Amine El Ouazzani

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Amine El Ouazzani
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Guingamp
Number 9
Youth career
Grenoble
2019–2020 FBBP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 FBBP 51 (10)
2022– Guingamp 49 (17)
International career
2023– Morocco U23 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Amine El Ouazzani(Arabic: أمين الوزاني; born 15 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career[edit]

A youth product of Grenoble and FBBP, El Ouazzani began his career with the latter in the Championnat National in 2020, scoring 10 goals in 51 league appearances.[2] On 28 November 2022, he signed as a joker with Guingamp in the Ligue 2 until June 2025. He made his professional debut with Guingamp as a late substitute in a 2–1 win over Nîmes on 26 December 2022.[3]

International career[edit]

Born in France, El Ouazzani holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[4] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[5]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[6][7] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[8][9] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][10]

Honours[edit]

Morocco U23

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amine El Ouazzani". En Avant Guingamp.
  2. ^ "Les premiers mots d'Amine El Ouazzani, nouveau n°9 d'En Avant Guingamp". Ouest-France.fr.
  3. ^ HORRENBERGER, Eric (26 February 2023). "Ligue 2. Face à Caen, Amine El Ouazzani était dans tous les bons coups". Ouest-France.fr.
  4. ^ "EA Guingamp. Amine El Ouazzani, un immense oui". Ouest-France.fr.
  5. ^ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  7. ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

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