Iliass Bel Hassani
![]() Bel Hassani with AZ | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 September 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Jabalain | ||
Youth career | |||
SVVSMC | |||
Sparta Rotterdam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Sparta | 75 | (16) |
2013–2016 | Heracles Almelo | 96 | (15) |
2016–2019 | AZ | 31 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Jong AZ | 10 | (0) |
2019 | → Groningen (loan) | 14 | (1) |
2019–2020 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | (5) |
2020 | Al-Wakrah | 4 | (2) |
2021 | Ajman | 4 | (0) |
2021–2023 | RKC | 41 | (5) |
2023– | Al-Jabalain | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 |
Iliass Bel Hassani (Arabic: إلياس بلحساني born 16 September 1992) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Rotterdam, Bel Hassani made his professional debut for hometown club Sparta in August 2010 against RBC and was rewarded with the Gouden Stier (Golden Bull) Award for the most promising player in the Eerste Divisie in May 2012.[2] In his time at the club he scored 16 goals in 75 matches.[3]
In September 2013, he signed a three-year contract with the option of a fourth with Heracles.[3] He had his first taste of European football playing in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League for Heracles against Portuguese side Arouca.[4]
In late August 2016, he joined AZ on a five-year contract until 2021.[5][6]
On 24 December 2018, it was announced that Bel Hassani would join FC Groningen on a loan spell until the end of the season.[7] He signed for PEC Zwolle in July 2019.[citation needed]
On 28 January 2020, Al-Wakrah signed Bel Hassani for one season from PEC Zwolle.[8]
On 1 July 2021, it was announced that Bel Hassani had signed with RKC Waalwijk on a one-year contract, coming over from Emirati club Ajman, where he had spent the previous six months.[9]
On 8 July 2023, Bel Hassani joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Jabalain.[10]
International career
[edit]Bel Hassani was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He debuted for the Morocco U23 national team in a 4–3 loss to the Mexico U23.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | KNVB Beker | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sparta Rotterdam | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
2011–12 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2[a] | 1 | 35 | 9 | ||
2012–13 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4[b] | 1 | 39 | 11 | ||
2013–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 75 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 22 | ||
Heracles Almelo | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |
2014–15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
2015–16 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3[c] | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
2016–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
Total | 96 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 110 | 17 | ||
AZ Alkmaar | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7[d] | 0 | 36 | 3 |
2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
Jong AZ | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 206 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 242 | 42 |
- ^ Appearances in the 2011–12 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2012–13 Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ Veel geld, luxe en tegenslagen: Dit was Iliass Bel Hassani in Qatar vice.com
- ^ ILIASS BEL HASSANI WINT GOUDEN STIER - Sparta (in Dutch)
- ^ a b "Bel Hassani van Sparta naar Heracles". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Match Report - UEFA (in Dutch)
- ^ "Bel Hassani 'superblij' en dankbaar na stap naar AZ". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ AZ contracteert Bel Hassani - AZ (in Dutch)
- ^ FC Groningen huurt Bel Hassani met optie tot koop (Dutch). FC Groningen. 24 December 2018.
- ^ Al-Wakrah is officially signed by Iliass Bel Hassani
- ^ "RKC haalt Bel Hassani terug naar Nederland". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 July 2021.
- ^ "رسمياً لاعب خط الوسط المغربي إلياس بلحساني جبلاوياً".
- ^ "Mountakhab.net - Fiches de joueurs: Iliass Bel Hassani". mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Iliass Bel Hassani » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ Iliass Bel Hassani at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Iliass Bel Hassani at WorldFootball.net
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
- Morocco men's youth international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Heracles Almelo players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Jong AZ players
- FC Groningen players
- PEC Zwolle players
- Al-Wakrah SC players
- Ajman Club players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Al-Jabalain FC players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Qatar Stars League players
- UAE Pro League players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Dutch football midfielder stubs
- Moroccan football midfielder stubs