Abdellah Ouazane

Abdellah Ouazane
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-01-15) 15 January 2009
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Center midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jong Ajax
Youth career
2014–2016 AVV Zeeburgia
2016–2025 Jong Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Jong Ajax 9 (0)
International career
2023 Morocco U15 1 (0)
2024 Netherlands U15 3 (1)
2023–2024 Morocco U16 4 (1)
2024– Morocco U17 24 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2025

Abdellah Ouazane (Arabic: عبد الله وزان; born 15 January 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Eerste Divisie side Jong Ajax. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Morocco national U17 team.

Club career

Ouazane was registered by his father in the amateur club AVV Zeeburgia, before he was spotted by the scouts of Ajax, later joining its academy.[1][2] He has been likened to English midfielder Jude Bellingham in terms of his playing style.[3]

International career

Having dual Dutch and Moroccan nationality, Ouazane was called up to the under-15 category of Morocco and the Netherlands. Later, when he was sixteen, he revealed that he had definitively chosen Morocco.[4][5]

In March 2025 he was named in Morocco's squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[6] Morocco won the tournament.[7] Ouazane was named best player of the tournament.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Ajax 2025–26 Eerste Divisie 9 0 9 0
Ajax 2025–26 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

Honours

Morocco U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ajax Amsterdam : Abdellah Ouazane, la nouvelle pépite marocaine qui affole l'Europe". Foot Mercato (in French). 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Toptalent Abdellah Ouazane (16) uit Amsterdam blinkt uit bij Marokko U17". FunX.nl (in Dutch). 8 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Man Utd keen on Ajax wonderkid dubbed 'the next Jude Bellingham' as Red Devils target young stars ahead of summer transfer window". Goal.com. 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Abdellah Ouazane explique pourquoi il a choisi le Maroc". Foot-africa.com (in French). 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ "U-17 AFCON: Abdellah Ouazane – the free kick, the trophy, and the legacy". CAF Online. 7 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Morocco U17 Squad". CAF Online.
  7. ^ a b "Morocco Crowned U-17 AFCON Champions After Penalty Shootout Win Over Mali". BeinSports. 19 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Ouazane named best player as Morocco sweep awards after historic triumph over Mali". CAF Online. 19 April 2025.