Soufyan Ahannach

Soufyan Ahannach (born 9 September 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Soufyan Ahannach
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2007–2008 VVA/Spartaan
2008–2011 DWS
2011–2013 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Almere City 85 (28)
2017–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2018 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 12 (1)
2019 → Union SG (loan) 2 (0)
2020 Go Ahead Eagles 6 (1)
National team
2013 Netherlands U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:41, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Ahannach started his professional career with Eerste Divisie side Almere City scoring 32 goals in 97 appearances, before moving on to England.

On 10 August 2017, Ahannach signed for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a five-year contract.[1] He was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam of the Eredivise for the 2017–18 season where he scored once in twelve appearances. Ahannach signed for Belgian second tier side, Union Saint-Gilloise on the 2 September 2019 on a season long loan.[2]

Ahannach returned to Brighton in January 2020 where he was released. He then signed with Go Ahead Eagles for the remainder of the season.[3]

International career

On 26 March 2013, Ahannach gained a cap for the Netherlands U18 team in a friendly against Germany. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute for Jorrit Hendrix.[4]

Career statistics
As of end of 2018–19 season[5]
Appearances and goal by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Almere City 2012–13 Eerste Divisie 2000——20
2013–14 Eerste Divisie 6000——60
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 13300—2[lower-alpha 1]1154
2015–16 Eerste Divisie 26720—4[lower-alpha 1]33210
2016–17 Eerste Divisie 381820—2[lower-alpha 1]04218
Total 852840—849732
Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 Premier League 000010—10
Brighton & Hove Albion U-23s 2017–18 Premier League 2, Div2 ———2[lower-alpha 2]020
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 12100—00121
Union Saint-Gilloise (loan) 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 0000—00
Career total 9729401010411233
  1. Appearances in the Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

Personal life

His older brother Alami Ahannach is a football coach and a former Moroccan international footballer.[6] His cousin Anass Ahannach is also a footballer.[7]

Ahannach is a Muslim, and follows the purist salafist branch of the religion. He wears a beard with a trimmed moustache and observes the salah five times daily.[8]

References
  1. "Jose Izquierdo: Brighton agree club-record deal for Colombian winger". BBC Sport. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "DONE DEAL". Tribal Football. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. "Soufyan Ahannach gaat voor schot in de roos". Go Ahead Eagles (in Dutch). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "Nederland O18 - Duitsland O18". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. Soufyan Ahannach at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  6. "Soufyan Ahannach from Bos en Lommer to the Premier League" (in Dutch). Het Parool. 10 August 2017.
  7. "Juvenile player Anass Ahannach signs first professional contract" (in Dutch). Almere City FC. 8 June 2017.
  8. Wolthuizen, Josien (13 January 2018). "Het jongensboek van Soufyan Ahannach uit Bos en Lommer". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 January 2021.


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