Alaa Bellaarouch

Alaa Bellaarouch (born 1 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Strasbourg.

Club career
Bellaarouch was trained at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé. In 2020, he left Morocco to sign for French club Strasbourg, initially joining the reserve team. In 2022, he signed for Stade Briochin on loan until the end of the season.

On 2 February 2024, Bellaarouch made his Ligue 1 debut for Strasbourg in a 2–1 defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain. Although he saved a penalty from Kylian Mbappé early in the match, he later made a crucial mistake by clearing the ball into Marco Asensio's path, who set up Mbappé for the opening goal.

International career
Bellaarouch is a Morocco youth international. He was a part of the teams won the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament and the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Honours
Morocco U17


 * UNAF U-17 Tournament: 2018

Morocco U23


 * U-23 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023