{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Salaheddine Chihab | image = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|02|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Mohammedia, Morocco | height = 1.98 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Maghreb of Fez | clubnumber = 16 | youthyears1 = –2011 | youthclubs1 = SCC Mohammédia | years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = SCC Mohammédia | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012–2018 | clubs2 = Al-Shamal | caps2 = 136 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = OC Khouribga | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = IR Tangier | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Wydad de Fès | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = CAY Berrechid | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = Maghreb of Fez | caps7 = 32 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2024– | nationalteam1 = Morocco | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIFA Arab Cup}} {{Medal|W|2025 Qatar|Team}} | club-update = | nationalteam-update = | nationalteam2 = Morocco A' | nationalyears2 = 2025– | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }}
'''Salaheddine Chihab''' ({{lang|ar|صلاح الدين شهاب}}; born 23 February 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Maghreb of Fez and the Morocco national team.
==Club career== Chihab trained and graduated from the SCC Mohammédia training center. He then signed a long-term contract with Al-Shamal in Qatar. With the club, he played the majority of his time in the second division, winning the championship in the 2013–2014 season and gaining promotion to the Stars League.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |language=ar |title=شهاب حارس الماص يتحدث عبر le360 عن تألقه ضد الوداد و يتمنى حراسة عرين "الأسود" |url=https://ar.sport.le360.ma/botola-pro-1/158207/ |website=Le 360 Sport Arabe |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref>
In 2018, Chihab returned to Botola Pro, in which he played for OC Khouribga, IR Tangier,<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |first=Mohammed |last=Fizazi |title=Cinq nouveaux joueurs dans les rangs de l’Ittihad de Tanger |url=https://leseco.ma/sports/cinq-nouveaux-joueurs-dans-les-rangs-de-l-ittihad-de-tanger.html |website=LesEco.ma |date=2019-02-06 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |first=Amine |last=Raad |title=L’Ittihad de Tanger engage trois nouvelles recrues |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2019/littihad-tanger-engage-trois-nouvelles-recrues/309148.html |website=Le Matin.ma |date=2019-01-22 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref> Wydad de Fès and CAY Berrechid.
Arriving at Maghreb of Fez in 2022, Chihab reached the semi-finals of the Moroccan Throne Cup during the 2022–2023 season, after a defeat against AS FAR.<ref>{{cite web |title=AS FAR en finale de la Coupe du Trône, le MAS tombe à Agadir |url=https://www.lesinfos.ma/article/149635599-AS%20FAR%20en%20finale%20de%20la%20Coupe%20du%20Tr%C3%B4ne,%20le%20MAS%20tombe%20%C3%A0%20Agadir |website=www.lesinfos.ma |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |first=Youssef |last=Moutmaine |title=Coupe du Trône : l’AS FAR expulse le MAS et se rapproche du 13e sacre |url=https://lematin.ma/sports/coupe-du-trone-las-far-expulse-le-mas-et-se-rapproche-du-13e-sacre/232077 |website=Le Matin.ma |date=2024-06-24 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref> He notably played an important role during MAS' run in the Throne Cup.<ref>{{cite web |language=ar |first=هيأة التحرير: محمد عادل |last=البوعناني |title=Coupe du Trône S. Chihab qualifie le MAS |url=https://www.sawtfes.com/coupe-du-trone-s-chihab-qualifie-le-mas |website=صوت فاس البديل جريدة الكترونية مستقلة |date=2024-03-29 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=ar |title=شهاب: لا للغرور في الكأس {{!}} جريدة الصباح |url=https://assabah.ma/769576.html |website=assabah.ma |date=2024-04-04 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=ar |title=شهاب: المشاكل الداخلية أثرت علينا {{!}} جريدة الصباح |url=https://assabah.ma/778603.html |website=assabah.ma |date=2024-05-24 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref>
== International career == On 3 October 2024, Chihab received his first call-up from Walid Regragui, appearing on the list of Moroccan players selected for a match against the Central African Republic, counting towards the qualifiers for the 2025 AFCON.<ref>{{cite web |language=fr-FR |first=Rédaction |last=N |title=Maroc-Centrafrique: plusieurs surprises dans la liste de Walid Regragui |url=https://www.lesiteinfo.com/sport/628652-maroc-centrafrique-plusieurs-surprises-dans-la-liste-de-walid-regragui.html |website=LeSiteinfo.com |date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |title=Lions de l’Atlas: Walid Regragui dévoile sa liste pour la Centrafrique, sans Ziyech |url=https://sport.le360.ma/football/can/lions-de-latlas-walid-regragui-devoile-sa-liste-pour-la-centrafrique-sans-ziyech_I2HW54BF4ZHOTPJV2L6UMFAQ4U/ |website=Le 360 Sport Français |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref> He was listed as third goalkeeper behind Yassine Bounou and Munir Mohamedi.<ref>{{cite web |language=ar |title=حركاس وشهاب سفيران للبطولة في المنتخب لمواجهة إفريقيا الوسطى |url=https://ar.sport.le360.ma/football/IEZ2O5KUUFCDBOHHWC2KRPEOXI/ |website=Le 360 Sport Arabe |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=ar |title=عاجل.. الركراكي يكشف عن تشكيلة المنتخب المغربي لمواجهة إفريقيا الوسطى |url=https://www.analkhabar.com/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7/ |date=2024-10-03 |access-date=2024-10-03}}</ref>
On 24 November 2025, Chihab was named to Morocco's final squad for the FIFA Arab Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://frmf.ma/fr/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3%d9%83%d8%aa%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%8a-%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%a6%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d8%a7/|title=Coupe Arabe de la FIFA Qatar-2025: Tarik Sektioui dévoile la liste finale des joueurs|trans-title=2025 FIFA Arab Cup: Tarik Sektioui released the final list of players|publisher=Royal Moroccan Football Federation|date=24 November 2025|access-date=25 November 2025|language=fr}}</ref>
==Personal life== Chihab is the younger brother of former Moroccan international Tariq Chihab.<ref name=":0"/>
== Honours == '''Al-Shamal''' * Qatari Second Division: 2013–14
'''Morocco A'''' *FIFA Arab Cup: 2025
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== External links == * {{Sports links}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chihab, Salaheddine}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:People from Mohammedia Category:Moroccan men's footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Morocco men's international footballers Category:Botola players Category:Qatar Stars League players Category:Qatari Second Division players Category:SCC Mohammédia players Category:Al-Shamal SC players Category:Olympique Club de Khouribga players Category:IR Tangier players Category:Wydad de Fès players Category:Maghreb of Fez players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Category:21st-century Moroccan people