Chahine van Bohemen

Footballer (born 2004)

Chahine van Bohemen
Personal information
Full name	Chahine Jilali van Bohemen
Date of birth	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Drachten, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Al-Jazira
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2014	VV Hoogland
2014–2019	Vitesse
2019–2023	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	Jong Ajax	2	(0)
2023–	Al-Jazira	2	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Netherlands U15	4	(0)
2019	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2023	Morocco U20	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:29, 29 May, 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:29, 11 July, 2023 (UTC)

Chahine Jilali van Bohemen (born 25 January 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Jazira. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Morocco internationally since 2022.

Career

Born in the Netherlands to a Dutch father and Moroccan mother, Van Bohemen played locally as a child for VV Hoogland before he joined the academy of Vitesse Arnhem at ten years old.^[1] He joined the AFC Ajax academy in 2019. He plays predominantly as a left-back and has gained a reputation for the ability to score direct from free-kicks.^[2] In December 2022 van Bohemen announced his choice would be to represent Morocco internationally.^[3]^[4]

Van Bohemen made his professional debut for Jong Ajax against FC Eindhoven on 6 January 2023 in a 1-1 draw in the Eerste Divisie.^[5] The following week, he made his first start for Jong Ajax, away against De Graafschap.^[6]^[7]

Al Jazira

On August 4, 2023, he has signed with Emirati club Al-Jazira.^[8]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, van Bohemen was called up to the Netherlands national youth teams at under-15 and under-16 respectively.^[9]

In 2022, van Bohemen switched his national allegiance to Morocco, after being called up in December. He went on to make his international debut for the under-20 side in 2023.^[10]

References

^ "Kweekvijver: waar leidt de bijzondere ontwikkeling van Van Bohemen hem naartoe?". Ajaxshowtime.com.
^ "De Toekomst: The next generation of stars". Svenskafans.com.
^ "Chahine van Bohemen délaisse les Pays-Bas pour le Maroc". Bladi.net.
^ "Van Bohemen spoke to them.. Why do the "children of the Netherlands" prefer to represent the Moroccan national team?". Al-ain.com.
^ "Idumbo Muzambo and Van Bohemen proud of Jong Ajax debut: 'Now I have to press ahead". Ajaxshowtime.com.
^ "' Red' Young Ajax ingloriously down against De Graafschap". nhnieuws. January 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "Jong Ajax verliest van De Graafschap en eindigt duel met negen man". ajaxshowtime. January 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "شاهين فان بوهيمن يوقع لنادي الجزيرة الاماراتي" (in Arabic). nabd. August 4, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "OnsOranje". onsoranje.nl. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
^ "Chahine van Bohemen verkiest Marokko boven Nederland". Bladna.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-11.