Anwar El Ghazi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anwar El Ghazi[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 May 1995||
Place of birth | Barendrecht, Netherlands[2] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2006 | BVV Barendrecht | ||
2006–2008 | Feyenoord | ||
2008–2009 | Spartaan '20 | ||
2009–2013 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
2013–2014 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Ajax | 70 | (20) |
2017–2019 | Lille | 39 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 31 | (5) |
2019–2022 | Aston Villa | 71 | (15) |
2022 | → Everton (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | PSV | 24 | (8) |
2023 | Mainz 05 | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (1) |
2012–2013 |
Netherlands U18 | 3 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Netherlands U21 | 11 | (3) |
2015 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:03, 13 October 2015 (UTC) |
Anwar El Ghazi (
Club career
Early career
El Ghazi began his football career in the youth ranks of his local club BVV Barendrecht, joining the youth academy of Feyenoord for two seasons. He then joined the ranks of Spartaan '20 before being recruited to Sparta Rotterdam, where he progressed through the academy. In 2013, he joined the Ajax Youth Academy, playing for the A1 selection (under-19), competing in the UEFA Youth League.[4]
Ajax
El Ghazi was signed by
El Ghazi made his regular season debut for Ajax in the 2014–15 Eredivisie season opener against Vitesse. The match ended in a 4–1 home victory, with El Ghazi providing the assist for the fourth goal by Lasse Schöne in the 87th minute.[7] On 17 August 2014, El Ghazi scored his first Eredivisie goal in the 3–1 away win against AZ, scoring in the 90th minute.[8] He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on 22 October 2014 at Camp Nou against Barcelona in the 88th minute of a 3–1 loss. In so doing, he became the first player to score at Camp Nou since the beginning of the 2014–15 season, when Barcelona went five matches at home without conceding a goal.[9]
Lille
On 31 January 2017, it was announced El Ghazi had been sold to French Ligue 1 side Lille for a €8 million transfer fee.[10] On 18 February, he scored his first goal for Lille against Caen, which also became the winner (0–1).[11]
On 6 August 2017, on the first matchday of the
On 18 February 2018, El Ghazi suffered a hamstring injury against Lyon, sidelining him for several weeks.[14] Due to complications, he did not return until the end of the season, where he struggled to establish himself in head coach Christophe Galtier's starting lineup.[15]
Aston Villa
On 22 August 2018, El Ghazi signed for
On 28 April 2019, in a heated contest between Aston Villa and
On 27 May 2019, El Ghazi scored Aston Villa's first goal in their 2–1 EFL Championship Play-off final victory over Derby County. In the 44th minute he met an Ahmed Elmohamady cross from the right with an attempted diving header which diverted in off his back. In the second half an El Ghazi shot from just outside the penalty area was blocked by Richard Keogh, looping up for John McGinn to steal in and score with a header, putting Aston Villa 2–0 up in the tie on 59 minutes.[21]
El Ghazi signed for Villa permanently on 10 June 2019 on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[22] He scored 4 goals and contributed 4 assists in his first Premier League season, as Villa narrowly avoided relegation.[23]
On 26 December 2020, El Ghazi scored a goal in the 3–0 home victory over Crystal Palace that would go onto to be voted Aston Villa's goal of the season for the 2020–21 season.[24] It was one of 11 goals scored that season, equalling his best ever goalscoring season with Ajax.[25]
Everton
El Ghazi signed for Everton on loan on 13 January 2022.[26] He took the number 34 shirt in honour of former Ajax teammate Abdelhak Nouri.[27]
PSV
On 30 August 2022, El Ghazi completed a move to PSV Eindhoven.[28] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Twente on 3 September.[29] His contract with PSV was terminated by mutual consent on 4 September 2023.[30]
Mainz 05
On 22 September 2023, El Ghazi signed a two-year contract with
On 27 October, Mainz informed El Ghazi that they intended to terminate his contract due to his social media post.[36] However, he returned on 31 October after he distanced himself from his statement by stating that he stood "for peace above everything" and calling for "more empathy" as "deepening our knowledge about the history of this conflict is vital". A week later, Mainz terminated his contract. This came after El Ghazi denied the club's statement that he had backed away from his initial statement, saying on social media that he had not authorised the club's statement on the matter: "I do not distance myself from what I said and stand for humanity and on the side of the oppressed until the last day I breathe."[37]
International career
Having dual citizenship, El Ghazi was eligible to represent either the
Netherlands
El Ghazi met Cristiano Ronaldo during the summer break, a player who he looks up to, and asked him whether he should represent the Netherlands or Morocco. Ronaldo advised him to choose the Netherlands because he would have a higher chance to participate in an international tournament, based on their history. Consequently, El Ghazi said he would choose to represent the Netherlands and was subsequently called up for the Netherlands' two final UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches, against Kazakhstan on 10 October 2015 and the Czech Republic on 13 October.[39] He was named in the Oranje's starting line-up for both matches as the Dutch defeated Kazakhstan 2–1 but lost to the Czechs 3–2. The Netherlands failed to qualify for the tournament proper after finishing fourth in their qualifying group.
On 14 May 2021, El Ghazi was called up by
Morocco
In October 2022 El Ghazi confirmed that he was considering switching to Morocco and that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation was working on the paperwork.[41]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 October 2023[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
2015–16 | Eredivisie | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | — | 37 | 11 | |||
2016–17 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |||
Total | 70 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 23 | ||
Lille | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
Total | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
Aston Villa (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 36 | 6 | |
Aston Villa | 2019–20 | Premier League | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 6 | ||
2020–21 | Premier League | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 11 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 102 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 119 | 26 | ||
Everton (loan) | 2021–22 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
PSV | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||
Mainz 05 | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 240 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 302 | 64 |
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Johan Cruyff Shield and Championship play-offs
- ^ Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
International
- As of match played 13 October 2015[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Aston Villa
- PSV
- Individual
References
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- ^ "Ligue 1. Lille enfonce un peu plus Caen à domicile". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Ouest-France. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Lille : Anwar El Ghazi rend hommage à Abdelhak Nouri après son but contre Nantes" (in French). L'Équipe. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
The scorer of Lille's third goal against Nantes on Sunday, Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi paid tribute to his former teammate Abdelhak Nouri, in serious condition after a heart attack on July 8 during a friendly match.
- ^ "Invaller El Ghazi tilt Lille met heldenrol over degradatiestreep". VI.nl (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
Anwar El Ghazi and his Lille OSC team have taken important points in the fight against relegation. At home against Strasbourg, the team won in the absolute final phase thanks to an assist from the ex-Ajax player (2-1), who had already made it 1-0.
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El Ghazi scored five times in 39 Ligue 1 appearances, but was not part of Lille boss Christophe Galtier's plans for the current campaign.
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- ^ Woodcock, Ian (27 May 2019). "Aston Villa 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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- ^ "Ajax roept Cillessen uit tot 'speler van het jaar', El Ghazi 'talent van het jaar'". Het Parool. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
External links
- Anwar El Ghazi at Premier League
- Anwar El Ghazi at Ons Oranje (in Dutch)
- Anwar El Ghazi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Anwar El Ghazi at Soccerway
- Career stats - Voetbal International
- Ons Oranje U17 stats
- Ons Oranje U18 stats