Marouan Azarkan (born 8 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati club Al-Nasr.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Nasr | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Feyenoord | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | → Excelsior (loan) | 66 | (17) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Utrecht | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Al-Nasr | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U19 | 5 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 2 May 2019, Azarkan signed his first professional contract with Feyenoord.[2] He made his professional debut with Feyenoord in a 3–2 Eredivisie win over ADO Den Haag on 15 September 2019.[3] On 10 August 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had reached an agreement with Azarkan to extend his contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[4]
Azarkan was sent on a one-season loan to Excelsior on 9 August 2021.[5] On 5 July 2022, following Excelsior's promotion to the Eredivisie, his loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[6]
On 15 June 2023, it was announced that Azarkan signed with Eredivisie side FC Utrecht on a five-year deal for approximately €750.000.[7]
International career
editBorn in the Netherlands, Azarkan is of Moroccan descent. He is a former youth international for the Netherlands. Azarkan is eligible to appear for the Netherlands national football team, and Morocco national football team.[8]
In March 2023, Azarkan accepted a call-up to the Morocco under-23 team, for the friendlies against the youth teams of Togo, Ivory Coast, and Uzbekistan.[9] He made no appearances due to an injury sustained shortly before the friendlies.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Marouan Azarkan - FR-Fans.nl". www.fr-fans.nl.
- ^ "Marouan Azarkan tekent profcontract tot medio 2021- Feyenoord.nl". www.feyenoord.nl.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. ADO Den Haag - 15 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Principeakkoord: Nieuw contract voor Azarkan tot 2023". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Feyenoord verhuurt Azarkan aan Excelsior Rotterdam". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 9 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Marouan Azarkan is terug bij Excelsior". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "FC Utrecht legt Marouan Azarkan vast". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Twee jeugdspelers blijven bij het eerste, anderen keren terug naar de Onder 19". FR-Fans.nl.
- ^ "Marokkaans duo van Excelsior mag zich melden in Marokko". 11Lions.nl (in Dutch). 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ @dmsportma (17 March 2023). "🦁 Au tour de Marouan Azarkan (21 ans) de rejoindre le Maroc ! Régulièrement international en jeunes avec les Pays-Bas, le jeune milieu a décidé de répondre positivement à la convocation en U23 du Maroc" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Twitter.