Zakaria El Azzouzi

Zakaria El Azzouzi
Personal information
Full name Zakaria El Jebach Azzouzi
Date of birth (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ajax
Youth career
–2009 DWS
2009–2015 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Ajax 0 (0)
2015–2017 → Jong Ajax 11 (6)
2016 → FC Twente (loan) 13 (4)
2016–2017 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 21 (5)
2017–2018 → Excelsior (loan) 17 (2)
National team‡
2013 Morocco U-17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 August 2015

Zakaria El Azzouzi (Arabic: زكريا العزوزي‎; born 7 May 1996 in Rotterdam) from Midar in the Rif region in Morocco, is a Dutch-born Moroccan professional footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Ajax.[1]

Club career

El Azzouzi is a youth exponent from AFC Ajax. He made his professional debut at 21 August 2015 with Jong Ajax against NAC Breda. He played the full game, a 3–0 loss.[2] On 22 January 2016, El Azzouzi was sent on loan to FC Twente for the rest of the season[3] and he joined newly promoted Sparta on loan for the 2016–17 season.[4]

International career

El Azzouzi was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He represented Morocco in the 2013 African U-17 Championship.[5]

Controversy

In March 2015 he was suspended by Ajax for the remainder of the season after physically abusing a female police officer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Netherlands - Z. El Azzouzi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  2. ↑ "NAC Breda vs. Jong Ajax - 21 August 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
  3. ↑ FC Twente huurt Ajax-aanvaller El Azzouzi - AD (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ Sparta Rotterdam huurt El Azzouzi van Ajax - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ↑ http://www.africatopsports.com/2013/04/07/can-u-17-la-liste-du-maroc/
  6. ↑ Ajax laat A-junioren blijven - Telegraaf (in Dutch)


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