| Oussama El Azzouzi | |
| Full Name: | Oussama El Azzouzi |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Veenendaal, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Bologna |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | VRC |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vitesse |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | DOVO |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | Groningen |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Emmen |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Union SG |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Bologna |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023–2024 |
| Nationalteam1: | Morocco U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Morocco |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:16, 5 August 2024 (UTC) |
Oussama El Azzouzi (ar|أسامة العزوزي; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 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]
Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is Moroccan by descent.[7] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[8]
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,[9] [10] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[11] [12] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13]
In October 2023, he was called up to the Morocco senior national team for the first time.[14] 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.[15]
He is the twin brother of the footballer Anouar El Azzouzi.[16]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Emmen | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Union SG | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| Bologna | Serie A | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 93 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 5 | |||
FC Emmen
Morocco U23