Soufyan Ahannach
Dutch footballer (born 1995)
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Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Union de Touarga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union de Touarga | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | VVA/Spartaan | ||
| 2008–2011 | DWS | ||
| 2011–2013 | Almere City FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Almere City | 85 | (28) |
| 2017–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Union SG (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Den Bosch | 45 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Arabi | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Al-Rawdhah (loan) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Wydad Casablanca | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Union de Touarga | 12 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City, before moving on to England.[citation needed]
On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.[1] He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivisie for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances.[citation needed] Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side Union SG on 2 September 2019 on a season-long loan.[2]
Ahannach returned to Brighton in January 2020 where he was released. He then signed with Go Ahead Eagles for the remainder of the season.[3]
On 2 February 2021, it was announced that Ahannach had signed with FC Den Bosch. The move reunited him with Jack de Gier, his manager at Almere City.[4]
On 9 June 2022, Ahannach joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Arabi.[5] On 2 January 2023, Ahannach joined Al-Rawdhah on loan.[6]
In August 2023, Ahannach joined Moroccan side Wydad AC.[citation needed]
International career
On 26 March 2013, Ahannach gained a cap for the Netherlands U18 team in a friendly against Germany. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Jorrit Hendrix.[7]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2018–19 season[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Almere City FC | 2012–13 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 3 | 32 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 18 | ||
| Total | 85 | 28 | 4 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | 97 | 32 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s | 2017–18 | Premier League 2, Div2 | — | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 97 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 112 | 33 | ||
- Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- Appearance in the EFL Trophy
Personal life
His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.[9] His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer.[10]
Ahannach is a Muslim, and follows the purist salafist branch of the religion. He wears a beard with a trimmed moustache and observes the salah five times daily.[11]
