Dries Boussatta
Dutch–Moroccan former international footballer
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Idriss "Dries" Boussatta (born 23 December 1972) is a former international footballer who played professionally in the Netherlands, England and the United Arab Emirates as a right winger. Boussatta played friendlies for both the Netherlands and Morocco national teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Idriss Boussatta | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| De Spartaan | |||
| VVA/Spartaan | |||
| V&V Amsterdam | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Volendam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Telstar | 2 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Haarlem | 23 | (4) |
| 1995–1998 | Utrecht | 60 | (2) |
| 1998–2002 | AZ | 107 | (7) |
| 2002–2003 | Excelsior | 11 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Sheffield United | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Al-Shaab | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 214 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Amsterdam, Boussatta played in the Netherlands for De Spartaan, VVA/Spartaan, V&V Amsterdam, Ajax, Volendam, Telstar, Haarlem, Utrecht, AZ and Excelsior.[1][2] He also played in England for Sheffield United, making 6 appearances in the Football League,[3] before ending his career in 2004 in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Shaab.[4]
International career
Personal life
Boussatta is of Moroccan origin; he has publicly spoken about the discrimination his Muslim father received in the Netherlands.[7] In 2008 Boussatta became involved with a charitable foundation in Morocco.[10] In 2010, he owned a gym, a restaurant, and a coffee shop; he also worked as a player's agent.[11] In 2016, he was sanctioned to court by real estate company WPM who sued him for outstanding backpayments.[12]
In 2010, he was living in Amsterdam, and had a son and a daughter.[11] In 2016, he owned 6 coffee bars under the Buongiorno brand.[13]