In 2012, in a YouTube video seen by almost six million people, he was labeled ‘the best 14-year-old footballer in the world’ by Goal. However, the Italian-born freestyler has failed to live up to the early hype surrounding him.Hachim Mastour, a former teenage YouTube sensation and AC Milan youth player, is now 24 and has signed for a Moroccan second division team.Ten years ago, he was tipped as a future star, after a video of his scoring ability at the Ielasi Memorial youth tournament went viral.AC Milan acquired his services as a 14-year-old from Reggiana, beating rival youth teams from Barcelona, Manchester City and Real Madrid. He was named on the first-team bench a year later, but never played for the Italian giants.Tue 22:30: (1.89) Zamalek (3.35) Ceramica Cleopatra (4.10)Renaissance Club Athletic Zemamra, also known as Nadhat Zemamra, confirmed the signing of the infamous attacking midfielder on their official Twitter account. Mastour made his international debut for Morocco aged just 16, opting to play for the north African nation because of his parents’ nationality.However, he played just one minute of an African Cup of Nations qualifier in June 2015, and has not featured for the national side since.Mastour was first and foremost a skilled entertainer with flair in abundance. He also featured in a freestyle video alongside Neymar but not everybody approved of his stylish tricks and viral videos. In 2018, Sportsmail reported that Mastour was threatened with abuse by former AC Milan manager Gennaro Gattuso for uploading clips of his freestyle skills online.Goal had previously revealed Mastour’s difficult path through the football world, which has seen him playing in five different countries with very little to show for it.He struggled during loan spells in Spain with Malaga, and with Dutch side Zwolle, before being released by AC Milan in 2018. He joined Greek side Lamia before returning to Reggina, where he started his career.Mastour scored his first professional goal in January 2021 in a 5-1 defeat, whilst out on loan to Capri in Italy’s Serie C.وقع في كشوفات نادينا النهضة أتلتيك الزمامرة الدولي المغربي هاشم مستور، اللاعب السابق ميلان وريجينا الإيطاليين ومالقا الإسباني.هاشم الذي سبق له مجاورة المنتخب الوطني للشباب يبلغ من العمر 24 سنة، يشغل مركز وسط ميدان هجومي.مرحبا بك هشام نتمنى لك مسيرة موفقة رفقة الصقور#DIMARCAZ💙 pic.twitter.com/TKgCec3hLF— renaissance club athletic zemamra (@Rcazofficiel) June 27, 2022 His new club, Renaissance Zemamra, finished fourth in this season’s Botola Pro 2 Inwi, meaning they will continue to be in Morocco’s second tier when the next campaign begins this summer.It remains to be seen whether Zemamra’s Stade Muncipal will become the stadium where Mastour’s early hype will finally come good on the professional stage.Sportbible revealed last summer that he was without a club after being released by Reggina. It is only now that his plan to turn out for Renaissance Zemamra has materialized.
