Oussama El Azzouzi
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Full name | Oussama El Azzouzi | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 29 May 2001 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Veenendaal, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bologna | |||||||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Vitesse Arnhem | ||||||||||||||
Groningen | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2021–2022 | Emmen | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Union SG | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Bologna | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Morocco U23 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2023– | Morocco | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:23, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:20, 31 March 2023 (UTC) |
Oussama El Azzouzi (
Club career
El Azzouzi had been in the youth set ups in the Netherlands for
On 20 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed with Bologna in Italy.[4]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is Moroccan by descent.[5] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[6]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[7][8] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[9][10] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9][11]
In October 2023, he was called up to the Morocco senior national team for the first time.[12] He made his senior debut for Morocco on 17 October 2023, starting a 3–0 home win against Liberia in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match.[13]
Personal life
He is the twin brother of the footballer Anouar El Azzouzi.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 April 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Emmen | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||
Union SG | 2022–23 | Belgian First Division A
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23 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 70 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 5 |
Honours
FC Emmen
Morocco U23
References
- ^ "Confusion surrounds USG signing as UEFA website drops Rangers hint". Rangersnews.uk.
- ^ "Oussama el Azzouzi signs contract in Belgium". ad.nl.
- ^ "MECHELEN VS. RUSG 3–0". Soccerway.
- ^ "Oussama El Azzouzi joins Bologna". Bologna. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Union vindt defensieve versterking met Oussama El Azzouzi". www.bruzz.be.
- ^ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Veenendaler Oussama el Azzouzi for the first time in the Morocco national selection". regiosportveenendaal.nl. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "MOROCCO VS LIBERIA 3-0". Soccerway. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Bomgaars, Arco (8 August 2022). "Anouar El Azzouzi kijkt met trots naar broer Oussama: 'Ik hoop in zijn voetsporen te treden'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 October 2023.