Ilias Sebaoui (Arabic: إلياس سبعاوي; born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Heerenveen on loan from Feyenoord. Born in Belgium, Sebaoui is a youth international for Morocco.
.jpg) Sebaoui with Feyenoord in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Heerenveen (on loan from Feyenoord) | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Beerschot A.C. | ||
| 2013–2015 | Waasland-Beveren | ||
| 2015–2021 | Beerschot | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Beerschot | 38 | (4) |
| 2023– | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 38 | (11) |
| 2024– | → Heerenveen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Morocco U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSebaoui began playing football with the academy of Beerschot A.C. at the age of 8, before a stint with Waasland-Beveren in 2013.[2] In 2015, he moved to the newly formed Beerschot academy and worked his way up their youth categories often as the captain of these sides. On 27 October 2021, he debuted with Beerschot in a 4–0 Belgian Cup win over Francs Borains. On 6 February 2022, Sebaoui signed his first professional contract with Beerschot until 2025.[3]
On 30 June 2023, Sebaoui joined Dutch club Feyenoord on a contract until 2025 with an option for another year, with him immediately going on loan to FC Dordrecht.[4]
On 23 July 2024, Sebaoui joined Eredivisie club Heerenveen on a season-long loan deal.[5]
International career
editBorn in Belgium, Sebaoui is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to a training camp for the Morocco U23s in March 2022.[6] He was then called up to the Belgium U21s for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in June 2022.[7] He opted to represent the Morocco U23s on 27 May 2022, for a set of friendlies with the team.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beerschot | 2021-22 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Challenger Pro League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2023-24 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2023-24 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 |
| Career total | 66 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 11 | ||
References
edit- ^ E, Raihan (10 March 2022). "Ilias Sebaoui : "Ça a toujours été un rêve de représenter mon pays"".
- ^ "Vader Fariss houdt Ilias Sebaoui met de voetjes op de grond: "Hij moet nu nóg harder werken"". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- ^ "Ilias Sebaoui tekent eerste profcontract op het Kiel | Beerschot". beerschot.be.
- ^ "Officieel: Feyenoord neemt Sebaoui over van Beerschot" [Official: Feyenoord sign Sebaoui from Beerschot] (in Dutch). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "SC HEERENVEEN HUURT ILIAS SEBAOUI VAN FEYENOORD" [SC HEERENVEEN RENTS ILIAS SEBAOUI FROM FEYENOORD]. www.sc-heerenveen.nl (in Dutch). 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Toutate, Issam. "Morocco's U23 National Team Summons Beerschot's Ilias Sebaoui". moroccoworldnews.
- ^ "Ilias Sebaoui (Beerschot) legt selectie Belgische U21 naast zich neer en kiest voor beloften van Marokko". Gazet van Antwerpen.
- ^ "Maroc : Ilias Sebaoui opte pour les Lions de l'Atlas | Africa Foot United". 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
External links
edit- Ilias Sebaoui at Soccerway
- Ilias Sebaoui at the Royal Belgian Football Association