Anouar El Azzouzi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Veenendaal, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VRC Veenendaal | |||
| 2011–2018 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Vitesse II | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | NEC | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Dordrecht | 64 | (5) |
| 2023– | PEC Zwolle | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 9 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020 | |||
Anouar El Azzouzi (Arabic: انور العزوزى; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.
Professional career
[edit]El Azzouzi is a youth product of his local club VRC Veenendaal and Vitesse. He began his senior career with the reserves of Vitesse in 2018.[2] He spent the 2019-20 season with the reserves of NEC Nijmegen, but left after a disagreement with the technical leadership in December 2020.[3] On 2 August 2021, El Azzouzi transferred to Dordrecht where he was initially assigned to the reserves.[4] On 2 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.[5]
On 10 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for three seasons, with an optional fourth year.[6]
International career
[edit]Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Netherlands U18s in 2018.[2] He is a youth international for Morocco, having played for the Morocco U20s in 2020.[7]
Personal life
[edit]El Azzouzi is the twin brother of the footballer Oussama El Azzouzi.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Anouar El Azzouzi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "A la découverte des jumeaux Anouar et Oussama El Azzouzi". 1 October 2018.
- ^ "El Azzouzi en NEC uit elkaar wegens 'meningsverschil'". 6 December 2020.
- ^ Keemink, Mischa (3 August 2021). "Anouar El Azzouzi tekent bij FC Dordrecht". WaterwegSport.nl.
- ^ "FC Dordrecht beloont uitblinker Anouar El Azzouzi (20) met eerste profcontract". www.rtvdordrecht.nl.
- ^ "Anouar El Azzouzi nieuwe aanwinst PEC Zwolle" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. 10 July 2023.
- ^ "El Azzouzi: "Samen met mijn tweelingbroer spelen voor Marokko is een droom"". 18 June 2020.
- ^ 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 5 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Anouar El Azzouzi at Soccerway
- Anouar El Azzouzi at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Veenendaal
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football defenders
- SBV Vitesse players
- NAC Breda players
- FC Dordrecht players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen