Soufyan Ahannach

Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Soufyan Ahannach
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Wydad AC
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 Wydad AC
International career
2013 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2022

Club career

Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City scoring 32 goals in 97 appearances, before moving on to England.

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. 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]

On August 2023, Ahannach joined Moroccan side Wydad AC.

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]
Appearances and goal by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almere City FC 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 2000——20
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 6000——60
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 13300—2[lower-alpha 1]1154
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 26720—4[lower-alpha 1]33210
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 381820—2[lower-alpha 1]04218
Total 852840—849732
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 000010—10
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s 2017–18 Premier League 2, Div2 ———2[lower-alpha 2]020
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 12100—00121
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 0000—00
Career total 9729401010411233
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. 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]

References
  1. "Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club-record deal for Colombian winger". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "DONE DEAL". Tribal Football. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Soufyan Ahannach gaat voor schot in de roos". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. Martens, Jan (2 February 2021). "Nieuwe trainer Jack de Gier haalt ook aanvaller Soufyan Ahannach naar FC Den Bosch". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  5. "Soufyan Ahannach van FC Den Bosch naar Al-Arabi in Saudi-Arabië".
  6. "لاعـب خـط الـوسط الهولـندي سفـيان حـنـاش روضــاوي قادمـًا مـن نـادي العـربـي السـعودي بـنظـام الإعـارة".
  7. "Nederland O18 - Duitsland O18". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. Soufyan Ahannach at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  9. "Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 10 August 2017.
  10. "Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 8 June 2017.
  11. Wolthuizen, Josien (13 January 2018). "Het jongensboek van Soufyan Ahannach uit Bos en Lommer". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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