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Abde Ezzalzouli
Ezzalzouli playing for Morocco in 2022
Personal information
Full name Abdessamad Ezzalzouli[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Beni Mellal, Morocco
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Osasuna
(on loan from Barcelona)
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2010 Peña Ilicitana Raval
2010–2013 Pablo Iglesias
2013–2014 Kelme
2014–2015 Pablo Iglesias
2015–2016 Promesas Elche
2015–2016 Cultural Carrús
2016–2019 Hércules
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Hércules B 25 (5)
2019–2021 Hércules 21 (2)
2021–2022 Barcelona B 20 (2)
2021– Barcelona 10 (1)
2022– → Osasuna (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2020 Morocco U20 5 (2)
2022– Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:14, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Abdessamad "Abde" Ezzalzouli (Arabic: عبد الصمد الزلزولي; born 17 December 2001) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Osasuna, on loan from Barcelona. Born in Morocco and raised in Spain, he represents the Morocco national team at international level. He began his professional career playing for Hércules.

Early life

Born in Morocco, Ezzalzouli moved to Spain with his family at the age of seven to live and started his football youth career in the neighborhood of Carrús, in the city of Elche.[2]

Club career

Early career

Ezzalzouli was part of the youth academies for Peña Ilicitana Raval CF, CD Pablo Iglesias, Kelme CF, Promesas Elche CF, and CD Cultural Carrús.[3] He trialled at Elche CF, the main club in his hometown, but was not offered a place in their academy.[4]

Ezzalzouli continued to play for neighbourhood clubs in Elche until Hércules B coach Antonio Moreno Domínguez offered him a contract, and Ezzalzouli subsequently joined the main club in the neighbouring city of Alicante. He moved to Hércules' reserves in 2016, where he began his senior career in 2019.

Barcelona

Ezzalzouli transferred to Barcelona B on 31 August 2021.[5] He made his professional debut with Barcelona in a 1–1 La Liga draw with Alavés on 30 October 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. Ezzalzouli thus became the first Moroccan-born player to feature for Barça's first team.[6] He scored his first goal for Barcelona against Osasuna in a 2–2 draw.[7][8]

“Abde’s game is spectacular".

—Xavi.[9]

In September 2022, he renewed his contract with Barcelona until 2026 and was ensuingly loaned to Osasuna.[10] On 4 September, he made his first appearance for Osasuna against Rayo Vallecano after being subbed in the 81st minute, he managed to assist the winning goal in that game, which ended in a 2–1 victory.[11][12][13]

International career

Ezzalzouli represented the Morocco under-20 team at the 2020 Arab Cup U-20, scoring two goals in five games.[14] On 20 December 2021, Abdessamad rejected Vahid Halilhodžić invitation to represent Morocco national team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to focus on his club.[15][16]

On 17 March 2022, Ezzalzouli was listed in the 26-man squad to face DR Congo in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round.[17][18]

In September 2022, Ezzalzouli was called up to join the Morocco national team.[19][20] He played his first match in a friendly against Chile at the RCDE Stadium in Cornellà de Llobregat, which ended in a 2–0 victory.[21][22]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[23][24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2022[25]
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
Hércules B 2019–20 Tercera División 17 5 — — — 17 5
2020–21 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 25 5 — — — — — — 25 5
Hércules 2019–20 Segunda División B 4 0 1 0 — — 5 0
2020–21 17 2 0 0 — — 17 2
Total 21 2 1 0 — — 22 2
Barcelona B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 20 2 — — — 20 2
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 10 1 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 12 1
Career total 76 10 2 0 0 0 1 0 79 10
  1. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Apuntan a un supuesto interés por Abde". lagradaonline.com. 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Abde pone rumbo a La Masía". El Español. 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Abde, el niño rebelde que tiene como referente a Neymar". AS.com. 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Abde debuta de la mano de Sergi". Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Barcelona vs. Alaves – 30 October 2021". Soccerway.
  7. ^ "Nico and Ez Abde score first goals for FC Barcelona". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Moroccan-born EZ Abde scores first goal for Barcelona". Maghreb Magazine. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ Heavy, sports. "Xavi Admits He's Surprised By 'Spectacular' Barcelona Teenager". Gill clark. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ^ Batalla, Jordi (1 September 2022). "Abde, renovado y cedido a Osasuna". Mundo Deportivo.
  11. ^ Sadhan, Srinivas (4 September 2022). "Video: Barcelona youngster grabs stunning assist on debut for loan club". Barca Universal. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Debut dreamed: Abde took and gives him the triumph to the Osasuna". FCBN (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. ^ "WATCH: Ez Abde conjures up brilliant assist on Osasuna debut". www.barcablaugranes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  14. ^ "من مواليد بني ملال.. 5 معلومات عن عبد الصمد الزلزولي الذي التحق بكبار برشلونة - هبة سبور".
  15. ^ "2021 AFCON: Barcelona youngster Abde Ezzalzouli rejects Morocco call-up for tournament". Footballghana. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Player Refusing AFCON Call Up To Focus On Club Commitments". Flipboard. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Abdessamad Ezzalzouli sélectionné avec le Maroc pour le barrage contre la RDC". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  18. ^ MATIN, Abderrahmane Ichi, LE. "La liste des 26 joueurs de Halihodzic avec Attiah Allah & Ezzalzouli". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Équipe du Maroc". 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Hakim Ziyech makes return to World Cup team under Regragui's preselection". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Morocco defeats Chili in friendly game 2-0". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  22. ^ "England booed as World Cup prep hits horror eight-year low; Brazil make huge statement". Fox Sports. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  25. ^ Abde Ezzalzouli at Soccerway
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