Osame Sahraoui (Arabic: أُسَامَة الصَّحْرَاوِيّ; born 11 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Lille. Born in Norway, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Growing up in Hauketo IF, Sahraoui joined Vålerenga's youth system in 2014.[2] Steadily advancing in the junior ranks, he signed his first professional contract in May 2019,[2] then made his senior debut in June 2020 against Stabæk, where he provoked a penalty kick that equalised the match.[3] In July 2020, he signed a contract extension which runs until 2023.[4] On 26 July 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win against Strømsgodset.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Sahraoui signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.[6] He made his debut for the club the very next game on 4 Februari against FC Utrecht which resulted in a 1–0 defeat.[7]
On 1 August 2024, French Ligue 1 club Lille announced the signing of Sahraoui on a five-year contract.[8]
Born in Norway, Sahraoui is of Moroccan descent. He was previously called up to a training camp for Morocco youth national teams.[9]
On 8 October 2021, Sahraoui gained his first cap for the Norway U21 in a match against Croatia.[10]
In August 2023, Sahraoui received his first call-up to the Norway senior national team by head coach Ståle Solbakken, for a friendly match against Jordan and a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Georgia.[11]
On 30 August 2024, Sahraoui switched nationality to instead represent the Morocco national team.[12] He debuted with Morocco in a 4–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 15 October 2024.[13]
He was born and raised in Oslo, where his parents moved to from the city of Bni Bouayach in northern Morocco.
Sahraoui's uncle, Mohammed Fellah, is a former professional footballer.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vålerenga | 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 91 | 13 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |||
| Lille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13[d] | 2 | – | 46 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 190 | 28 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Morocco | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | |
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