Place of birth Mauritania Role Footballer Name Moctar El | Years Team Playing position Date joined 2013 | |
Date of birth (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 17) Current teams ASAC Concorde (Midfielder), Mauritania national football team (Midfielder) | ||
Moctar Sidi El Hacen El Ide (born 31 December 1997), commonly known as Hacen, is a Mauritanian international footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Levante UD as a central midfielder.
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Club career
Born in Arafat in the outskirts of Nouakchott, Hacen started off at local ASAC Concorde and nearly moved to Valencia CF in August 2014 after impressing in the year's L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament, but chose to join Levante UD instead. However, he was unable to play any official matches until his 18th birthday.
Assigned to the club's Juvenil squad, Hacen made his debut with the reserves on 14 January 2016, coming on as a first half substitute in a 1–3 Segunda División B away loss against CD Llosetense. He was definitely promoted to the B-side ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, and scored his first senior goal on 6 November to open a 2–0 home win over UE Llagostera.
International career
Hacen started very early with his international career, having played seven games with the senior national team before the age of 16; his first being on 2 March 2013 by starting in a 0–0 away friendly draw against the Gambia.