[10] After an impressive season in Saudi Arabia, where he scored 13 goals in 29 appearances, he moved to the United Arab Emirates in July 2026, joining Al Dhaid.[11]

International career

El Hmidi was previously the record caps holder for Gibraltar U21 with 18 caps, broken by Dylan Borge in November 2023. He made his senior debut on 16 June 2023, in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against France, which finished as a 0–3 loss.[12]

Personal life

El Hmidi is Muslim.[13] While representing Gibraltar during Ramadan in 2025, he discussed balancing fasting with his preparations for international matches.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 Abid, Mahdi (20 November 2024). "الحميدي يروي لـ "العربي الجديد" قصة وصوله إلى منتخب جبل طارق وعلاقته بالمغرب ومستقبله في تونس" [El Hmidi recounts to The New Arab the story of his arrival to the Gibraltar national team, his relationship with Morocco, and his future in Tunisia]. Al-Araby (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 El Nabulsi, Mohamed (6 April 2025). "لاعب منتخب جبل طارق يدخل تاريخ مسابقة كأس العرش" [Gibraltar national team player enters the history of the Throne Cup competition]. Al-Mountakhab (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "History: Mons Calpe 1-1 FC Santa Coloma | UEFA Conference League 2021/22". UEFA.com. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "History: FC Santa Coloma 4-0 Mons Calpe | UEFA Conference League 2021/22". UEFA.com. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Breaking: Saints sign El Hmidi St Joseph's FC. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Ayoub podría debutar contra el Atlético Tomelloso La Tribuna de Toledo. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  7. ↑ El gibraltareño Ayoub firma por el KAW Marrakech Al Sol de la Costa. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  8. ↑ AS Gabès: Termination of player Ayoub El Hmidi's contract Mosaique FM. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Match Report Kooora. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Al-Habib, Issa. "جبة يطفئ الشعلة بهدفين في دوري أندية الدرجة الثانية" [Jubba Extinguishes Al-Shoalah with Two Goals in the Second Division Clubs League]. Al Madina (in Arabic). Al-Ahsa. Archived from the original on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "نرحب بلاعبنا الجديد " ايوب الحميدي " لاعباً للفريق الاول لكرة القدم 😎⚽️" [We welcome our new player 'Ayoub Al Hamidi' as a player for the first football team 😎⚽️]. Al Dhaid SC (in Arabic). Instagram. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Gibraltar vs France UEFA.com. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Gibraltar vs Czechia - 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers - Match Programme" [During preparations for these two group games, El Hmidi has observed Ramadan. “Ramadan is a blessed month for all of us Muslims,” he continued. “It’s when we get really close to God and, of course, the first five days are always the toughest but then the body gets used to it.] (PDF). Gibraltar Football Association. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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