Abdellah Ouazane
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 January 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | AVV Zeeburgia | ||
| 2016– | Jong Ajax | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Morocco U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Netherlands U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023-2024 | Morocco U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Morocco U17 | 13 | (4) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 April 2025 | |||
Abdellah Ouazane (Arabic: عبد الله وزان; born 15 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Jong Ajax. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national U17 team.
Club career
[edit]Ouazane was registered by his father in the amateur club AVV Zeeburgia, before he was spotted by the scouts of Ajax, later joining its academy.[1][2] He has been likened to English midfielder Jude Bellingham in terms of his playing style.[3]
International career
[edit]Having dual Dutch and Moroccan nationality, Ouazane was called up to the under-15 category of Morocco and the Netherlands. Later, when he was sixteen, he revealed that he had definitively chosen Morocco.[4][5]
In March 2025 he was named in Morocco's squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] Morocco won the tournament.[7] Ouazane was named best player of the tournament.[8]
Honours
[edit]Morocco U17
Individual
- U-17 Africa Cup of Nations best player: 2025[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajax Amsterdam : Abdellah Ouazane, la nouvelle pépite marocaine qui affole l'Europe". Foot Mercato (in French). 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Toptalent Abdellah Ouazane (16) uit Amsterdam blinkt uit bij Marokko U17". FunX.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Man Utd keen on Ajax wonderkid dubbed 'the next Jude Bellingham' as Red Devils target young stars ahead of summer transfer window". Goal.com. 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Abdellah Ouazane explique pourquoi il a choisi le Maroc". Foot-africa.com (in French). 22 February 2025.
- ^ "U-17 AFCON: Abdellah Ouazane – the free kick, the trophy, and the legacy". CAF Online. 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Morocco U17 Squad". CAF Online.
- ^ a b "Morocco Crowned U-17 AFCON Champions After Penalty Shootout Win Over Mali". BeinSports. 19 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Ouazane named best player as Morocco sweep awards after historic triumph over Mali". CAF Online. 19 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the ZeroZero website