Khalil Azmi

Khalil Azmi

Personal information
Date of birth	August 23, 1964
Place of birth	Casablanca, Morocco
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1984–1992	Wydad Casablanca
1992–1994	Raja Casablanca
1995	New Hampshire Ramblers
1996	Colorado Rapids	0	(0)
1996	→ New York Fever (loan)
1997	Charleston Battery	27	(0)
1997–1999	Baltimore Spirit/Blast (indoor)	60	(0)
1998	Hershey Wildcats	23	(0)
National team
1987-1994	Morocco	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Khalil Azmi (born 23 August 1964) is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper. He played ten seasons in the Moroccan League, two in the USISL, two in the National Professional Soccer League, one in the A-League and one in Major League Soccer.

Career

In 1984, Azmi began his career with Wydad Casablanca in the Moroccan League. In 1992, he moved to Raja Casablanca. In 1995, he moved to the United States where he played for the New Hampshire Ramblers in the USISL. In February 1996, the Colorado Rapids selected him in the 14th round (132nd overall) of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He never got off the bench with the Rapids and spent part of the season on loan with the New York Fever in the A-League in 1996.^[1] In 1997, he played for the Charleston Battery in the USISL.^[2] That fall, he signed with the Baltimore Spirit of the National Professional Soccer League. He spent two winter indoor seasons with the Spirit.^[3][4] In 1998, he played for the Hershey Wildcats in the USISL.^[5]

He was a member of the Morocco team which played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, playing in two matches.

References

1. The Year in American Soccer - 1996
2. Charleston Battery
3. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1997-1998
4. NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS -- 1998-1999
5. The Year in American Soccer - 1998

External links

• FIFA: Khalil Azmi