Yassine Azzagari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Goes, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Kloetinge | |||
| –2018 | JVOZ | ||
| 2018–2019 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | NAC Breda | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 3 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
Yassine Azzagari (born 24 July 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda.
Early and personal life
Azzagari was born in Goes but is of Moroccan descent, with his family having settled in the Netherlands in the 1970s.[1][2] His father played for Apollo in 's-Gravenpolder whilst his eldest brother Jihad played youth football for SBV Excelsior, Club Bruges and FC Utrecht and his second-eldest brother Sofyan played youth football for NAC Breda and senior football for VV Kloetinge and VV Goes.[2]
Career
Azzagari started his career with VV Kloetinge and later played youth football for JVOZ before transferring to NAC Breda in 2018.[3][2] After appearing in the matchday squad for the first time in a 4–0 defeat at home to Feyenoord on 24 April 2019,[3] Azzagari made his debut for the club in the final game of the season on 15 May 2019 as a substitute in a 0–0 Eredivisie draw with PEC Zwolle, with Breda relegated to the Eerste Divisie.[4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club the following month, signing a contract until mid-2022.[2][6] After being ruled out by injury for the early parts of the 2019–20 season, He scored from 40 yards for NAC Breda U19 in December 2019,[7] before making his first appearance of the season against Jong AZ on 17 January 2020, and his first senior start against Go Ahead Eagles nine days later.[1] He appeared 9 times across the 2018–19 season.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Yassine Azzagari at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Pertijs, Ad (5 June 2019). "NAC-talent Yassine Azzagari (17) tekent zijn eerste profcontract". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Azzagari in wedstrijdselectie van NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 25 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Yassine Azzagari debuteert bij NAC Breda". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kas, Dennis (16 May 2019). "Zeeuwse NAC-debutant Yassine Azzagari: 'Dit is iets waar ik altijd van droomde'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Pertijs, Ad (7 June 2019). "Yassine Azzagari: 'Eerst hier presteren, dan pas groter denken'". Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (8 December 2019). "Fenomenaal doelpunt van NAC-talent Azzagari". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
External links
- Yassine Azzagari at WorldFootball.net