Hanane Aït El Haj

Hanane Ait El Haj (حنان أيت الحاج; born 2 November 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team. She often plays as a right back.

Club career
Aït El Haj began her club career playing for AS FAR in the Moroccan Women's Championship in 2016. She played for Zaragoza CFF in Segunda División Pro on a one-year contract for the 2020-21 season before returning to AS FAR. She has won the league with AS FAR six times and the Throne Cup four times. In 2022, the team won the CAF Women's Champions League after placing third in 2021.

International career
Aït El Haj was capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round). She played in Morocco's runners-up performance in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted by Morocco. She was part of the squad which qualified Morocco for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, their first appearance at the tournament. At the World Cup, she scored an own goal in Morocco's 6-0 loss to Germany in the group stage. She also provided an assist to Morocco's maiden World Cup goal by Ibtissam Jraidi in their 1-0 victory over South Korea.