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Ismael Saibari
Saibari with Morocco in 2025
Personal information
Birth name Ismael Saibari Ben El Basra[note 1]
Date of birth (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 PSV Eindhoven
Number 34
Youth career
2005–2007 Santa Terrassa CD
2007–2008 KVC Willebroek-M
2009–2013 K Beerschot VA
2013–2015 Anderlecht
2015–2017 K.V. Mechelen
2017–2020 Genk
2020 PSV Eindhoven
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Jong PSV 55 (9)
2020– PSV Eindhoven 139 (38)
International career‡
2020–2022 Morocco U20 2 (1)
2022–2024 Morocco U23 15 (6)
2023– Morocco 26 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2025 Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:03, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 January 2026

Ismael Saibari (Moroccan Arabic: إسماعيل صيباري; born 28 January 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a winger for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Morocco national team.

Club career

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PSV Eindhoven

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Saibari began his youth career in Spain and Belgium, spending time at K Beerschot VA, Anderlecht, K.V. Mechelen and Genk, before moving to the Netherlands to join PSV Eindhoven on 29 July 2020, signing a three-year contract.[1] He initially featured for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie, and made his senior debut for PSV in the Eredivisie on 1 November that year, coming on as a substitute for Mario Götze in a 4–0 victory over ADO Den Haag.[2]

On August 19, 2023, Saibari netted his first goal for PSV in a 3–1 away win over Vitesse.[3] Later that month, on August 30, he scored twice in a 5–1 win over Rangers in the Champions League play-off round, securing a spot in the competition's group stage and earning Man of the Match honors.[4][5] Having qualified for the Champions League, he made his first group stage appearance on September 20, starting against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.[6] He subsequently extended his contract with the club until 2028.[7] Later that year, on 29 November, he scored his first goal in the Champions League in a 3–2 away victory over Sevilla.[8]

In the 2023–24 season, Saibari began to have more playing time and helped the team conquered the 2023–24 Eredivisie, playing in 31 matches and scoring 8 goals. In the following season, he became a regular starter and was champion of the 2024–25 Eredivisie, playing in 44 matches and having excellent numbers, with 15 goals and 13 assists in all competitions.[9] On 26 October 2025, he scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–2 away win over Feyenoord.[10]

International career

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Born in Spain, Saibari is of Moroccan descent. He moved to Belgium at a young age. He is a youth international for Morocco.[11]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[12][13] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[14][15] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14][16]

On 11 December 2025, Saibari was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations[17] Saibari made international news on 18 January 2026, He was penalized with a three-match suspension, because helped the ball boys remove the towels from behind the goal.[18][19][20][21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 28 January 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 24 3 – – – 24 3
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26 5 – – – 26 5
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 5 1 – – – 5 1
Total 55 9 – – – 55 9
PSV Eindhoven 2020–21 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 17 0 3 0 7[b] 0 1[c] 0 28 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 19 5 0 0 11[d] 3 1[c] 0 31 8
2024–25 Eredivisie 29 11 4 1 10[d] 3 1[c] 0 44 15
2025–26 Eredivisie 17 9 0 0 7[d] 3 1[c] 0 25 12
Total 82 25 7 1 36 9 4 0 130 35
Career total 138 34 7 1 36 9 4 0 185 44
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 18 January 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2023 4 0
2024 5 2
2025 13 4
2026 4 1
Total 26 7
Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Saibari goal.[23]
List of international goals scored by Ismael Saibari
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 2024 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gabon 5–1 5–1 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 18 November 2024 Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco  Lesotho 7–0 7–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 21 March 2025 Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco  Niger 1–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 5 September 2025 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Niger 1–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 2–0
6 18 November 2025 Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier, Morocco  Uganda 2–0 4–0 Friendly
7 9 January 2026 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

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PSV Eindhoven

Morocco U23

Morocco

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saibari and the second or maternal family name is Ben El Basra.

References

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  1. ^ Elfrink, Rik (29 July 2020). "PSV haalt met Ismael Saibari (19) een extra speler voor het beloftenteam" (in Dutch). ed.nl.
  2. ^ "PSV shows strength against ADO Den Haag". PSV Eindhoven. 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "PSV warm up with comeback win over Vitesse". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ Ünsal, Efe (21 February 2025), "How the UEFA Champions League divided Europe and harmed competitive balance within domestic leagues", The Champions? Thirty Years of the UEFA Champions League, London: Routledge, pp. 42–58, doi:10.4324/9781003607113-4, ISBN 978-1-003-60711-3, retrieved 13 September 2025{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  5. ^ "Rangers out of Champions League as PSV's Saibari leads 5-1 playoff thrashing". The Guardian. 30 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Football in Europe: apolitical UEFA plays politics with football", Routledge Handbook of Football Studies, New York: Routledge, pp. 450–460, 4 October 2016, doi:10.4324/9780203066430-47, ISBN 978-0-203-06643-0, retrieved 13 September 2025{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  7. ^ "Contract news: Ismael Saibari extended to mid-2028". PSV Eindhoven. 26 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Sevilla 2-3 PSV Eindhoven: Sergio Ramos scores 10,000th Champions League goal". BBC Sport. 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ Berkmen, Y. M.; Lande, A. (December 1975). "Chest roentgenography as a window to the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis". The American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine. 125 (4): 842–846. doi:10.2214/ajr.125.4.842. ISSN 0002-9580. PMID 2023.
  10. ^ "Ismael Saibari's hat-trick fires PSV to 3-2 win over Feyenoord in Rotterdam". nltimes.nl. 26 October 2025.
  11. ^ "PSV : Ismael Saibari devrait rejoindre les Lionceaux". Lions De l'Atlas. 10 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. ^ Jelmini, Eugenio (9 June 2023). "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt: Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAF. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Morocco name star-studded AFCON squad as Hakimi makes cut but Diop misses out". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  18. ^ "What's with Morocco players, ball boys trying to swipe opposition goalkeepers' towels?!". ESPN.com. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  19. ^ "The Most Awkward Moment of the Final: Morocco Apologizes to Édouard Mendy Over the Towel Incident". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  20. ^ "AFCON 2025 final: Towel controversy, Ismael Saibari apologizes to Mendy". Yahoo Sports. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Respect above all! Ismael Saibari visits Senegal team hotel to personally apologize to Edouard Mendy". Dailysports. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  22. ^ Ismael Saibari at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  23. ^ a b Ismael Saibari at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ^ "PSV Eindhoven wraps up its 25th Dutch Eredivisie title by beating Sparta Rotterdam 4-2". Associated Press News. 5 May 2024.
  25. ^ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  26. ^ "PSV verrast Ajax met twee goals vlak na rust en wint KNVB-beker". NOS (in Dutch). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  27. ^ "PSV wint na strafschoppen van Ajax in bekerfinale vol irritaties en opstootjes" [PSV beats Ajax after penalty kicks in cup final full off irritations and fights] (in Dutch). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  28. ^ "Madueke: Nigeria prospect's brace powers PSV past 10-man Ajax in Dutch Super Cup". Goal. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Lang beslist duel met Feyenoord en bezorgt PSV veertiende Johan Cruijff Schaal" [Long decided duel with Feyenoord and gives PSV fourteenth Johan Cruijff Shield]. nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  30. ^ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  31. ^ MacDonald, Keifer (18 January 2026). "Senegal walk off in Afcon final over penalty award". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  32. ^ "Morocco's U23 team crowned with African Cup of Nations". 8 July 2023.
  33. ^ "PSV and N.E.C. main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for November". Eredivisie. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  34. ^ "FC Utrecht dominates Eredivisie Team of the Month". Eredivisie. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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  • Profile at the PSV Eindhoven website
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