Oussama Idrissi

Oussama Idrissi (born 26 February 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent who plays as a winger for Eredivisie side AZ and the Morocco national team. Born in the Netherlands to parents from Morocco, he has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels, before declaring his allegiance to Morocco.

Oussama Idrissi
Personal information
Full name Oussama Idrissi
Date of birth (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996
Place of birth Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 AZ
Number 11
Youth career
DOSKO[1]
FC Bergen
Halsteren
2009–2011 NAC Breda
2011–2015 Feyenoord
2015–2016 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Groningen 58 (12)
2018– AZ 69 (24)
National team‡
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 8 (2)
2016 Netherlands U20 4 (1)
2016–2018 Netherlands U21 11 (3)
2019– Morocco 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:10, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Idrissi made his professional debut for FC Groningen on 19 December 2015 in the Eredivisie match against Heracles Almelo. He came on in the 70th minute for Jarchinio Antonia.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club on 7 February 2016 in a 2–0 home win over Cambuur. His goal, assisted by Simon Tibbling, came in the 75th minute.[3] In October 2017, after playing regularly for two years in Groningen, the club suspended him and Mimoun Mahi citing disciplinary problems.[4]

On 17 January 2018, Idrissi signed a contract with AZ, in a deal keeping him in Alkmaar through the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his league debut for his new club on 19 January 2018 in a 1–1 away draw with Utrecht. He was subbed on for Jeremy Helmer in the 77th minute.[6] He scored his first league goal for AZ on 24 February 2018 in a 2–1 home victory over Sparta Rotterdam. Idrissi also provided an assist to Wout Weghorst on AZ's first goal of the day. Idrissi's goal, assisted by Stijn Wuytens, came in the 86th minute and won the match for AZ.[7] He scored his first goal in the Europa League during a 6–0 rout against Astana.[8]

International career

Idrissi has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels.[9][10] He was called up by the Moroccan senior team in November 2018,[11] and he declared his international allegiance to Morocco in February 2019.[12] In March 2019 he was cleared by FIFA to represent Morocco.[13] He made his debut for Morocco national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi, as a starter.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 November 2019[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 16300002[lower-alpha 1]0183
2016–17 27510—2[lower-alpha 2]0305
2017–18 15411—00165
Total 58122100406413
AZ 2017–18 Eredivisie 12333—00156
2018–19 3285620003914
2019–20 1260010200228
Total 561789122006428
Career total 1142910101224014041
  1. Appearances in the 2015–16 Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  2. Appearances in the 2016–17 Eredivisie European competition play-offs

International
As of matches played on 12 July 2019[17]
Morocco national team
YearAppsGoals
201940
Total40

References
  1. "Rood-gele voetbalclub viert 110-jarig jubileum" [Red-and-Yellow football club celebrates 110 year anniversary]. internetbode.nl (in Dutch). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  2. "Heracles Almelo vs. Groningen – 19 December 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "Groningen vs. Cambuur – 7 February 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. "Faber grijpt hard in en heeft Mahi en Idrissi voorlopig niet meer nodig" [Faber takes tough measures, and has no need for Mahi and Idrissi for the time being]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. "AZ legt Idrissi vast" [AZ signs Idrissi]. AZ.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  6. "Utrecht vs. AZ Alkmaar – 19 January 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  7. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 24 February 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  8. UEFA.com. "Oussama Idrissi - AZ Alkmaar - UEL - Stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. Netherlands profile Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Ons Oranje
  10. "Top 50 Eredivisie U21 stars to watch: Oussama Idrissi". Football Oranje. 3 August 2016.
  11. "Morocco call-up Dutch-born Oussama Idrissi, say his club". BBC Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  12. Bounouar, Jalal (25 February 2019). "Renard welcomes Idrissi's commitment to Morocco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  13. Marteh, Danesius (20 March 2019). "Oussama Idrissi: Cleared to play for Morocco by Fifa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  14. "Malawi v Morocco game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
  15. "Oussama Idrissi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  16. Oussama Idrissi at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  17. Oussama Idrissi at National-Football-Teams.com
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