{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ismail Khafi | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco | height = 1.83 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Raja CA | clubnumber = 9 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = TAS Casablanca | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = Ittihad Khemisset | caps2 = 40 | goals2 = 18 | years3 = 2019–2021 | clubs3 = MC Oujda | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 13 | years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = AS FAR | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = Al-Sailiya | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = IR Tanger | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 13 | years7 = 2024–2025 | clubs7 = Qadsia SC | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 9 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Raja CA | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2020 | nationalteam1 = Morocco | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|African Nations Championship}} {{Medal|W|2020 Cameroon|}} | pcupdate = 03:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 18 June 2023 }}
'''Ismail Khafi''' (Arabic: إسماعيل خافي; born 19 September 1995) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Botola club Raja CA.
==Club career== Ismail Khafi began his professional career with TAS Casablanca in 2016. Between 2018 and 2023, he played for Moroccan clubs Ittihad Khemisset, MC Oujda and AS FAR.<ref>{{Soccerway|imad-khafi/634313}}</ref>
On 23 January 2023, he joined Qatari Second Division club Al-Sailiya for six months.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=fr |title=Mercato: l'AS FAR cède Ismail Khafi au club qatari d'Al-Sailiya |url=https://sport.le360.ma/football/mercato-las-far-cede-ismail-khafi-au-club-qatari-dal-sailiya-101462/ |website=Le 360 Sport Français}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=fr |title=L'attaquant marocain de l'AS FAR Ismail Khafi signe avec le club Al-Sailiya |url=https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/lattaquant-marocain-de-las-far-ismail-khafi-signe-avec-le-club-al-sailiya-65411 |website=SNRTnews}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
On 5 August 2023, he signed a two-year contract with Ittihad Tanger.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=ar |title=اتحاد طنجة يجدد عقد أسامة العز {{!}} كووورة |url=https://www.kooora.com/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2/1260805 |website=www.kooora.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> At the end of the 2023–24 season, he scored 13 goals in 28 league matches, finishing second in the scoring charts behind Yousri Bouzok.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=fr |title=Ismail Khafi Buts, Assistances & Stats {{!}} FootyStats |url=https://footystats.org/fr/players/morocco/ismail-khafi?utm_ |website=footystats.org}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=fr |title=Botola Pro: qui sont les joueurs qui animeront le mercato estival au Maroc ? |url=https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/botola-pro-qui-sont-les-joueurs-qui-animeront-le-mercato-estival-au-maroc-98695 |website=SNRTnews}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
In June 2024, he moved to Kuwait to join Qadsia SC.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |date=2024-06-29 |language=en |last=Mohammed |title=Ismail Khafi set to join Al-Qadisiya |url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/ismail-khafi-set-to-join-al-qadisiya/ |website=arabtimes}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> He finished the season as his team's top scorer with 16 goals in 37 matches.
On 16 August 2025, Raja CA announced the completion of the transfer of Ismail Khafi. He signed a two-year contract with the option of a third year.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2025-08-18 |language=fr |title=Mercato: Ismail Khafi s'engage avec le Raja |url=https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/mercato-ismail-khafi-sengage-avec-le-raja-134809 |website=SNRTnews}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
== International career == In December 2020, he was called up by Houcine Ammouta with the A' national team for a preparation training camp against Guinea. On 8 January 2021, he took part in the friendly match and scored a goal in the 71st minute (victory, 2–1).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-03 |language=fr |title=Amical: l'équipe nationale des joueurs locaux bat son homologue guinéenne (2-1) |url=https://2m.ma/fr/news/amical-lequipe-nationale-des-joueurs-locaux-bat-son-homologue-guineenne-2-1-20210108/ |website=2M}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
In 2021, he was part of the Moroccan team that won the 2020 African Nations Championship.<ref>{{cite web |date=2021-02-07 |title=Morocco win second CHAN title after defeating Mali in final |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-african-nations-championship/news/morocco-win-second-chan-title-after-defeating-mali-in-final |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2021-02-07 |title=Morocco Crowned CHAN 2020 Champions With Win Over Mali |url=https://www.beinsports.com/us/chan-2020/video/morocco-crowned-chan-2020-champions-with-win-/1633093 |accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref> During the competition, he made two appearances, against Rwanda and Zambia.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-03 |language=fr |title=CHAN-2020: le Maroc pour se racheter face à l'Ouganda |url=https://sport.le360.ma//maroc/chan-2020-le-maroc-pour-se-racheter-face-louganda-82874 |website=Le360 Sport}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-02-03 |date=2021-01-22 |language=fr-FR |title=CHAN 2021 : le Maroc bute sur la muraille rwandaise |url=https://www.afrik.com/chan-2021-le-maroc-bute-sur-la-muraille-rwandaise |website=Afrik.com}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
==Honours== ===Club=== ;AS FAR *Botola : 2022–23 *Moroccan Throne Cup: 2019–20<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flashscore.com/match/nFchmCsQ/#/match-summary/lineups | title=Morocco: Coupe Du Trone - Final | date=2022-05-14 | accessdate=2023-06-18}}</ref>
===International=== *African Nations Championship: 2020
==References== {{Reflist}}
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