At 19, Amine Chabane is already too good for Ligue 3. The Franco-Moroccan right-back made 24 Ligue 2 appearances for doomed Amiens SC this season and is now courted by Dijon, Le Mans and Portugal’s Moreirense — valued at €1.5 million with a contract until June 2027. The race to sign him is on.
Born in Les Lilas, Seine-Saint-Denis, and a Moroccan U20 international despite holding dual Franco-Moroccan-Algerian nationality, Amine Chabane is the textbook story of an African talent quietly rising through French football before the spotlight finds him. Developed at Red Star and then Amiens, the 183cm, 80kg right-back has been one of the few positives in a disastrous Amiens season — appearing 24 times in Ligue 2 and delivering performances that stand well above the level of a third-division club. Athletic, disciplined defensively and capable of contributing in attack, his profile is precisely what ambitious Ligue 2 clubs target on the market. According to Le Courrier Picard, Dijon FCO and Le Mans FC have both made concrete approaches to his entourage, while Moreirense from the Portuguese Primeira Liga are also tracking his situation.
For Footafrica.net, Chabane’s story is a familiar one — Franco-Moroccan talent quietly powering French professional football from the academies upward. His contract runs until June 2027, giving Amiens some leverage, but with the club now facing Ligue 3, keeping him will be near impossible. At 19 years old, already valued at €1.5 million, Chabane has one priority: finding the right platform to take the next step. Morocco is watching. The bidders are circling. Someone will move fast.