Anouar El Azzouzi | |
Birth Date: | 2001 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Veenendaal, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.87 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | PEC Zwolle |
Clubnumber: | 6 |
Youthclubs1: | VRC Veenendaal |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Vitesse |
Years1: | 2018–2019 |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2019–2020 |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021–2023 |
Caps3: | 64 |
Goals3: | 5 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | PEC Zwolle |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Morocco U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 10 July 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 1 March 2020 |
Anouar El Azzouzi (Arabic: انور العزوزى; born 29 May 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club PEC Zwolle. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for Morocco.
El Azzouzi is a youth product of his local club VRC Veenendaal and Vitesse. He began his senior career with the reserves of Vitesse in 2018.[1] He spent the 2019-20 season with the reserves of NEC Nijmegen, but left after a disagreement with the technical leadership in December 2020.[2] On 2 August 2021, El Azzouzi transferred to Dordrecht where he was initially assigned to the reserves.[3] On 2 February 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club.[4]
On 10 July 2023, El Azzouzi signed a contract with PEC Zwolle for three seasons, with an optional fourth year.[5]
Born in the Netherlands, El Azzouzi is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Netherlands U18s in 2018.[1] He is a youth international for Morocco, having played for the Morocco U20s in 2020.[6]
El Azzouzi is the twin brother of the footballer Oussama El Azzouzi.[7]