| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Évreux, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Estoril | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | ALM Évreux | ||
| 2009–2013 | Évreux FC 27 | ||
| 2013–2017 | Le Havre | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Le Havre II | 17 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Le Havre | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Rennes II | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Rennes | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Le Havre (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | →Le Havre II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | →Marítimo (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Reims | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Marítimo (loan) | 29 | (4) |
| 2022 | Reims II | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | →Estoril (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Estoril | 54 | (5) |
| 2024 | →Braga (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2016 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | France U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | France U20 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:34, 8 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Rafik Guitane (born 26 May 1999) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder orwinger forPrimeira Liga clubEstoril Praia.
Guitane signed his first professional contract withLe Havre on 21 July 2016 at the age of 17.[2] Guitane made his professional debut with Le Havre in a 4–0Coupe de France win overSaint-Colomban Locminé on 4 December 2016.[3] He made his league debut on 19 September 2017 in a 1–0 home win againstFC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[4] His first professional goal came on 25 November, two minutes after coming off the bench in the 71st minute of a league game againstLens. Cutting inside from the right, Guitane fired a shot past opposing goalkeeperJérémy Vachoux to secure a 1–0 victory.[5][6]
On 1 February 2018, Guitane was sold toRennes for €10 million. He however spent the rest of the season on loan with Le Havre.[7]
His first full season with Rennes, the2018–19 season, was spoiled by injury, as hetore his anterior cruciate ligament in October 2018.[8]
He returned to action in the2019–20 season, and made his competitive debut for the club on 20 October 2019 in a 3–2 away loss toMonaco, coming off the bench forHamari Traoré in the 88th minute.[9] On 7 November, Guitane made hisUEFA Europa League debut as a late substitute forBenjamin Bourigeaud in a 1–0 loss toCFR Cluj.[10][11] He finished the season with four total appearances, as he struggled to find playing time.[6]
On 12 August 2020, Guitane was sent on a one-season loan toPrimeira Liga clubMarítimo.[12] He made his debut for the club on 20 September againstSanta Clara, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute forPedro Pelágio.[13] He eventually managed to assert himself as a starter in the team, making 30 total appearances that season, as Marítimo finished 15th – just above the relegation spots.[6][14]
On 30 August 2021, Guitane signed a permanent contract withReims. He would, however, continue on loan with Marítimo for his second successive season.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Guitane returned to Portugal and joinedEstoril on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[15]
On 23 July 2023, Estoril announced the permanent signing of Guitane for an undisclosed fee. The midfielder signed a three-year contract and was handed the club's number 10 shirt.[16] He was an important starter during the2023-24 season as the club finished 13th in the league and reached the2024 Taça da Liga final losing on penalties toBraga.
On 31 August 2024,Braga signed Guitane on a season loan with an option to make the transfer permanent for a €5 million fee.[17] However, due to lack of game time he would return to Estoril on 1 January 2025.[18] He would play once again for the club 4 days later coming on as a substitute in the second-half againstEstrela da Amadora making an assist for the final goal in a 4–2 away win.
Guitane was born in France to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. He is eligible to play for the France, Algeria or Morocco national teams having previously represented France at youth international level.[19][20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Le Havre | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Rennes II | 2018–19 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Rennes | 2019–20[22] | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Marítimo (loan) | 2020–21[23] | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| Reims | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Marítimo (loan) | 2021–22[24] | Primeira Liga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 5 | ||
| Reims II | 2022–23 | National 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Estoril (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Estoril | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 41 | 7 | ||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 54 | 7 | ||||
| Braga (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Estoril | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 176 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 19 | ||