Ayoub Amraoui

Ayoub Amraoui (Arabic: ايوب عمراوي; born 14 May 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Nice. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.[2][3][4]

Ayoub Amraoui
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-14) 14 May 2004
Place of birth La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Nice
Number 40
Youth career
US Ollioules
Racing Toulon
SC Air Bel
2019–2021 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Nice II 40 (2)
2023– Nice 7 (0)
International career‡
2022– Morocco U20 1 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:09, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Amraoui is a youth product of Ollioules, Racing Toulon and SC Air Bel and joined Nice's youth side in 2019. On 20 June 2021, he signed a professional contract until 2024.[5] He made his professional debut with Nice as a starter in a 3–0 Ligue 1 win over Monaco on 26 February 2023.[6]

International career

Born in France, Amraoui holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[7] He was called up to the Morocco U20s for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[8] He made one appearance for the U20s against the Romania U20s in a 2–2 friendly tie on 29 March 2022.[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]

Honours

Morocco U23

References
  1. Chennafi, Maxime (26 February 2023). "OGC Nice : Un choix inattendu fait par Digard avant Monaco". Score.fr.
  2. "Ligue 1 : Ayoub Amraoui pour une première avec Nice". 27 February 2023.
  3. "Un choix inattendu fait par Digard avant Monaco". score.fr.
  4. "Didier Digard lance Ayou Amraoui". sportnewsafrica.com.
  5. @OneTeamFootball (20 June 2021). "Ayoub #Amraoui (international U17 #Maroc) prolonge son contrat avec l'#OGCNice jusqu'en 2024" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Monaco avec Boadu, Nice avec Amraoui". L'Équipe.
  7. https://www.unfp.org/joueur/ayoub-amraoui-24455/
  8. "Play-offs, friendlies: the schedule for Les Aiglons' internationals". OGC Nice.
  9. "Naţionala U21 a României a terminat la egalitate meciul amical cu Marocul, scor 2-2". Stiri pe surse.
  10. "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. "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.
  13. "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. "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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