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{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamed Timoumi
| image = 
| caption = 
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|8|25}}
| birth_place = [[Rabat]], Morocco
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| height = 1.75 m
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1978–1982
| clubs1 = [[Union de Touarga|US Touarga]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| years2 = 1982–1986
| clubs2 = [[FAR de Rabat]]
| caps2 = 
| goals2 = 
| years3 = 1986–1987
| clubs3 = [[Real Murcia|Murcia]]
| caps3 = 29
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1987–1989
| clubs4 = [[KSC Lokeren]]
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 5
| years5 = 1989–1990
| clubs5 = [[OC Khouribga]]
| caps5 = 
| goals5 = 
| years6 = 1990–1993
| clubs6 = [[Al-Suwaiq Club|Al-Suwaiq]]
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 
| years7 = 1993–1994
| clubs7 = [[CO Casablanca]]
| caps7 = 
| goals7 = 
| years8 = 1994–1995
| clubs8 = [[FAR de Rabat]]
| caps8 = 
| goals8 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1990
| nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-timoumi-intl.html Mohamed Timoumi – International Appearances]</ref>
| nationalcaps1 = 63
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{medal|3rd|[[1980 Africa Cup of Nations|1980 Nigeria]]|}}
}}
'''Mohamed Timoumi''' ({{langx|ar|محمد التيمومي}}; born 15 January 1960) is a Moroccan former [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]]. He was named [[African Footballer of the Year]] in 1985, and was the last player to win this award while playing club football in an African country. In 2006, he was selected by [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Le Matin|title=Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice|url=http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173|language=French|date=13 October 2006|accessdate=28 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055322/http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Timoumi took part in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] in Mexico.<ref>{{FIFA player|58975|Mohamed Timoumi}}</ref> At club level, he won the [[CAF Champions League]] with [[FAR Rabat]], the biggest Moroccan football club of his era. He also competed for Morocco at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Mohamed Timoumi Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/mohamed-timoumi-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045626/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/mohamed-timoumi-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|accessdate=15 August 2009}}</ref>

Timoumi played at a young age for the team of the Union of Touarga, where he was the youngest player. It was there where he was first noticed by the observers and experts of Moroccan football.

His burgeoning talent led him to join one of the biggest Moroccan clubs: FAR Rabat, with whom he won the CAF Champions League in 1985.

In 1985, his talent exploded despite a fracture during the FAR Rabat match against the Egyptian team Zamalek in the semifinals. During this year, Timoumi was, in the unanimous opinion of the international sports press, the star of Africa. He also received the Ballon d'Or Africain.

A year later, he participated in the final phase of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. In Mexico City, he was considered one of the most important elements of the Moroccan selection. Morocco ranked first in its group with 0 defeats and a resounding victory against Portugal 3–1. This result allowed Morocco to be the first Arab and African country to reach the second round of the World Cup.

== Career statistics ==

===International===

:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morocco goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed Timoumi<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohamed Timoumi – International Appearances|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-timoumi-intl.html|access-date=2021-11-18|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1
|{{dts|25 February 1980}}
|[[Stade Mohammed V]], [[Casablanca]], Morocco
|{{fb|SEN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2–3
|[[Friendlies]]
|-
| align="center" | 2
|{{dts|22 June 1980}}
|[[Dakar]], Senegal
|{{fb|SEN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1-0
|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 3
|{{dts|22 January 1985}}
|rowspan=2|[[Cochin]], India
|{{fb|DZA}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |4-0
|[[Nehru Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 4
|{{dts|26 January 1985}}
|{{fb|KOR}}
| align="center" |1–2
| align="center" |2-2
|[[Nehru Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 5
|{{dts|28 July 1985}}
|[[Casablanca]], Morocco
|{{fb|EGY}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |2-0
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 6
|{{dts|22 January 1985}}
|[[Mohammédia]], Morocco
|{{fb|SOM}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |3-0
|rowspan=2|[[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985 Pan Arab Games]]
|-
| align="center" | 7
|{{dts|10 August 1985}}
|[[Casablanca]], Morocco
|{{fb|MRT|1959}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |3-0
|-
| align="center" | 8
|{{dts|6 October 1985}}
|[[Rabat]], Morocco
|{{fb|LBY|1977}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |3-0
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 9
|{{dts|23 April 1986}}
|[[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
|{{fb|NIR}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1-2
|[[Friendlies]]
|-
| align="center" | 10
|{{dts|25 June 1989}}
|[[Lusaka]], Zambia
|{{fb|ZMB|1964}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |1-2
|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''As Far'''
*[[Botola|Botola Pro]]: 1984<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morocco 1983/84|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro84.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*[[CAF Champions League]]: [[1985 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1985]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Club Competitions 1985|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup85.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*[[Coupe du Trône]]: [[1983–84 Moroccan Throne Cup|1984]], [[1984–85 Moroccan Throne Cup|1985]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=1663|access-date=2021-11-20|website=goalzz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news|url=https://www.goalzz.com/?c=1664|access-date=2021-11-20|website=goalzz.com}}</ref>

'''Morocco'''
*[[1983 Mediterranean Games]] Champion: [[Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games|1983]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mediterranean Games 1983 (Morocco)|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames83.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*[[1980 African Cup of Nations]]: 3rd place<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Nations Cup 1980|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80a.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*[[Pan Arab Games]] runner-up: [[Football at the 1985 Pan Arab Games|1985]]
*[[Nehru Cup]]: 3rd place

'''individual'''
*[[African Footballer of the Year]]: 1985<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Player of the Year 1985|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afrpoy85.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Afamah|first=Greg|date=2021-09-23|title=African Footballer Of The Year Winners: Listed From 1970 Till Date|url=https://goalballlive.com/african-footballer-of-the-year-winners/|access-date=2021-11-20|website=GoalBall|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Best Moroccan player in 1985<ref>{{Cite web|title=African Player of the Year 1985|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afrpoy85.html|access-date=2021-11-20|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*Best player of the [[CAF Champions League]]: [[1985 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1985]]
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|African Footballer of the 20th century]]: 30th place<ref>{{Cite web|title=IFFHS' Century Elections|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-century.html|access-date=2021-11-18|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team<ref>{{cite web |date=1 March 2022 |title=IFFHS MEN’S ALL TIME MOROCCO DREAM TEAM - 135 |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1722 |access-date=3 March 2022 |publisher=IFFHS}}</ref>

== References ==
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