Fouad Zahouani
Moroccan footballer
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Fouad Zahouani (born 18 April 2006) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ajax and Morocco's U23.
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| Date of birth | 18 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–2025 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Union Touarga | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Ajax | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Morocco U17 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Morocco U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Morocco U20 | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Morocco A' | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Zahouani was part of the Mohammed VI Football Academy from 2016 to 2025. In February 2023, he participated in the Mohammed VI U19 tournament as a left-back.[2] He started in group stage matches against Olympique de Marseille and Rangers FC, helping his team eliminate PSV Eindhoven in the quarter-finals.[3] The academy was eliminated in the semi-finals by AS Génération Foot on penalties.
In January 2025, Zahouani joined Union Touarga in the Botola (Moroccan top division). He made his first start on 5 January 2025 in a 3–0 loss against Maghreb of Fez.[citation needed]
International career
Zahouani was first called up to the Morocco U17 team in 2022 for the Arab Cup U-17 in Algeria. He started every match as Morocco reached the final, losing to the hosts on penalties.[4] The final was followed by a widely publicised altercation between players of both sides.[5]
In 2023, he was part of the Morocco squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, starting every match as Morocco finished runners-up and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6]
In October 2023, he made his debut for Morocco U18 in a friendly against England U18. Later that month, he was included in the final squad for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, where Morocco reached the quarter-finals.
In 2024, Zahouani joined the Morocco U20 team, winning the UNAF U-20 Tournament and finishing runners-up at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. His performances earned him a place in the tournament's team of the competition.
Honours
Morocco U17
- Arab Cup U-17 runner-up: 2022[citation needed]
- U-17 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023[citation needed]
Morocco U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2025[7]
- UNAF U-20 Tournament: 2024[citation needed]
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2025[8]
Morocco A'
Individual
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2025[citation needed]
