Alaa Bellaarouch

Alaa Bellaarouch
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo București
(on loan from Braga)
Number 36
Youth career
–2020 Mohammed VI Academy
2020–2021 Strasbourg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Strasbourg B 21 (0)
2022–2025 Strasbourg 15 (0)
2022–2023 → Stade Briochin (loan) 14 (0)
2022 → Stade Briochin B (loan) 1 (0)
2025– Braga 0 (0)
2026– → Dinamo București (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2017 Morocco U15 5 (0)
2018–2019 Morocco U17 4 (0)
2021–2022 Morocco U20 7 (0)
2023 Morocco U23 10 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 October 2026

Alaa Bellaarouch (Arabic: علاء بلعروش; born 1 February 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga I club Dinamo București, on loan from Primeira Liga club Braga and the Morocco national team.

Club career

Bellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé. In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.

On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain. Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.

On 27 June 2025, Bellaarouch signed a 5-year contract with Primeira Liga club Braga.

On 26 June 2026, Bellaarouch signed a 1-year loan contract with Liga I club Dinamo București.

International career

Bellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Bellaarouch was one of the players who were called up with the Morocco national team by head coach Mohamed Ouahbi for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches with Gabon and Lesotho

Career statistics

As of match played 16 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strasbourg B 2020–21 Championnat National 3 10–——10
2021–22 Championnat National 3 170———170
2024–25 Championnat National 2 30———30
Total 210———210
Strasbourg 2021–22 Ligue 1 0000——00
2023–24 Ligue 1 15040——190
2024–25 Ligue 1 0000——00
Total 15040——190
Stade Briochin (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 14000——140
Stade Briochin B (loan) 2022–23 Championnat National 3 10———10
Braga 2025–26 Primeira Liga 0010100020
Dinamo București (loan) 2026–27 Liga I 12000——120
Career total 630501000690

Honours

Braga

Morocco U17

Morocco U23

References

  1. ↑ "De Casablanca au Stade Briochin, l'itinéraire d'Alaa Bellaarouch - Foot Amateur Bretagne". footamateur.letelegramme.fr (in French). 13 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "National : Bellaarouch, la grosse tuile avant le déplacement à Martigues". Le Télégramme (in French). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "National : Bellaarouch blessé, quelles solutions pour le Stade Briochin ?". Le Télégramme (in French). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ↑ ALVAREZ, Bruno (2 February 2024). "Strasbourg - PSG. Qui est Alaa Bellaarouch, le gardien du Racing décisif sur le penalty de Mbappé ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Strasbourg-PSG Recap". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Alaa Bellaarouch é reforço até 2030". scbraga.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Belivacă, Tudor (26 June 2026). "Dinamo a rezolvat a doua mutare a verii!" [Dinamo has completed its second move of the summer!]. GSP.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Marooc: qualifié pour la CAN U17 Tanzanie 2019". Africa Top Sports (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SOFOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "M. Mohamed Ouahbi annonce une liste de 29 joueurs en prévision des matchs face au Gabon, au Lesotho et au Ghana" [Mr. Mohamed Ouahbi announces a 29-player squad for the matches against Gabon, Lesotho, and Ghana.] (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 17 September 2026. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
  11. ↑ Alaa Bellaarouch at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Championnat d'Afrique du Nord U-17: L'équipe marocaine se qualifie pour la coupe d'Afrique Tanzanie-2019". Le7tv.ma (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2024.