Nayef Aguerd – نايف أكرد – The BEAST In Morocco Defense!

Nayef Aguerd (Berber: ⵏⴰⵢⴼ ⴰⴳⵕⴹ; Arabic: نايف أكرد; born 30 March 1996) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club West Ham United and the Morocco national team. He has also played for FUS Rabat, Dijon and Rennes.

On 14 August 2020, Aguerd signed a contract with Ligue 1 team Rennes from Dijon for an undisclosed fee believed to be between €4m and €5m. Aguerd scored his first goal for the club in a friendly against Nice; the game ended in a 3–2 loss. On 13 September 2020, Aguerd scored his first league goal in a 4–2 victory against Nîmes.

In June 2022, Aguerd signed for West Ham United on a five-year contract for a fee of £30 million. His fee was the fourth-highest paid by West Ham after those paid for Sébastien Haller, Felipe Anderson and Kurt Zouma.

On 16 July, Aguerd made his debut for the Hammers in a friendly against Reading, playing a total of 63 minutes of a 1–1 draw at the Madejski Stadium. In his second game, a pre-season friendly against Rangers on 19 July, Aguerd injured his ankle which required surgery.

On 19 October, Aguerd returned back to training with the team three months after his injury.
Aguerd made his competitive West Ham United debut on 27 October in a Europa Conference League game against Silkeborg, which West Ham won 1–0

Aguerd made his debut for the Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania on 31 August 2016. Aguerd represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve their first CHAN title. On 6 September 2021, Aguerd scored his first goal against Sudan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, he sent a sharp shot in the net from a cross.

He was later invited by Vahid Halilhodžić to represent Morocco in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Nayef started all of his matches in the group stages. He scored an own-goal in a 2–2 draw against Gabon. On 10 November 2022, Nayef Aguerd was named in Morocco’s 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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