Oussama Idrissi

Oussama Idrissi (Arabic: أسامة ادريسي‎; born 26 February 1996) is a Dutch-Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a winger for AFC Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie, on loan from La Liga side Sevilla and for the Morocco national team. Born in the Netherlands to parents from Morocco, he has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels, before declaring his allegiance to Morocco.

Oussama Idrissi
Idrissi (left) playing for Sevilla in 2020
Personal information
Full name Oussama Idrissi
Date of birth (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996
Place of birth Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Ajax (on loan from Sevilla)
Number 9
Youth career
DOSKO[1]
FC Bergen
Halsteren
2009–2011 NAC Breda
2011–2015 Feyenoord
2015–2016 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Groningen 58 (12)
2018–2020 AZ 69 (24)
2020– Sevilla 3 (0)
2021– → Ajax (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Netherlands U16 6 (1)
2012–2013 Netherlands U17 8 (2)
2016 Netherlands U20 4 (1)
2016–2018 Netherlands U21 11 (3)
2019– Morocco 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:10, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Groningen

Idrissi made his professional debut for FC Groningen on 19 December 2015 in the Eredivisie match against Heracles Almelo. He came on in the 70th minute for Jarchinio Antonia.[2] He scored his first league goal for the club on 7 February 2016 in a 2–0 home win over Cambuur. His goal, assisted by Simon Tibbling, came in the 75th minute.[3] In October 2017, after playing regularly for two years in Groningen, the club suspended him and Mimoun Mahi citing disciplinary problems.[4]

AZ

On 17 January 2018, Idrissi signed a contract with AZ, in a deal keeping him in Alkmaar through the 2021–22 season.[5] He made his league debut for his new club on 19 January 2018 in a 1–1 away draw with Utrecht. He was subbed on for Jeremy Helmer in the 77th minute.[6] He scored his first league goal for AZ on 24 February 2018 in a 2–1 home victory over Sparta Rotterdam. Idrissi also provided an assist to Wout Weghorst for AZ's first goal of the day. Idrissi's goal, assisted by Stijn Wuytens, came in the 86th minute and won the match for AZ.[7]

On 25 October 2019, he scored his first goal in the Europa League during a 6–0 rout against Astana.[8] He continued his strong form throughout the 2019-20 season, and won the Eredivisie player of the month award in both December and January, becoming the first player to win the award twice in a row.[9]

Sevilla

On 5 October 2020, Idrissi signed for Sevilla until 2025.[10]

Ajax (loan)

On 31 January 2021, the final day of the winter transfer window, it was reported that Idrissi joined Ajax on a 6-month loan spell.[11]

International career

Idrissi has represented the Netherlands at various youth levels.[12][13] He was called up by the Moroccan senior team in November 2018,[14] and he declared his international allegiance to Morocco in February 2019.[15] In March 2019 he was cleared by FIFA to represent Morocco.[16] He made his debut for Morocco national football team on 22 March 2019 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi, as a starter.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2015–16 Eredivisie 16300002[lower-alpha 2]0183
2016–17 27510—2[lower-alpha 3]0305
2017–18 15411—00165
Total 58122100406413
AZ 2017–18 Eredivisie 12333—–156
2018–19 328562[lower-alpha 4]0–3914
2019–20 25133114[lower-alpha 4]3–4217
2020–21 00002[lower-alpha 5]0–20
Total 69241110183009837
Sevilla 2020–21 La Liga 30403[lower-alpha 5]000100
Ajax (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 000000–00
Career total 1303617112134017250
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. Appearances in the 2015–16 Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  3. Appearances in the 2016–17 Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

    International
    As of matches played on 12 July 2019[20]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Morocco 201970
    Total70

    References
    1. "Rood-gele voetbalclub viert 110-jarig jubileum" [Red-and-Yellow football club celebrates 110 year anniversary]. internetbode.nl (in Dutch). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
    2. "Heracles Almelo vs. Groningen – 19 December 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    3. "Groningen vs. Cambuur – 7 February 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    4. "Faber grijpt hard in en heeft Mahi en Idrissi voorlopig niet meer nodig" [Faber takes tough measures, and has no need for Mahi and Idrissi for the time being]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
    5. "AZ legt Idrissi vast" [AZ signs Idrissi]. AZ.nl (in Dutch). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
    6. "Utrecht vs. AZ Alkmaar – 19 January 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    7. "AZ Alkmaar vs. Sparta Rotterdam – 24 February 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
    8. UEFA.com. "Oussama Idrissi - AZ Alkmaar - UEL - Stats". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
    9. "Oussama Idrissi named as Player of the Month". Eredivisie. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
    10. "Idrissi: velocidad, desborde y gol para el Sevilla FC". Sevilla FC (in Spanish). 5 October 2020.
    11. "Ajax slaat toe en huurt Idrissi van Sevilla". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 February 2021.
    12. Netherlands profile Archived 3 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Ons Oranje
    13. "Top 50 Eredivisie U21 stars to watch: Oussama Idrissi". Football Oranje. 3 August 2016.
    14. "Morocco call-up Dutch-born Oussama Idrissi, say his club". BBC Sport. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    15. Bounouar, Jalal (25 February 2019). "Renard welcomes Idrissi's commitment to Morocco". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    16. Marteh, Danesius (20 March 2019). "Oussama Idrissi: Cleared to play for Morocco by Fifa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    17. "Malawi v Morocco game report". Confederation of African Football. 22 March 2019.
    18. "Oussama Idrissi » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
    19. Oussama Idrissi at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
    20. Oussama Idrissi at National-Football-Teams.com
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