Amine El Ouazzani

Amine El Ouazzani(Arabic: أمين الوزاني; born 15 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Amine El Ouazzani
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guingamp
Number 9
Youth career
Grenoble
2019–2020 FBBP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 FBBP 51 (10)
2022– Guingamp 29 (11)
International career‡
2023– Morocco U23 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of Grenoble and FBBP, El Ouazzani began his career with the latter in the Championnat National in 2020, scoring 10 goals in 51 league appearances.[2] On 28 November 2022, he signed as a joker with Guingamp in the Ligue 2 until June 2025. He made his professional debut with Guingamp as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Nîmes on 26 December 2022.[3]

International career

Born in France, El Ouazzani holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[4] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[5]

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,[6][7] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[8][9] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][10]

Honours

Morocco U23

References
  1. "Amine El Ouazzani". En Avant Guingamp.
  2. "Les premiers mots d'Amine El Ouazzani, nouveau n°9 d'En Avant Guingamp". Ouest-France.fr.
  3. HORRENBERGER, Eric (26 February 2023). "Ligue 2. Face à Caen, Amine El Ouazzani était dans tous les bons coups". Ouest-France.fr.
  4. "EA Guingamp. Amine El Ouazzani, un immense oui". Ouest-France.fr.
  5. "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  6. "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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