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Amine El Ouazzani

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Amine El Ouazzani
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Braga
Number 9
Youth career
Grenoble
2019–2020 FBBP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 FBBP 51 (10)
2022–2024 Guingamp 61 (18)
2024– Braga 13 (3)
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 22:56, 6 December 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 Primeira Liga club Braga. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

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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]

On 23 June 2024, El Ouazzani signed for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Braga for a fee of €3.5 million on a five-year contract.[4]

International career

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Born in France, El Ouazzani holds French and Moroccan nationalities.[5] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[6]

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,[7][8] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[9][10] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9][11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 6 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FBBP 2020–21 CFA 19 1 19 1
2021–22 CFA 20 6 20 6
2022–23 CFA 12 3 12 3
Total 51 10 51 10
Guingamp 2022–23 Ligue 2 23 7 0 0 23 7
2023–24 Ligue 2 38 11 1 0 39 11
Total 61 18 1 0 62 18
Braga 2024–25 Primeira Liga 13 3 2 0 1 0 10[a] 3 26 6
Career total 125 31 3 0 1 0 10 3 139 34
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Morocco U23

References

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  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. ^ "AMINE EL OUAZZANI É REFORÇO!" [AMINE EL OUAZZANI IS REINFORCEMENT!]. scbraga.pt (in Portuguese). 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "EA Guingamp. Amine El Ouazzani, un immense oui". Ouest-France.fr.
  6. ^ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  8. ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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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