Oussama El Azzouzi
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.jpg) El Azzouzi in 2024 with Morocco U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Oussama El Azzouzi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Veenendaal, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Auxerre (on loan from Bologna) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | VRC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Vitesse | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | DOVO | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Groningen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Emmen | 34 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Union SG | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bologna | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Auxerre (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Morocco U23 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 30 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:35, 9 June 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oussama El Azzouzi (Arabic: أسامة العزوزي; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Auxerre on loan from Serie A club Bologna. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national team.
El Azzouzi was born on 29 May 2001 in Veenendaal, Netherlands. He started playing organised football at local club VRC at age eight, before going on to play in the youth academies of Groningen and Vitesse, as well as amateur club DOVO.[1][2] He made his professional debut for Emmen in the Eerste Divisie for one season, helping them gain promotion as champions to the Eredivisie at the end of the 2021–22 season. He signed a three-year contract in Union SG in July 2022, with the option of an extra year.[3][4] He made his debut for Union SG on 6 August 2022, starting a 3–0 away defeat against Mechelen.[5]
On 20 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed with Serie A club Bologna.[6]
On 1 August 2025, El Azzouzi joined Auxerre in France on a season-long loan.[7]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is Moroccan by descent.[8] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[9]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[10][11] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[12][13] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12][14]
In October 2023, he was called up to the Morocco senior national team for the first time.[15] He made his senior debut for Morocco on 17 October 2023, starting a 3–0 home win against Liberia in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match.[16]
Personal life
He is the twin brother of the footballer Anouar El Azzouzi.[17]
