Azor Matusiwa | |
Birth Date: | 28 April 1998 |
Birth Place: | Hilversum, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Currentclub: | Rennes |
Clubnumber: | 6 |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2011 |
Youthclubs1: | HSV Wasmeer |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Almere City |
Youthyears3: | 2013–2016 |
Youthclubs3: | Ajax |
Years1: | 2016–2019 |
Clubs1: | Jong Ajax |
Caps1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | Ajax |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Clubs3: | → De Graafschap (loan) |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs4: | Groningen |
Caps4: | 48 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs5: | Reims |
Caps5: | 75 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Rennes |
Caps6: | 4 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Netherlands U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 09:15, 29 February 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 3 June 2021 |
Azor Matusiwa (born 28 April 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Matusiwa made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong Ajax on 21 November 2016 in a game against Jong FC Utrecht.[1]
On 6 May 2018, Matusiwa made his debut in the first team of Ajax, on the final matchday of the Eredivisie against Excelsior.[2]
On 31 August 2021, he signed a five-year contract with French Ligue 1 club Reims.[3]
On 22 January 2024, Matusiwa signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with fellow Ligue 1 club Rennes, for a reported €16 million transfer fee.[4] [5]
Born in the Netherlands, Matusiwa is of Angolan descent. He is the younger brother of the Angolan international footballer Diangi Matusiwa.[6]
Jong Ajax