Zakaria Aboukhlal
Zakaria Aboukhlal (born 18 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as forward for AZ Alkmaar in Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal represents the Morocco national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zakaria Aboukhlal | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AZ Alkmaar | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Willem II | |||
PSV Eindhoven | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Jong PSV | 25 | (9) |
2019 | PSV | 2 | (0) |
2019– | Jong AZ | 10 | (8) |
2019– | AZ | 16 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Netherlands U17 | 12 | (5) |
2017 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (2) |
2019 | Netherlands U20 | 5 | (1) |
2020– | Morocco | 2 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 |
Club career
Aboukhlal made his professional debut for Jong PSV in a 2–1 Eerste Divisie win over FC Eindhoven on 17 August 2018.[2]
In August 2019, after making only two appearances for PSV's senior side, Aboukhlal transferred to Eredivisie rivals AZ Alkmaar in a deal worth €2 million.[3] In a match for Jong AZ on 9 December 2019, he scored all four of his team's goals in a win against Helmond Sport.[4]
International carrer
Born in the Netherlands, Aboukhlal was born to a Libyan father and Moroccan mother.[5] He is a youth international for the Netherlands. He was called up to represent the Morocco national team in November 2020.[6] Aboukhlal debuted for Morocco in a 4-1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Central African Republic on 13 November 2020, and scored his side's fourth goal in his debut.[7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 November 2020 | Mohammed V Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | Central African Republic | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "Kennismaken met Zakaria Aboukhlal". www.psv.nl. 8 January 2019.
- "PSV II vs. Eindhoven - 17 August 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Aboukhlal leaves PSV for AZ Alkmaar". Football Oranje. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "AZ II VS. HELMOND SPORT 4 - 1". Soccerway. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "PSV Eindhoven youngster Zakaria Aboukhlal wanted by Libya". African Football.
- "Portrait. Qui est Zakaria Aboukhlal, le nouveau Lion de l'Atlas?". Le360 Sport.
- https://www.africatopsports.com, Rodolph TOMEGAH Journaliste à Africa Top Sports Premier portail sportif Africain. "Elim.CAN 2021 : Hakim Ziyech porte le Maroc contre la Centrafrique".