M. Saâdane

★ Veteran KingDefender · Al-Fateh

NATION · MAR Morocco →

Age

Position

Al-Fateh

Club

King's Cup

League

MAR

National team

// the read

The shape of him

Defending at a World Cup is a tightrope — one mistake ends a campaign. The profile below is the positional read; the moments that define it come in the knockouts.

// the equation

reading × timing × the last-ditch nerve

the back linethe cover positionthe duel

// the x-factor

The job

The last line of trust.

Read the danger early, time the tackle, marshal the line. At this level the margin between a clean sheet and an early flight is a single lapse.

34Years old

DefenderRole

// the cabinet

Honours

club

Club

Cup

×2

1. Lig

×2

Botola Pro

×2

// the closing word

M. Saâdane.Morocco · Defender.The full dossier — season numbers, takes and tape — lands closer to kickoff.

MARDefenderAl-Fateh