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Rachid Aït-Atmane (Arabic: رشيد آيت عثمان[عدل;born 4 February 1993), simply known as Rachid, is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Spanish side Sporting de Gijón as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bobigny, Aït-Atmane finished his formation with RC Lens' youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 campaign, in the Championnat de France amateur. On 4 June 2013 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year deal with Spanish side Sporting de Gijón and being assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.
Aït-Atmane played his first match as a professional on 23 August 2014, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 away success against CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship. On 10 July of the following year he renewed his contract until 2019, being definitely promoted to the main squad.
Aït-Atmane made his La Liga debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Carlos Carmona in a 0–0 home draw against Real Madrid.
International career
In November 2015, Aït-Atmane was called up to the Algerian under-23 national team for the first time for a friendly against Tunisia in preparation for the 2015 CAF U-23 Championship.