Abdellah Ouazane
| 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) |
| 2024 | Morocco U16 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Morocco U17 | 13 | (4) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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
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
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
Morocco U17
Individual
- U-17 Africa Cup of Nations best player: 2025[8]
References
- ^ "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
- Profile at the ZeroZero website