Marouan Azarkan | |
Birth Date: | 2001 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] |
Height: | 1.65 m |
Currentclub: | Al-Nasr |
Clubnumber: | 17 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2020 |
Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord |
Years1: | 2019–2023 |
Clubs1: | Feyenoord |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021 |
Clubs2: | → NAC Breda (loan) |
Caps2: | 11 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs3: | → Excelsior (loan) |
Caps3: | 66 |
Goals3: | 17 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | FC Utrecht |
Caps4: | 18 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Al-Nasr |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
Pcupdate: | 19 May 2024 |
Marouan Azarkan (born 8 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Al-Nasr.
On 2 May 2019, Azarkan signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord.[2] He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 3–2 Eredivisie win over ADO Den Haag on 15 September 2019.[3] On 10 August 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached an agreement with Azarkan to extend his contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[4]
Azarkan was sent on a one-season loan to Excelsior on 9 August 2021.[5] On 5 July 2022, following Excelsior's promotion to the Eredivisie, his loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[6]
On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Azarkan signed with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht on a five-year deal for approximately €750.000.[7]
Born in the Netherlands, Azarkan is of Moroccan descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. Azarkan is eligible to appear for the Netherlands national football team, and Morocco national football team.[8]
In March 2023, Azarkan accepted a call-up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the friendlies against the youth teams of Togo, Ivory Coast, and Uzbekistan.[9] He made no appearances due to an injury sustained shortly before the friendlies.[10]